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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masashi Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Masato Kumazawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Kinya Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Chiba, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Shirasu, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/754 ; G03B 2/742 ; G03B 2/770 ; G03B 2/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/754 ; G03B 2/742 ; G03B 2/770 ; G03B 2/732 ;
Abstract
An exposure/imaging apparatus and method effects projection exposure while moving a first object and a second object in a predetermined moving direction, effecting projection exposure of an image of the first object onto the second object. An adjusting member is used to adjust imaging characteristics of a projection optical system that is used to perform the projection exposure.