Patent ID: 7789647

Claim:
A processing apparatus for transferring a relief pattern onto a resist applied on a substrate comprising: a mold having the relief pattern on a first surface, the mold being transparent; a mold chuck attached to the mold with a first surface for holding the mold and for compressing the mold against the resist of the substrate, the mold chuck having a penetration hole; a transparent plate attached to a second surface of the mold chuck forming a closed space with the penetration hole of the mold chuck and the mold; a fluid injector for injecting fluid in the closed space based on a compression state of the mold against the resist to reduce a deformation of the mold when the mold is compressed against the resist; an optical system for irradiating onto the mold a first light having a wavelength that does not expose the resist through the mold chuck; an image-pickup system for receiving a reflected light of the first light irradiated onto the mold; and a controller for controlling a supply amount of the fluid from the fluid injector on the basis of information regarding the compression state which is outputted from the image-pickup system, wherein a second light from a UV light source is configured to be transmitted through the transparent plate, the opening of the mold chuck, and the mold to reach the relief pattern and the surface of the resist on the substrate thereby curing the resist.