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Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method

US8125613B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2007
Grant dateFeb 28, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70783
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system, which projects a pattern of a mask onto a prescribed exposure area on a substrate at a prescribed projection magnification. The optical axis center of the projection optical system is set to a position different from that of the center of the projection area onto which the pattern is projected. The exposure apparatus further includes a magnification modification device, which modifies the projection magnification of the projection optical system; a calculation device, which calculates a shift length of the center of the projection area associated with modification of the projection magnification; and a correction device, which corrects the position information of the exposure area based on the shift length of the center of the projection area.

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