Patent ID: 11897009
Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  F | IPC B  F  H

Claim 7:
8. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:
a substrate holder that rotates while holding a substrate;
a first gas supply that supplies a drying gas to a front surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder;
a to-be-solidified liquid supply that supplies a to-be-solidified liquid, having a solidification point in a range from 5° C. to 40° C., to the front surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder; and
a solidifier that solidifies the to-be-solidified liquid,
wherein the to-be-solidified liquid supplied to the front surface of the substrate by the to-be-solidified liquid supply forms a liquid film by rotation of the substrate holder, and
wherein the liquid film is formed in a state in which a dry atmosphere has been made around the front surface of the substrate.