Patent ID: 9046763
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B05D,B82Y,G03F

Abstract:
1. A pattern forming method comprising: determining an amount of curable resin to be formed on a substrate, the curable resin having volatility; forming curable resin having the determined amount on the substrate; contacting the curable resin with a template while providing gas over the curable resin by using a gas supply mechanism, the template comprising a pattern to be filled with the curable resin by the contacting, wherein the gas over a center portion of the substrate and the gas over an outer portion of the substrate are set in a different gas condition by using the gas supply mechanism, the gas condition being determined in response to a volatilization amount for each of the center portion and the outer portion of the substrate to uniform the volatile loss of curable resin on the substrate; and curing the curable resin under a condition where the curable resin is in contact with the template, wherein the gas condition includes at least one of flow rate of the gas and flow direction of the gas.