Patents by Inventor Alexis HUMBLET

Alexis HUMBLET has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240004184
    Abstract: A micromirror array comprises a substrate, a plurality of mirrors for reflecting incident light and, for each mirror of the plurality of mirrors, at least one piezoelectric actuator for displacing the mirror, wherein the at least one piezoelectric actuator is connected to the substrate. The micromirror array further comprises one or more pillars connecting the mirror to the at least one piezoelectric actuator. Also disclosed is a method of forming such a micromirror array. The micromirror array may be used in a programmable illuminator. The programmable illuminator may be used in a lithographic apparatus and/or in an inspection and/or metrology apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Luc Roger Simonne HASPESLAGH, Nitesh PANDEY, Ties Wouter VAN DER WOORD, Halil Gökay YEGEN, Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN, Alexis HUMBLET, Alexander Ludwig KLEIN, Jim Vincent OVERKAMP, Guilherme BRONDANI TORRI, Edgar Alberto OSORIO OLIVEROS