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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2005
Applicant:
Atsushi Kitaoka, Chiba, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Kitaoka, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system for projecting an image of a pattern of a reticle onto an object, via a fluid that is filled in a space between said projection optical system and the object, a vibrator part for vibrating at least one of the fluid, the object, and the projection optical system, and a controller for controlling the vibrator part so that the vibration of at least one of the fluid, the object, and the projection optical system becomes a tolerance during a processing of the object.