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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1997
Yukio Yamane, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuneo Takashima, Utsunomiya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A positioning system includes an X-Y table having a substrate holding surface for holding a substrate, the holding surface being movable in directions of X and Y axes, respectively, relative to a base table, a rotational table being rotationally movable about each of the X and Y axes and also being movable in a direction of a Z axis which is perpendicular to both of the X and Y axes, a controller for driving controlling the X-Y table and the rotational table and a storage device for storing, beforehand, information regarding rotation about the X or Y axis to be caused during motion of the X-Y table. The controller actuates the rotational table on the basis of the information stored in the storage device to correct rotation about the X or Y axis caused during motion of the X-Y table.