Euv light concentrating apparatus and lithography apparatus including the same

Abstract

An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light concentrating apparatus including a main body having a concave inner portion and configured to rotate, a tin generator configured to generate tin drops and spray the tin drops, a tin catcher configured to process the sprayed tin drops, a protective cover configured to block the tin drops from falling into the main body, and a rotation guide configured to rotate the main body may be provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light concentrating apparatus comprising:
 a main body having a concave inner portion and configured to rotate;   a tin generator configured to generate tin drops and spray the tin drops;   a tin catcher configured to process the sprayed tin drops; and   a protective cover configured to block the tin drops from falling into the main body.   
     
     
         2 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a rotation guide configured to rotate the main body.   
     
     
         3 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 the main body includes a cavity therein, and   the tin generator is configured to spray the tin drops such that the tine drops are exposed to carbon dioxide laser light that has passed through the cavity.   
     
     
         4 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 the tin catcher is opposite the tin generator, and   the protective cover is under the tin generator.   
     
     
         5 . An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light concentrating apparatus comprising:
 a main body having a concave inner portion;   a tin generator configured to generate tin drops and spray the tin drops;   a tin catcher configured to process the sprayed tin drops;   a protective cover configured to block the tin drops from falling into the main body; and   a nozzle frame under the protective cover, the nozzle frame being apart from an inner surface of the main body.   
     
     
         6 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein
 an outer shape of the nozzle frame comprises a curved surface following a shape of an inner surface of the main body, and   the EUV light concentrating apparatus is configured to adjust a distance between the nozzle frame and the inner surface of the main body.   
     
     
         7 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein when the EUV light concentrating apparatus is viewed from above, the protective cover at least partially overlaps the nozzle frame. 
     
     
         8 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the nozzle frame comprises a spray unit configured to spray gas to the inner surface of the main body. 
     
     
         9 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the nozzle frame comprises a suction unit configured to suck contaminants on the inner surface of the main body. 
     
     
         10 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the nozzle frame comprises an electrode unit configured to generate plasma near the inner surface of the main body. 
     
     
         11 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein
 the nozzle frame comprises a plurality of electrode units including the electrode unit, and   the EUV light concentrating apparatus is configured to individually control the electrode units   
     
     
         12 . The EUV light concentrating apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 an impedance matching network electrically connected to the electrode units and the inner surface of the main body, and   wherein the inner surface of the main body is grounded.   
     
     
         13 . A lithography apparatus comprising:
 a source unit configured to emit carbon dioxide laser light;   an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light concentrating apparatus configured to expose tin drops to the carbon dioxide laser light, generate EUV light, and concentrate the EUV light; and   a wing unit configured to provide a path through which the EUV light travels,   wherein the EUV light concentrating apparatus comprises,
 a main body having a concave inner portion and configured to rotate, 
 a tin generator configured to generate the tin drops and spray the tin drops, 
 a tin catcher configured to process the sprayed tin drops, and 
 a protective cover configured to block the tin drops from falling into the main body. 
   
     
     
         14 . The lithography apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein
 the wing unit comprises a blocking film configured to block at least part of the carbon dioxide laser light, and   the EUV light concentrating apparatus further comprises a nozzle frame that is under the protective cover and apart from an inner surface of the main body.   
     
     
         15 . The lithography apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein when the lithography apparatus is viewed from above, the blocking film, the protective cover, and the nozzle frame at least partially overlap each other. 
     
     
         16 . The lithography apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the nozzle frame comprises a spray unit configured to spray gas to the inner surface of the main body. 
     
     
         17 . The lithography apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the nozzle frame comprises a suction unit configured to suck contaminants on the inner surface of the main body. 
     
     
         18 . The lithography apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein
 the nozzle frame comprises a plurality of electrode units each configured to generate plasma near the inner surface of the main body,   wherein the EUV light concentrating apparatus is configured to individually control the plurality of electrode units.   
     
     
         19 . The lithography apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein
 an outer shape of the nozzle frame comprises a curved surface following a shape of the inner surface of the main body, and   the apparatus is configured to adjust a distance between the nozzle frame and the inner surface of the main body.   
     
     
         20 . The lithography apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a controller connected to the EUV light concentrating apparatus, the controller configured to receive an image of the EUV light, analyze the image using a coordinate system, and track a position of contamination in the EUV light concentrating apparatus.