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Patent US8169590 - Exposure apparatus and device fabrication method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn exposure apparatus is provided which can supply and collect a liquid in a prescribed state, and that can suppress degradation of a pattern image projected onto a substrate. The exposure apparatus is provided with a nozzle member (70) having a supply outlet (12) that supplies a liquid (LQ) and a collection...http://www.google.com/patents/US8169590?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8169590 - Exposure apparatus and device fabrication methodPublication numberUS8169590 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/635,607Publication dateMay 1, 2012Filing dateDec 8, 2006Priority dateMar 25, 2004Also published asUS8111373, US8411248, US20070081136, US20070263188, US20090180090, US20130182233, WO2005093791A1Publication number11635607, 635607, US 8169590 B2, US 8169590B2, US-B2-8169590, US8169590 B2, US8169590B2InventorsHideaki HaraOriginal AssigneeNikon CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (96), Referenced by (2), Classifications (18) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetExposure apparatus and device fabrication methodUS 8169590 B2Abstract An exposure apparatus is provided which can supply and collect a liquid in a prescribed state, and that can suppress degradation of a pattern image projected onto a substrate. The exposure apparatus is provided with a nozzle member (70) having a supply outlet (12) that supplies a liquid (LQ) and a collection inlet (22) that collects a liquid (LQ), and a vibration isolating mechanism (60) that supports the nozzle member (70) and vibrationally isolates the nozzle member (70) from a lower side step part (7) of a main column (1).
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