Lithographic apparatus, method of transferring substrate and device manufacturing method

A lithographic apparatus comprises a substrate table, a post-exposure handling module, a substrate handling robot and a drying station. The substrate table is configured to support a substrate for an exposure process. The post-exposure handling module is for handling the substrate post-exposure. The substrate handling robot is configured to transfer the substrate from the substrate table along a substrate unloading path into the post-exposure handling module. The drying station is configured to actively remove liquid from a surface of the substrate. The drying station is located in the a substrate unloading path. The drying station is located in the post-exposure handling module. The post-exposure handling module may be a wafer handler. 种光刻设备包括：衬底台、曝光后处理模块、衬底处理机器人及干燥站。所述衬底台被配置成支撑衬底用于曝光过程。所述曝光后处理模块是用于在曝光后处理所述衬底。所述衬底处理机器人被配置成将所述衬底从所述衬底台沿着衬底卸载路径转移至所述曝光后处理模块中。所述干燥站被配置成从所述衬底的表面主动地移除液体。所述干燥站定位于所述衬底卸载路径中。所述干燥站定位于所述曝光后处理模组中。所述曝光后处理模块可以是晶片处理器。