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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Kenichiro Mori, Tochigi, JP;
Inventor:
Kenichiro Mori, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2742 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exposure method illuminates a mask that forms a desired pattern and an auxiliary pattern smaller than the desired pattern, and projects light from the mask onto an object to be exposed via a projection optical system at a position offset from a focus position that provides the highest resolution so that the auxiliary pattern is not resolved.