摘要:
The objective of the invention is to provide: a substrate holding apparatus that is advantageous in terms of separating a substrate from a seal member in a short time when the substrate is to be unloaded; and a lithography apparatus. The present invention relates to a substrate holding apparatus 10 that holds a substrate 3. The substrate holding apparatus 10 has: a holding member 16 that includes a center portion 40 having suction holes 32 that are formed for the purpose of evacuating a space 42 between the substrate 3 and the holding member, and an outer peripheral portion 41 which surrounds the center portion 40, and which is formed in a position lower than that of the center portion 40; and a seal member 31 with which the holding member 16 is provided, and which defines the space 42. Holes 33 independent from an evacuating system, which is connected to the suction holes 32, are formed in the outer peripheral portion 41 and/or the sealing member 31.