Patent ID: 9703190
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G03F

Claim:
1. An imprint method of forming a pattern of an imprint material on a peripheral shot region on a substrate by bringing the imprint material on the substrate into contact with part of the pattern formed on a mold, the imprint method comprising the steps of: changing a position of a detector that detects an alignment mark formed on peripheral shot region on the substrate; contacting the mold with the imprint material supplied on the peripheral shot region on the substrate; and detecting the alignment mark using the detector after completing the changing step, wherein changing of the position of the detector in the changing step is started before contacting the mold with the imprint material in the contacting step, and wherein the contacting of the mold with the imprint material in the contacting step is started before completing the changing of the position of the detector in the changing step.