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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Izumi Tsukamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Itaru Fujita, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hideki Nogawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yukio Takabayashi, Oomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/758 ; G03B 2/742 ; G03B 2/732 ; G01B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/758 ; G03B 2/742 ; G03B 2/732 ; G01B 1/100 ;
Abstract
A substrate attracting and holding system includes a holding table for holding a substrate, a protrusion provided on the holding table, the protrusion being disposed to be placed in a predetermined positional relationship with a position of an alignment mark to be used for processing the substrate or a position with respect to which an alignment mark is to be produced.