Five Billion Pulses Later: What DUV Optics Testing Reveals About Semiconductor Tool Uptime

Five Billion Pulses Later: What DUV Optics Testing Reveals About Semiconductor Tool Uptime
by Admin on 08-30-2026 at 12:00 pm

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By Dr. Sabina Kuprėnaitė

Deep-ultraviolet optics used in semiconductor lithography may be exposed to billions of pulses over their service life. That creates a qualification challenge that initial reflectance specifications or laser-induced damage thresholds alone cannot answer.

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