Patent ID: 11969822
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. A processing system which processes a target portion on a predetermined top surface by irradiation of a beam, comprising:
a liquid supply device which can supply liquid;
a liquid processing device that is configured to separate the predetermined top surface into a first area with the supplied liquid and a second area with a non-liquid-immersion state in which the target portion is dry by removing the supplied liquid from the target portion on the predetermined top surface, the second area being a partial area including the target portion on the predetermined top surface;
a beam irradiation section which emits a beam toward the target portion; and
a moving apparatus which moves the predetermined top surface, wherein
a beam is irradiated on the target portion in a state in which the target portion is in the non-liquid-immersion state, so that processing is applied to the target portion.