Stage apparatus, exposure apparatus and device fabrication method

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PATENT NO 8902405
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13311767

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The present invention provides a stage apparatus including a first Y-axis interferometer which is supported by a base portion, and configured to detect a position of a first end surface of a table in a Y-axis direction, a second Y-axis interferometer which is supported by the base portion, and configured to detect a position of a second end surface of the table in the Y-axis direction, and a third Y-axis interferometer which is supported by the base portion so as to be spaced apart from the first Y-axis interferometer and the second Y-axis interferometer in an X-axis direction, and configured to detect a distance according to which a distance between the first Y-axis interferometer and the second Y-axis interferometer in the Y-axis direction can be obtained.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ito, Atsushi Utsunomiya, JP 516 4792

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