Patents by Inventor David Robert Evans

David Robert Evans 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: 20250085643
    Abstract: In some general aspects, a surface of a structure within a chamber of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source is cleaned using a method. The method includes generating a plasma state of a material that is present at a location adjacent to a non-electrically conductive body that is within the chamber. The generation of the plasma state of the material includes electromagnetically inducing an electric current at the location adjacent the non-electrically conductive body to thereby transform the material that is adjacent the non-electrically conductive body from a first state into the plasma state. The plasma state of the material includes plasma particles, at least some of which are free radicals of the material. The method also includes enabling the plasma particles to pass over the structure surface to remove debris from the structure surface without removing the structure from the chamber of the EUV light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Chunguang Xia, Jonghoon Baek, John Tom Stewart, IV, Andrew David LaForge, Deniz Van Heijnsbergen, David Robert Evans, Nina Vladimirovna Dziomkina, Yue Ma
  • Patent number: 12189313
    Abstract: In some general aspects, a surface of a structure within a chamber of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source is cleaned using a method. The method includes generating a plasma state of a material that is present at a location adjacent to a non-electrically conductive body that is within the chamber. The generation of the plasma state of the material includes electromagnetically inducing an electric current at the location adjacent the non-electrically conductive body to thereby transform the material that is adjacent the non-electrically conductive body from a first state into the plasma state. The plasma state of the material includes plasma particles, at least some of which are free radicals of the material. The method also includes enabling the plasma particles to pass over the structure surface to remove debris from the structure surface without removing the structure from the chamber of the EUV light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Chunguang Xia, Jonghoon Baek, John Tom Stewart, IV, Andrew David LaForge, Deniz Van Heijnsbergen, David Robert Evans, Nina Vladimirovna Dziomkina, Yue Ma
  • Publication number: 20220179328
    Abstract: In some general aspects, a surface of a structure within a chamber of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source is cleaned using a method. The method includes generating a plasma state of a material that is present at a location adjacent to a non-electrically conductive body that is within the chamber. The generation of the plasma state of the material includes electromagnetically inducing an electric current at the location adjacent the non-electrically conductive body to thereby transform the material that is adjacent the non-electrically conductive body from a first state into the plasma state. The plasma state of the material includes plasma particles, at least some of which are free radicals of the material. The method also includes enabling the plasma particles to pass over the structure surface to remove debris from the structure surface without removing the structure from the chamber of the EUV light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Chunguang Xia, Jonghoon Baek, John Tom Stewart, IV, Andrew David LaForge, Deniz Van Heijnsbergen, David Robert Evans, Nina Vladimirovna Dziomkina, Yue Ma
  • Patent number: 11347154
    Abstract: In some general aspects, a surface of a structure within a chamber of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source is cleaned using a method. The method includes generating a plasma state of a material that is present at a location adjacent to a non-electrically conductive body that is within the chamber. The generation of the plasma state of the material includes electromagnetically inducing an electric current at the location adjacent the non-electrically conductive body to thereby transform the material that is adjacent the non-electrically conductive body from a first state into the plasma state. The plasma state of the material includes plasma particles, at least some of which are free radicals of the material. The method also includes enabling the plasma particles to pass over the structure surface to remove debris from the structure surface without removing the structure from the chamber of the EUV light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Chunguang Xia, Jonghoon Baek, John Tom Stewart, IV, Andrew David LaForge, Deniz Van Heijnsbergen, David Robert Evans, Nina Vladimirovna Dziomkina, Yue Ma
  • Patent number: 11013096
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ASML Nettherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Jonghoon Baek, Mathew Cheeran Abraham, David Robert Evans, Jack Michael Gazza
  • Publication number: 20210063899
    Abstract: In some general aspects, a surface of a structure within a chamber of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source is cleaned using a method. The method includes generating a plasma state of a material that is present at a location adjacent to a non-electrically conductive body that is within the chamber. The generation of the plasma state of the material includes electromagnetically inducing an electric current at the location adjacent the non-electrically conductive body to thereby transform the material that is adjacent the non-electrically conductive body from a first state into the plasma state. The plasma state of the material includes plasma particles, at least some of which are free radicals of the material. The method also includes enabling the plasma particles to pass over the structure surface to remove debris from the structure surface without removing the structure from the chamber of the EUV light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Chunguang Xia, Jonghoon Baek, John Tom Stewart, IV, Andrew David LaForge, Deniz Van Heijnsbergen, David Robert Evans, Nina Vladimirovna Dziomkina, Yue MA
  • Publication number: 20200037428
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jonghoon BAEK, Mathew Cheeran ABRAHAM, David Robert EVANS, Jack Michael GAZZA
  • Patent number: 10477662
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Jonghoon Baek, Mathew Cheeran Abraham, David Robert Evans, Jack Michael Gazza
  • Publication number: 20190289704
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jonghoon BAEK, Mathew Cheeran ABRAHAM, David Robert EVANS, Jack Michael GAZZA
  • Patent number: 10362664
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Jonghoon Baek, Mathew Cheeran Abraham, David Robert Evans, Jack Michael Gazza
  • Publication number: 20180160517
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Jonghoon Baek, Mathew Cheeran Abraham, David Robert Evans, Jack Michael Gazza
  • Patent number: 9888554
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Jonghoon Baek, Mathew Cheeran Abraham, David Robert Evans, Jack Michael Gazza
  • Publication number: 20170215265
    Abstract: A system and method of removing target material debris deposits simultaneously with generating EUV light includes generating hydrogen radicals in situ in the EUV vessel, proximate to the target material debris deposits and volatilizing the target material debris deposits and purging the volatilized target material debris deposits from the EUV vessel without the need of an oxygen containing species in the EUV vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jonghoon Baek, Mathew Cheeran Abraham, David Robert Evans, Jack Michael Gazza