Projection exposure tool for microlithography with a radiation detector detecting radiation with high resolution over a two-dimensional area

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PATENT NO 8822942
APP PUB NO 20130334426A1
SERIAL NO

13973078

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A method for locally resolved measurement of a radiation distribution (24) produced using a lithography mask (16) comprises providing a radiation converter (31, 131) having an at least two-dimensional arrangement of converter elements (32, 132) which can respectively be put in an active and a passive state, and are configured to convert incoming radiation in respect of its wavelength in the active state. The method further includes: manipulating the radiation converter (31, 131) several times such that respectively only a fraction of the converter elements (32, 132) adopts the active state, irradiating the radiation converter (31, 131) with the radiation distribution (24) after every manipulation of the radiation converter (31, 131) so that the active converter elements (32, 132) emit wavelength-converted is measuring radiation (34), recording respective places of origin (54) of the measuring radiation at every irradiation with the radiation distribution (24).

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CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH73447 OBERKOCHEN

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Freimann, Rolf Aalen, DE 53 628

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