Patent ID: 8867019
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G02B,G03F

Abstract:
1. An exposure apparatus which performs projection exposure of a pattern provided on a first object onto a second object, while moving the first object and the second object along a scanning direction, the exposure apparatus comprising: a first projection optical system and a second projection optical system which are arranged at a predetermined interval along a non-scanning direction intersecting with the scanning direction so that the first and second projection optical systems are adjacent to each other, each of the first and second projection optical systems having an enlargement magnification; a first stage which holds the first object and is movable in the scanning direction and the non-scanning direction, the first object having a first pattern region and a second pattern region which are provided at a predetermined interval along the non-scanning direction and a third pattern region provided between the first pattern region and the second pattern region; a second stage which holds the second object and is movable; and a control unit which controls movements of the first stage and the second stage, wherein the control unit performs a control including: