Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Exposure apparatus and device fabrication method
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Application No.: US12382229Application Date: 2009-03-11
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Publication No.: US08411248B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Hideaki Hara
- Applicant: Hideaki Hara
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Nikon Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2004-89348 20040325
- Main IPC: G03B27/42
- IPC: G03B27/42

Abstract:
An exposure apparatus is provided which can supply and collect a liquid in a prescribed state, and that can suppress degradation of a pattern image projected onto a substrate. The exposure apparatus is provided with a nozzle member (70) having a supply outlet (12) that supplies a liquid (LQ) and a collection inlet (22) that collects a liquid (LQ), and a vibration isolating mechanism (60) that supports the nozzle member (70) and vibrationally isolates the nozzle member (70) from a lower side step part (7) of a main column (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20090180090A1 Exposure apparatus and device fabrication method Public/Granted day:2009-07-16
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