Patent ID: 11923138
Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC B  G  H

Claim 19:
20. A collecting method using a collecting device, the collecting device including a stage configured to support a substrate, a magnetic field generator configured to hold a first liquid containing a magnetic fluid and a collecting liquid by a magnetic field, a collector configured to collect the first liquid from the magnetic field generator, and a separator configured to separate the collecting liquid from the first liquid, the collecting method comprising:
holding the first liquid with the magnetic field generator by generating a magnetic field;
bringing the first liquid into contact with at least an end portion of the substrate;
stopping the magnetic field of the magnetic field generator and collecting the first liquid from the magnetic field generator to the separator through the collector; and
separating the collecting liquid from the first liquid, in the separator.