The basis of the present invention is a charged particle beam exposure method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of areas within the sub-fields; (b) determining the pattern density within each of the areas, and correcting the pattern density in accordance with the pattern density of areas surrounding the area and the distance between areas; (c) generating a supplementary exposure pattern in the area when the corrected pattern density for the area is lower than a prescribed reference exposure density; and (d) exposing the material in accordance with exposure data comprising the supplementary exposure pattern data appended to the pattern data. A first invention comprises a step for further generating a supplementary exposure pattern in areas lying between pattern existing regions where the patterns are located, and having a pattern density higher than the reference exposure density, when the distance between the pattern existing regions is greater than a prescribed reference distance.
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