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Patent US8034539 - Exposure apparatus and method for producing device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn exposure system includes an exposure section for irradiating a formed resist film with exposing light through a mask with an immersion liquid provided on the resist film, and a drying section for drying a surface of the resist film after irradiation....http://www.google.com/patents/US8034539?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8034539 - Exposure apparatus and method for producing deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8034539 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/709,856Publication dateOct 11, 2011Filing dateFeb 23, 2007Priority dateDec 10, 2002Also published asEP1571694A1, EP1571694A4, US20050225735, US20060154183, US20070171391, WO2004053952A1Publication number11709856, 709856, US 8034539 B2, US 8034539B2, US-B2-8034539, US8034539 B2, US8034539B2InventorsNobutaka Magome, Hiroaki Takaiwa, Dai AraiOriginal AssigneeNikon CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (33), Classifications (18) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetExposure apparatus and method for producing deviceUS 8034539 B2Abstract An exposure system includes an exposure section for irradiating a formed resist film with exposing light through a mask with an immersion liquid provided on the resist film, and a drying section for drying a surface of the resist film after irradiation.
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