Dr. Alexander A. Schafgans Profile

Dr. Alexander A. Schafgans

at ASML San Diego

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 28 April 2023 Presentation + Paper

EUV light source for high-NA and low-NA lithography

Karl Umstadter, Matthew Graham, Michael Purvis, Alex Schafgans, Jayson Stewart, Peter Mayer, Daniel Brown

Proceedings Volume 12494, 124940Z (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2657772

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Lithography, High volume manufacturing, Plasma, Light sources, Gas lasers, Scanners, Tin, EUV optics

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2021 Poster + Presentation

Advances toward high power EUV sources for EUVL scanners for HVM in the next decade and beyond

David Brandt, Michael Purvis, Igor Fomenkov, Daniel Brown, Alex Schafgans, Peter Mayer, Rob Rafac

Proceedings Volume 11609, 116091E (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2584413

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Scanners, Extreme ultraviolet, Tin, Semiconductors, Laser stabilization, Laser applications, High volume manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Laser-produced plasma incoherent EUV light sources for high-volume manufacturing semiconductor lithography (Conference Presentation)

Michael Purvis, Igor Fomenkov, Alexander Schafgans, Peter Mayer, Klaus Hummler, Martijn Leenders, Yezheng Tao, Slava Rokitski, Jayson Stewart, Alex Ershov, Robert Rafac, Silvia De Dea, Georgiy Vaschenko, David Brandt, Daniel Brown

Proceedings Volume 11111, 111110K (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2534691

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2018 Presentation + Paper

NXE:3400B EUV source performance in the field, readiness for HVM and power scaling beyond 250W

Igor Fomenkov, Michael Purvis, Alexander Schafgans, Yezheng Tao, Slava Rokitski, Jayson Stewart, Andrew LaForge, Alexander Ershov, Robert Rafac, Silvia De Dea, Chirag Rajyaguru, Georgiy Vaschenko, Mathew Abraham, David Brandt, Daniel Brown

Proceedings Volume 10809, 108091L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2502801

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, High volume manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2018 Paper

Industrialization of a robust EUV source for high-volume manufacturing and power scaling beyond 250W

Michael Purvis, Igor Fomenkov, Alexander Schafgans, Mike Vargas, Spencer Rich, Yezheng Tao, Slava Rokitski, Melchior Mulder, Erik Buurman, Michael Kats, Jayson Stewart, Andrew LaForge, Chirag Rajyaguru, Georgiy Vaschenko, Alex Ershov, Robert Rafac, Mathew Abraham, David Brandt, Daniel Brown

Proceedings Volume 10583, 1058327 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305955

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Scanners, Plasma, Tin, High volume manufacturing, Semiconducting wafers, Reflectivity, EUV optics, Photoresist materials

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2017 Presentation

Scaling LPP EUV sources to meet high volume manufacturing requirements (Conference Presentation)

Alexander Schafgans, Daniel Brown, Igor Fomenkov, Yezheng Tao, Michael Purvis, Slava Rokitski, Georgiy Vaschenko, Robert Rafac, David Brandt

Proceedings Volume 10143, 101431I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2258628

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, High volume manufacturing, Lithography, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2016 Paper

Advancements in predictive plasma formation modeling

Michael Purvis, Alexander Schafgans, Daniel J. Brown, Igor Fomenkov, Rob Rafac, Josh Brown, Yezheng Tao, Slava Rokitski, Mathew Abraham, Mike Vargas, Spencer Rich, Ted Taylor, David Brandt, Alberto Pirati, Aaron Fisher, Howard Scott, Alice Koniges, David Eder, Scott Wilks, Anthony Link, Steven Langer

Proceedings Volume 9776, 97760K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2221991

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Optical simulations, Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Pulsed laser operation, Carbon dioxide lasers, Performance modeling, Tin, Plasma physics, Optical lithography, Liquids, Laser development, Absorption, Monte Carlo methods, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2015 Paper

Performance optimization of MOPA pre-pulse LPP light source

Alexander Schafgans, Daniel Brown, Igor Fomenkov, Rick Sandstrom, Alex Ershov, Georgiy Vaschenko, Rob Rafac, Michael Purvis, Slava Rokitski, Yezheng Tao, Daniel Riggs, Wayne Dunstan, Matthew Graham, Nigel Farrar, David Brandt, Norbert Böwering, Alberto Pirati, Noreen Harned, Christian Wagner, Hans Meiling, Ron Kool

Proceedings Volume 9422, 94220B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2087421

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Light sources, Pulsed laser operation, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Amplifiers, High power lasers, Tin, Laser energy, High volume manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2015 Paper

Performance overview and outlook of EUV lithography systems

Alberto Pirati, Rudy Peeters, Daniel Smith, Sjoerd Lok, Arthur W. Minnaert, Martijn van Noordenburg, Jörg Mallmann, Noreen Harned, Judon Stoeldraijer, Christian Wagner, Carmen Zoldesi, Eelco van Setten, Jo Finders, Koen de Peuter, Chris de Ruijter, Milos Popadic, Roger Huang, Martin Lin, Frank Chuang, Roderik van Es, Marcel Beckers, David Brandt, Nigel Farrar, Alex Schafgans, Daniel Brown, Herman Boom, Hans Meiling, Ron Kool

Proceedings Volume 9422, 94221P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2085912

KEYWORDS: Semiconducting wafers, Pellicles, Extreme ultraviolet, Reticles, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Imaging systems, Logic, Scanners, Manufacturing, Overlay metrology

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2013 Paper

CO2/Sn LPP EUV sources for device development and HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Nigel Farrar, Bruno La Fontaine, David Myers, Daniel Brown, Alex Ershov, Richard Sandstrom, Georgiy Vaschenko, Norbert Böwering, Palash Das, Vladimir Fleurov, Kevin Zhang, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Silvia De Dea, Wayne Dunstan, Peter Baumgart, Toshi Ishihara, Rod Simmons, Robert Jacques, Robert Bergstedt, Peter Porshnev, Christopher Wittak, Robert Rafac, Jonathan Grava, Alexander Schafgans, Yezheng Tao, Kay Hoffmann, Tedsuja Ishikawa, David Evans, Spencer Rich

Proceedings Volume 8679, 86791G (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011212

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Scanners, Carbon dioxide lasers, Mirrors, Tin, Pulsed laser operation, Plasma systems, Laser scanners

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2012 Paper

Laser produced plasma EUV sources for device development and HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Michael Lercel, Bruno La Fontaine, David Myers, Daniel Brown, Alex Ershov, Richard Sandstrom, Alexander Bykanov, Georgiy Vaschenko, Norbert Böwering, Palash Das, Vladimir Fleurov, Kevin Zhang, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Silvia De Dea, Wayne Dunstan, Peter Baumgart, Toshi Ishihara, Rod Simmons, Robert Jacques, Robert Bergstedt, Peter Porshnev, Christian Wittak, Michael Woolston, Robert Rafac, Jonathan Grava, Alexander Schafgans, Yezheng Tao

Proceedings Volume 8322, 83221I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916521

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Scanners, Mirrors, Coating, Manufacturing, Tin, Semiconducting wafers, Laser scanners

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