Patent ID: 7453550

Claim:
An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate by projecting an image of a predetermined pattern through a liquid onto the substrate, the exposure apparatus comprising: a projection optical system which projects the image of the pattern onto the substrate; a liquid supply system including a supply inlet, which supplies the liquid onto the substrate such that a liquid immersion area is formed on only a part of a substrate surface, and a projection area of the projection optical system is included in the liquid immersion area; a liquid recovery system including a recovery outlet, which recovers the liquid on the substrate at a liquid recovery position apart from the projection area; and a trap member which is arranged outside the liquid recovery position of the liquid recovery system with respect to the projection area, wherein the substrate is moved under the trap member during the exposure, and the trap member is capable of capturing the liquid on the substrate that has not been recovered from the recovery outlet of the liquid recovery system.