Exposure apparatus

摘要

An exposure apparatus of this invention is used in an exposure process of semiconductor and LCD devices. The exposure apparatus includes a stage on which a semiconductor wafer is placed, a rotating mechanism for rotating the stage, a radiation unit arranged to oppose a support surface of the stage, a slider mechanism for reciprocating the radiation unit along a straight line passing through the center of the support surface of the stage, an exposure range input unit for inputting a desired exposure range of the wafer, an exposure range memory unit for storing the input exposure range, a CCD image sensor for detecting a reference position of the wafer, a relative position detector for detecting a relative position between the detected reference position and the radiation unit, a controller for controlling the sliding mechanism in correspondence with the relative position and the exposure range, and a light amount control mechanism for controlling an amount of light radiated from the irradiation mechanism to the wafer in correspondence with the relative position and the exposure range.