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Exposure apparatus

US6490025B1 · kind B1 · utility

18Cited by
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30Claims
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Filing dateMar 16, 1998
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/709
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An exposure apparatus for projecting an image pattern on a mask onto a photosensitive substrate, including: a body including a projecting optical system through which the image pattern is projected from the mask to the photosensitive substrate; a first stage movable to the body and adapted to mount the mask; a second stage movable to the body and adapted to mount the photosensitive substrate; a measuring device for measuring the position of either one of the mask mounted on the first stage and the photosensitive substrate mounted on the second stage; a vibration sensor for measuring vibration of the body; and a position controller for controlling the position of either one of the mask mounted on the first stage and the photosensitive substrate mounted on the second stage based on a measurement value of the vibration sensor and a measurement value of the measuring device.

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