Patent ID: 7911583

Claim:
An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate by projecting an image of a pattern through a liquid onto the substrate, the exposure apparatus comprising: a projection optical system having a final optical element, which projects the image of the pattern onto the substrate; a first support member which supports the projection optical system; a measuring device which is supported by the first support member; a liquid supply system including a member having an inlet opening through which the liquid is supplied from above a surface of the substrate positioned below the member having the inlet opening to a space between the surface of the substrate and the final optical element to form a liquid immersion area on a part of the surface of the substrate; a second support member which supports the member having the inlet opening; and an anti-vibration device which is provided between the first and second support members, by which vibration is not transmitted from the member having the inlet opening to the projection optical system and the measuring device.