Patent ID: 11929268
Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 12:
13. A substrate processing method of processing a substrate by using a substrate processing system,
wherein the substrate processing system comprises:
a carry-in/out unit configured to carry the substrate from/to an outside thereof;
a processing unit configured to process a processing surface of the substrate;
a cleaning unit provided between the carry-in/out unit and the processing unit when viewed from a top, and configured to clean the processing surface of the substrate after being processed in the processing unit;
a first transfer unit stacked on top of the cleaning unit, and configured to transfer the substrate; and
a second transfer unit provided between the processing unit and the first transfer unit when viewed from the top, and configured to transfer the substrate, and
wherein the substrate processing method comprises:
transferring the substrate from the carry-in/out unit to the first transfer unit;
transferring the substrate to the second transfer unit by the first transfer unit;
transferring the substrate to the processing unit by the second transfer unit;
processing the processing surface of the substrate in the processing unit;
transferring the substrate from the processing unit to the cleaning unit by the second transfer unit;
cleaning the processing surface of the substrate in the cleaning unit; and
transferring the substrate from the cleaning unit to the carry-in/out unit.