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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Andrew J. Hazelton, Tokyo, JP;
Michael Sogard, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Andrew J. Hazelton, Tokyo, JP;
Michael Sogard, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid immersion lithography apparatus exposes a wafer through a liquid in a space under a lens. The apparatus includes a containment member provided such that the containment member surrounds the space under the lens, and a seal member provided between the lens and the containment member. The containment member has a first fluid inlet. The first fluid inlet removes fluid from a gap between the containment member and the wafer during the exposure.
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