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US 12,663,706 · App. 18/310,609 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

EUV transmissive film

Inventors: Toshikatsu Kashiwaya (Inazawa-City, JP); Atsuo Kondo (Okazaki-City, JP); Hiroki Chaen (Yokohama-City, JP); Takashi Tanimura (Handa-City, JP); Naoki Goriki (Kasugai-City, JP)
Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
G03F1/22G02B1/14
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Patent No.
US 12,663,706
App. No.
18/310,609
Filed
May 2, 2023
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1763
USPC
252/588
Abstract

There is provided an EUV transmissive membrane having an EUV transmittance of 80.0% or more at a wavelength of 13.5 nm and including a main layer having an IR emissivity of 2.0% or more at a wavelength of 2 μm and a protective layer that covers at least one side of the main layer and has an IR transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 2 μm.

Claims (12)

1 . An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) transmissive membrane having an EUV transmittance of 80.0% or more at a wavelength of 13.5 nm, the EUV transmissive membrane comprising:

a main layer having an IR emissivity of 2.0% or more at a wavelength of 2 μm; and

a protective layer that covers at least one side of the main layer and has an IR transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 2 μm;

wherein the main layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Be and B 4 C as a main component;

wherein the main layer has a thickness of 10 to 70 nm;

wherein the protective layer has a thickness of 5 nm or less; and

wherein the protective layer is composed of at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium fluoride, silicon dioxide, and beryllium nitride.

2 . The EUV transmissive membrane according to claim 1 , wherein both sides of the main layer are covered with a pair of the protective layer.

3 . The EUV transmissive membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the main layer comprises an additive.

4 . The EUV transmissive membrane according to claim 3 , wherein a constituent element of the additive has an electronegativity that is 0.3 or higher or 0.3 or lower than the electronegativity of a major constituent element of the main layer.

5 . The EUV transmissive membrane according to claim 3 , wherein the additive comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of Rb, Sr, Y, Nb, Mo, Si, K, Ca, B, and C.

6 . The EUV transmissive membrane according to claim 3 , wherein the main layer comprises Be as a main component, and the content of the additive is 5 to 40 at % with respect to the content of Be in the main layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2023
From: KASHIWAYA, TOSHIKATSU; KONDO, ATSUO; CHAEN, HIROKI; TANIMURA, TAKASHI; GORIKI, NAOKI
To: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063503/0233 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/JP2021/038811 · Oct 20, 2021 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022034590 · Sep 15, 2022
Related Publication 20230305192A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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