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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Tomoharu Hase, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoharu Hase, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/42 (2006.01); G03B 27/52 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exposure apparatus includes an illumination optical system for illuminating an original with ultraviolet light, a projection optical system for projecting a pattern of the original onto a substrate to be exposed, and a gas purging device for replacing an inside space, where optical components of at least one of the illumination optical system and the projection optical system are placed, with a gas containing substantially no water content or an inert gas.