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

Claim 0:
1. A processing method in which processing is applied to a target portion on a predetermined top surface by irradiation of a beam, comprising:
supplying a liquid;
separating via a liquid processing device 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; and
irradiating a beam on the target portion in a state in which the non-liquid-immersion state is generated in the partial area including the target portion, so that the processing is applied to the target portion.