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Projection exposure apparatus correcting tilt of telecentricity

US5739899A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 1996
Grant dateApr 14, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F9/7034
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A projection exposure apparatus wherein a pattern formed on a mask is projected onto a substrate through a projection optical system. The apparatus has an illumination optical system for illuminating the mask by exposure light, and a first adjusting member which is disposed in the illumination optical system to change telecentricity on the substrate. The apparatus further has a second adjusting member for adjusting at least one of the position of the substrate in the direction of an optical axis of the projection optical system and the tilt of the substrate, and a control system for controlling the first and second adjusting members. The control system locally corrects the position of a spatial image formed by the projection optical system.

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