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Brevet US8879043 - Exposure apparatus and method for manufacturing device - Google Brevets
A liquid immersion exposure apparatus and method expose a substrate through a liquid. The liquid is supplied to a space between a projection system of the exposure apparatus and an object, the object being different from the substrate, in a non-exposure operation. The object is moved relative to the...http://www.google.fr/patents/US8879043?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8879043 - Exposure apparatus and method for manufacturing device
Numéro de publication US8879043 B2
Numéro de demande US 12/926,309
Autre référence de publication US7379157, US7580114, US7855777, US20060119818, US20070263193, US20080018873, US20110063589, WO2005006418A1
Numéro de publication 12926309, 926309, US 8879043 B2, US 8879043B2, US-B2-8879043, US8879043 B2, US8879043B2
Citations de brevets (280), Citations hors brevets (97), Classifications (5)
US 8879043 B2
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