Patent ID: 6585430
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: G03F,H01L

Abstract:
A coating and developing treatment system for performing coating and developing treatment for a substrate, comprising:a treatment section having a coating treatment unit for forming a coating film of the substrate, a developing treatment unit for developing the substrate, a thermal treatment unit for performing thermal treatment for the substrate, and a first carrier unit for carrying the substrate into/out of these coating treatment unit, developing treatment unit, and thermal treatment unit; an interface section having a second carrier unit for carrying the substrate through a route at least between the treatment section and an exposure processing unit provided outside the system for performing exposure processing for the substrate; and a pressure reducing and removing unit for removing impurities adhering to the coating film on the substrate by suction in a chamber before the substrate is subjected to the exposure processing; wherein the interface section and the exposure processing unit are connected by a delivery section, and wherein the pressure reducing and removing unit is provided in the delivery section.