Patent ID: 8208117

Claim:
An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate by radiating an exposure light beam onto the substrate through a pattern and a liquid, the exposure apparatus comprising: a projection system by which an image of the pattern is projected onto the substrate through the liquid; a movable member which is movable relative to the projection system; and a liquid-repellent, member, at least a part of a surface of which is liquid-repellent for the liquid, being detachably provided at the movable member, wherein the liquid-repellent member includes a first wall portion, a second wall portion disposed inside the first wall portion and a supporting portion surrounded by the second wall portion, the supporting portion supports an underside surface of the substrate, a top surface of the first wall portion and a top surface of the second wall portion face the underside surface of the substrate respectively, and at least one of the top surfaces of the first wall portion and the second wall portion is liquid-repellent.