Patent ID: 7796237
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
1. A lithography apparatus comprising: a resist processing apparatus to perform a process of applying a resist on a substrate to be processed, a process of heating a resist film formed on the substrate, and a process of developing the resist film formed on the substrate; an immersion exposure apparatus including a projection optical system which projects an image of a pattern formed on a photomask onto the resist film formed on the substrate and configured to perform exposure through liquid located on an optical path between the projection optical system and the resist film; a transporting apparatus connected to the resist processing apparatus and the immersion exposure apparatus to perform transportation of the substrate between the resist processing apparatus and the immersion exposure apparatus; and a temperature/humidity control apparatus configured to control temperature and humidity or the humidity in at least one of the resist processing apparatus and the transporting apparatus based on temperature and humidity or the humidity in the immersion exposure apparatus.