Kieft, 2005 - Google Patents
Transient behavior of EUV emitting discharge plasmas: a study by optical methodsKieft, 2005
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Pulsed discharge plasmas are considered to be important candidate sources of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation for application in future lithography tools for the high-volume manufacturing of computer chips. Two specific types of such plasmas have been the subject …
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