Position detection apparatus having a plurality of detection sections, and exposure apparatus
US6529263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F9/00
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surface position detection apparatus includes a position detection section having a plurality of electrodes opposing an object surface to be measured, and a measurement device for selecting at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes in accordance with the shape of the object surface, supplying an AC current to the selected electrode, and measuring the current flowing to the electrode, thereby measuring the distance between the electrode and the object surface.
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