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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Natsuhiko Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Inao, Tokyo, JP;
Natsuhiko Mizutani, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Inao, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A near-field exposure method includes closely contacting an exposure mask having a light blocking film with small openings, to a photoresist layer formed on a substrate having surface unevenness, and projecting the exposure light of the exposure light source onto the exposure mask so that the photoresist is exposed based on near-field light escaping from the small openings, wherein the near-field exposure is carried out under a condition that a contact region where the light blocking film and the photoresist layer are in contact with each other and a liquid region filled with a liquid between the light blocking film and the photoresist layer coexist between the light blocking film and the photoresist layer.