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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Shinya Mochizuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takashi Kamono, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Shinya Mochizuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takashi Kamono, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/42 (2006.01); G03B 27/52 (2006.01); G03B 27/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exposure apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a load-lock chamber disposed between the vacuum chamber and outside the exposure apparatus, a reticle cassette configured to hold a reticle, a conveying unit configured to convey the reticle cassette between the vacuum chamber and the load-lock chamber, and an opening and closing unit configured to open and close the reticle cassette. The opening and closing unit is disposed within the vacuum chamber.