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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Applicant:
Takehiko Iwanaga, Tochigi, JP;
Inventor:
Takehiko Iwanaga, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/58 (2006.01); G03B 27/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanning exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system which projects a pattern formed on a mask onto an object, a stage which holds an object and moves in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the projection optical system, a measurement system which measures a position of a surface of the object in a direction of the optical axis in response to a reset signal, and a generation system which generates the reset signal when the stage arrives at each predetermined position in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.