摘要:
An exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method having structure and steps for projecting, for scan exposure of a substrate through an original, a plurality of light pulses from a pulse light source to the substrate through the original, changing an emitted light intensity of light pulses from the pulse light source during the scan exposure, and changing timing of light emission from the pulse light source during the scan exposure, whereby both the emitted light intensity and the timing of light pulses may be controlled during the scan exposure.
摘要:
A scanning projection exposure apparatus includes an illumination optical system for illuminating an original with pulse light, a projection optical system for projecting a pattern of the original, illuminated with the pulse light, onto a substrate, a moving device for moving the original and the substrate relative to each other, a position measuring device for measuring a relative positional relation between the original and the substrate, and a controller for discriminating whether the positional relation measured by the position measuring device is in a predetermined range. The discrimination is performed within a period after the moving device initiates the relative movement of the original and the substrate and before the illumination optical system initiates the projection exposure with the pulse light. The controller stops the projection exposure with the pulse light from the illumination optical system when the positional relation is discriminated as being out of a predetermined range.
摘要:
A method of measuring information related to an object, includes the steps of measuring a change of a measurement error with respect to time, and determining the frequency of measurements for measuring the measurement error, to be done during a measurement period, on the basis of the change in measurement error. Then, in the measurement period, a measured value is corrected by using a latest measurement error.
摘要:
An output control method for an excimer laser includes providing plural light pulses, and changing an emission interval for the light pulses, wherein the emission interval is controlled so that an average laser output of each light pulse becomes higher than that when the emission interval is unchanged.