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Local exposure apparatus, local exposure method and storage medium

US9146481B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2011
Grant dateSep 29, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D86/0231
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A local exposure apparatus for performing exposure processing on a specific area of a photosensitive film formed on a substrate includes a substrate conveyor configured to define a substrate conveying path and to horizontally convey the substrate along the substrate conveying path, a chamber configured to define an exposure processing space, a light source including a plurality of light-emitting elements linearly arranged above the substrate conveying path, a light emission drive unit configured to selectively drive one or more of the light-emitting elements of the light source, a substrate detector configured to detect the substrate conveyed by the substrate conveyor, and a control unit configured to control the light emission drive unit such that, when the specific area of the photosensitive film moves below the light source, only the light-emitting elements capable of irradiating the given area are driven to emit the light.

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