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Exposure apparatus and method for manufacturing device

US8537331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2008
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B27/42
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An immersion exposure apparatus includes an optical member, a supply outlet that supplies a liquid to a space between an upper surface of the optical member and a movable object, and an annular member at least a portion of which is arranged around the optical member, the space between the upper surface of the optical member and the object being filled with the liquid.

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