Environmental system including a transport region for an immersion lithography apparatus
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1. A method of making a device for a liquid immersion lithography apparatus in which a wafer is exposed through a liquid filled in a space between an optical member and the wafer, the method comprising:
- providing a member configured to surround the optical member; and
attaching a wick structure member to the member configured to surround the optical member, such that the wick structure member surrounds the optical member, through which the liquid is collected from a gap between the wick structure member and a surface of the wafer opposite to the wick structure member.
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Abstract
A lithographic projection apparatus that is arranged to project a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate using a projection system has a liquid supply system arranged to supply a liquid to a space between the projection system and the substrate. The apparatus also includes a liquid collecting system that includes a liquid collection member having a wick structure member through which a liquid is collected from a surface of an object opposite to the liquid collection member.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of making a device for a liquid immersion lithography apparatus in which a wafer is exposed through a liquid filled in a space between an optical member and the wafer, the method comprising:
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providing a member configured to surround the optical member; and attaching a wick structure member to the member configured to surround the optical member, such that the wick structure member surrounds the optical member, through which the liquid is collected from a gap between the wick structure member and a surface of the wafer opposite to the wick structure member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A liquid immersion lithography method used in a liquid immersion lithography apparatus, the method comprising:
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placing a wafer to be exposed under an optical member with a space therebetwen which is filled with a liquid; and collecting the liquid, through a wick structure member of a member arranged to surround the optical member, from a gap between the wick structure member and a surface of the wafer opposite to the wick structure member, wherein the wick structure member is configured to surround the optical member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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