Exposure Apparatus, Exposure Method, and Method for Producing Device
First Claim
1. An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate by radiating an exposure light beam onto the substrate, the exposure apparatus comprising:
- a liquid supply unit which supplies a liquid to fill an optical path space for the exposure light beam with the liquid;
a first surface which is provided to surround the optical path space for the exposure light beam, which is arranged opposite to a surface of an object arranged at a position capable of being irradiated with the exposure light beam, and between which and the object the liquid supplied from the liquid supply unit can be retained; and
a second surface which is provided outside the first surface with respect to the optical path space for the exposure light beam, and which is arranged opposite to the surface of the object, wherein;
the second surface is provided to prevent a film of the liquid, which exists between the surface of the object and the second surface, from making contact with the second surface.
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Abstract
An exposure apparatus includes a liquid supply unit which supplies a liquid to fill an optical path space for an exposure light beam therewith, a first land surface which is opposed to a surface of a substrate arranged at an exposure position and which surrounds the optical path space for the exposure light beam, and second land surfaces which are arranged outside the first land surface. The first land surface is capable of retaining the liquid between the surface of the substrate and the first land surface. The second land surface is provided to make no contact with a film of the liquid existing between the second land surface and the surface of the substrate. Accordingly, the exposure apparatus is provided, in which the optical path space for the exposure light beam can be filled with the liquid in a desired state even when the exposure is performed while moving the substrate.
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35 Claims
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1. An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate by radiating an exposure light beam onto the substrate, the exposure apparatus comprising:
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a liquid supply unit which supplies a liquid to fill an optical path space for the exposure light beam with the liquid; a first surface which is provided to surround the optical path space for the exposure light beam, which is arranged opposite to a surface of an object arranged at a position capable of being irradiated with the exposure light beam, and between which and the object the liquid supplied from the liquid supply unit can be retained; and a second surface which is provided outside the first surface with respect to the optical path space for the exposure light beam, and which is arranged opposite to the surface of the object, wherein; the second surface is provided to prevent a film of the liquid, which exists between the surface of the object and the second surface, from making contact with the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate by radiating an exposure light beam onto the substrate through a liquid, the exposure apparatus comprising:
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a member which is opposite to a surface of an object arranged at a position capable of being irradiated with the exposure light beam, and between which and the object the liquid can be retained; and a recovery section which recovers the liquid retained between the object and the member, wherein a space-forming area, which is positioned to be opposite to the surface of the object and is positioned between an optical path and the recovery section, and which provides a space between the member and the liquid on the object, is formed at the member. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An exposure method for exposing a substrate by radiating an exposure light beam onto the substrate through a liquid, the exposure method comprising:
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supplying the liquid to a space between the substrate and a member arranged to be opposite to the substrate; recovering the liquid while providing a space between the member and the liquid on the substrate; and exposing the substrate by radiating the exposure light beam onto the substrate through the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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