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Title:
EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008304537
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an exposure apparatus and an exposure method capable of reducing the cost of manufacturing a mask or the apparatus as a whole and achieving efficient exposure.

A proximity scanning exposure apparatus 1 includes: a substrate transfer mechanism 20, which supports a substrate W at least in an exposure region by floating and transfers the substrate W in a prescribed direction; a plurality of mask holding sections 71, which respectively hold a plurality of masks M whereupon patterns P are formed, and are arranged in a staggered manner along a direction intersecting the prescribed direction; and a plurality of irradiating sections 80, which are respectively arranged on upper portions of the mask holding sections 71 and irradiate the masks with exposure light. The substrate W being transferred in the prescribed direction is irradiated with exposure light EL through the plurality of masks M, and the patterns P of the masks M are transferred by exposure onto the substrate W.


Inventors:
KARUISHI SHUSAKU
HAYASHI SHINICHIRO
GOTO TEI
Application Number:
JP2007149340A
Publication Date:
December 18, 2008
Filing Date:
June 05, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NSK LTD
International Classes:
G03F7/20; B65G49/07; H01L21/677
Domestic Patent References:
JP2006235533A2006-09-07
JP2007072267A2007-03-22
JPS62102524A1987-05-13
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shohei Oguri
Hironori Honda
Toshimitsu Ichikawa