| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to an exposure apparatus (100) which eliminates delay in focusing operation and effectively prevents throughput from decreasing, an exposure method utilizing the exposure apparatus, and a circuit making method including the exposure method. In the present invention, in scanning exposure in a shot area positioned near an edge of a photosensitive substrate, the scanning direction of the shot area to be exposed is determined according to the positional relationship between a detection position of a focus detecting system (40,42) and the photosensitive substrate (W). Also, in scanning exposure in the shot area positioned near the edge of the photosensitive substrate, the present invention executes focus control and/or leveling control according to the positional relationship between the detection position of the focus detecting system and the photosensitive substrate. <IMAGE></p> |
