US2016274343A1PendingUtilityA1

Catadioptric projection objective

Assignee: ZEISS CARL SMT GMBHPriority: Jan 14, 2004Filed: Nov 23, 2015Published: Sep 22, 2016
Est. expiryJan 14, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective has a first, refractive objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image; a second objective part including at least one concave mirror for imaging the first Intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image; and a third, refractive objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging onto the image plane; wherein the projection objective has a maximum lens diameter D max , a maximum image field height Y′, and an image side numerical aperture NA; wherein COMP 1 =D max /(Y′·NA 2 ) and wherein the condition COMP 1 <10 holds.

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1 . A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective comprising:
 a first, refractive objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane to a first intermediate image;   a second objective part including at least one concave mirror for imaging the first intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image;   a third, refractive objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging onto the image plane, wherein:   the projection objective has a maximum lens diameter D max , a maximum image field height Y′, and an image side numerical aperture NA; wherein
   COMP1= D   max /( Y′·NA   2 ) 
   
       and wherein the following condition holds:
   COMP 1 <10.

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