Lithography system and method for storing positional data of a target

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PATENT NO 9009631
APP PUB NO 20130016327A1
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13545896

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The invention relates to a lithography system for patterning a target, said system comprising a feedback control system comprising an actuator for displacing the target, a measurement system for measuring a position of said target, and a control unit adapted for controlling the actuator based on the position measured by the measurement system, said feedback control system having a first latency being a maximum latency between measuring and controlling the actuator based on said measuring, a storage system for storing the measured positions, comprising a receive buffer and a storage unit with a second latency being an average latency between receiving measured positions in the receive buffer and storing said measured positions in the storage unit, wherein the first latency is at least an order of magnitude smaller than the second latency, the feedback control system comprising a unidirectional connection for transmitting said measured positions to the storage system.

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ASML NETHERLANDS B VDE RUN 6501 VELDHOVEN NL - 5504 DR

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dansberg, Michel Pieter Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL 11 84
De, Boer Guido Leerdam, NL 42 242
Looije, Alexius Otto Naaldwijk, NL 2 2
Van, Kervinck Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus The Hague, NL 25 77

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