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Exposure apparatus and device fabrication method

US7580116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2008
Grant dateAug 25, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F9/7092
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an exposure apparatus including a position detection apparatus that detects at least one of a position of a reticle and a position of a substrate. The position detection apparatus includes an optical member whose position can be changed, a photoelectric conversion device that receives light from a mark and outputs a detection signal, and a control unit that controls the position of the optical member based on information on a first evaluation value representing a symmetry of a waveform of the detection signal at each of a plurality of positions of the optical member and information on a second evaluation value representing a position shift of the mark detected upon changing a position of the mark in an optical axis direction of an optical system at each of the plurality of positions of the optical member.

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