Patent ID: 9280047
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B82Y,G03F

Claim Text:
1. An imprint apparatus configured to mold an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, and to form a pattern on the substrate, the imprint apparatus comprising: a mold holding unit configured to hold the mold, which includes a surface including a pattern area; a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate; a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a difference in shape between a shape of the pattern area and a shape of a shot region already formed on the substrate; and a control unit configured to control at least one of the mold holding unit and the substrate holding unit to adjust a spacing between the mold and the substrate, in a state where the pattern area and the imprint material are in contact with each other, based on the difference in shape acquired by the first acquisition unit, so as to reduce the difference in shape between the shape of the pattern area and the shape of the shot region.