Patent ID: 11921426
Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate having a surface having an exposed region in which a specific substance is exposed and a non-exposed region other than the exposed region, the apparatus comprising:
a processing liquid supply unit which supplies a processing liquid to the surface of the substrate;
a film forming unit which solidifies or cures the processing liquid and forms a solid film;
a stripping liquid supply unit which supplies a stripping liquid to the surface of the substrate;
a cleaning liquid supply unit which supplies a cleaning liquid to the surface of the substrate;
a removing liquid supply unit which supplies a removing liquid to the surface of the substrate; and
a controller which is configured to control the processing liquid supply unit, the film forming unit, the stripping liquid supply unit, the cleaning liquid supply unit, and the removing liquid supply unit,
wherein the controller is programmed to supply the processing liquid from the processing liquid supply unit toward the surface of the substrate, to solidify or cure the processing liquid on the surface of the substrate by the film forming unit to form a separation target film which holds a first removal target present on the surface of the substrate and covers the non-exposed region and a protective film, which covers and protects the exposed region, on the surface of the substrate, to separate the separation target film together with the first removal target from the surface of the substrate by supplying the stripping liquid from the stripping liquid supply unit toward the surface of the substrate and to supply the cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid supply unit toward the surface of the substrate and to remove a second removal target present on the surface of the substrate after the separation target film is separated, and to supply a removing liquid from the removing liquid supply unit toward the surface of the substrate to remove the protective film from the surface of the substrate after the cleaning liquid is supplied.