MEASURING METHOD, STAGE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS

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15710262

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An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with an illumination light via a projection optical system. The apparatus has a base member supported via a first isolating member below the projection optical system; a stage arranged on the base member, and having a holder configured to support the substrate; a metrology frame supported via a second isolating member; a drive system to drive the stage on the base member; a plurality of grating portions on the metrology frame and arranged substantially parallel to a predetermined plane orthogonal to an optical axis of the projection optical system above the stage; an encoder system on the stage and configured to obtain position information of the stage; and a controller configured to control the drive system based on the position information obtained by the encoder system.

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NIKON CORPORATIONTOKYO

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  • 2017 Application Filing Year
  • G03F Class
  • 2105 Applications Filed
  • 1552 Patents Issued To-Date
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ARAI, Dai Tokyo, JP 64 906

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