Patent ID: 11880638
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. An apparatus for forming a film, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
input a physical property value of a gas between the first member and the second member;
input a movement profile of the second member with respect to the first member when bringing the plurality of droplets of the curable composition arranged on the first member and the second member into contact with each other;
obtain a pressure of the gas between the first member and the second member based on the input physical property value and the input movement profile; and
predict an amount of a residual gas confined among the plurality of droplets by the contact between the plurality of droplets and the second member based on the obtained pressure;
arrange a plurality of droplets of a curable composition on one of a first member and a second member;

bring the plurality of droplets of the curable composition arranged on one of a first member and a second member into contact with an other of the first member and the second member; and
form, based on the determining, from the plurality of droplets a film of the curable composition on the first member,
wherein
the second member includes a mesa portion in which a pattern to be transferred to the curable composition is formed, and
the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the apparatus to:
input a position, a size, and a height of the mesa portion with respect to a reference position of the second member, and
predict the amount of the residual gas further based on the input position, size, and height of the mesa portion.