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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Nagasaka, Kumagaya, JP;
Hiroshi Morita, Hadano, JP;
Hiroto Tokoshima, Shimotsuga-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate through an exposure liquid with exposure light. A cleaning liquid is provided to the exposure apparatus, in order to clean at least part of the exposure apparatus. In the cleaning liquid, a prescribed gas of an amount that is greater than or equal to the saturation concentration is dissolved.