Methods and apparatus for cleaning objects in a chamber of an optical instrument by generating reactive ions using photon radiation
Abstract
An optical instrument, including a chamber, an object exposed to an interior of the chamber, a source of low-pressure gas, the gas comprising at least one of low-pressure molecular hydrogen gas, low-pressure molecular oxygen and a low-pressure noble gas, the source of low pressure gas being fluidly coupled to the chamber, a low voltage source electrically coupled between the object and a remaining portion of the instrument that is exposed to the interior of the chamber so as to maintain the object at a low voltage relative to the remaining portion, and an EUV/VUV light source adapted to direct EUV/VUV light through the low pressure gas in the chamber onto the object. In such a system, when the EUV/VUV light source is activated ions of the low-pressure gas are formed and directed to the object. The ions may be ions of Hydrogen, Oxygen or a noble gas.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1223119
- Patent Number(s):
- 9156068
- Application Number:
- 14/482,510
- Assignee:
- KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B08 - CLEANING B08B - CLEANING IN GENERAL
G - PHYSICS G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Sep 10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Klebanoff, Leonard E., Delgado, Gildardo R., Hollenshead, Jeromy T., Umstadter, Karl R., Starodub, Elena, and Zhuang, Guorong V. Methods and apparatus for cleaning objects in a chamber of an optical instrument by generating reactive ions using photon radiation. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Klebanoff, Leonard E., Delgado, Gildardo R., Hollenshead, Jeromy T., Umstadter, Karl R., Starodub, Elena, & Zhuang, Guorong V. Methods and apparatus for cleaning objects in a chamber of an optical instrument by generating reactive ions using photon radiation. United States.
Klebanoff, Leonard E., Delgado, Gildardo R., Hollenshead, Jeromy T., Umstadter, Karl R., Starodub, Elena, and Zhuang, Guorong V. Tue .
"Methods and apparatus for cleaning objects in a chamber of an optical instrument by generating reactive ions using photon radiation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1223119.
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title = {Methods and apparatus for cleaning objects in a chamber of an optical instrument by generating reactive ions using photon radiation},
author = {Klebanoff, Leonard E. and Delgado, Gildardo R. and Hollenshead, Jeromy T. and Umstadter, Karl R. and Starodub, Elena and Zhuang, Guorong V.},
abstractNote = {An optical instrument, including a chamber, an object exposed to an interior of the chamber, a source of low-pressure gas, the gas comprising at least one of low-pressure molecular hydrogen gas, low-pressure molecular oxygen and a low-pressure noble gas, the source of low pressure gas being fluidly coupled to the chamber, a low voltage source electrically coupled between the object and a remaining portion of the instrument that is exposed to the interior of the chamber so as to maintain the object at a low voltage relative to the remaining portion, and an EUV/VUV light source adapted to direct EUV/VUV light through the low pressure gas in the chamber onto the object. In such a system, when the EUV/VUV light source is activated ions of the low-pressure gas are formed and directed to the object. The ions may be ions of Hydrogen, Oxygen or a noble gas.},
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