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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Haruhito Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Muraki, Tokyo, JP;
Haruhito Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Muraki, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charged-particle beam exposure apparatus includes a charged-particle beam source for emitting a charged-particle beam, an electrooptic system array which has a plurality of electron lenses and forms a plurality of intermediate images of the charged-particle beam source by the plurality of electron lenses, and a projection electrooptic system for projecting on a substrate the plurality of intermediate images formed by the electrooptic system array. The electrooptic system array includes at least two electrodes arranged along paths of a plurality of charged-particle beams, each of the at least two electrodes having a plurality of apertures on the paths of the plurality of charged-particle beams, and a shield electrode which is interposed between the at least two electrodes and has a plurality of shields corresponding to the respective paths of the plurality of charged-particle beams.