Patent ID: 8654310
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
1. An exposure apparatus which projects and exposes an image of a pattern on a mask onto a photosensitive object, the exposure apparatus comprising: a plurality of projection optical units arranged along a first direction, each of the projection optical units being configured to project a magnified image of the pattern arranged on a first surface, onto a second surface on which the photosensitive object is arranged; a first supporting device which supports the mask on which a plurality of first patterns are arranged at a predetermined interval in the first direction and on which a plurality of second patterns are arranged at the predetermined interval in the first direction and between the plurality of first patterns, and which arranges the mask on the first surface so as to be movable relative to the plurality of projection optical units; and a second supporting device which supports the photosensitive object and arranges the photosensitive object on the second surface, wherein the plurality of projection optical units are configured to project magnified images of the first patterns arranged on the first surface, while the first patterns are opposed to the respective projection optical units, to form a first continuous image in the first direction onto the photosensitive object arranged on the second surface, and to project magnified images of the second patterns arranged on the first surface, while the second patterns are opposed to the respective projection optical units, to form a second continuous image in the first direction onto the photosensitive object arranged on the second surface.