Patent ID: 6589338
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A substrate processing device for processing a substrate, comprising:a holder for carrying the substrate; a nozzle for supplying plural kinds of processing liquids to a surface of the substrate; a container arranged around the holder, the container having a plurality of processing chambers, the plurality of processing chambers having a plurality of openings respectively which are arranged in succession, wherein the plurality of processing chamber includes at least a first processing chamber and a second processing chamber, the container including a first member defining the first processing chamber and a part of the second processing chamber and a second member defining the second processing chamber in cooperation with the first member, the first member and the second member are movable up and down relatively each other, the first processing chamber being provided with a first opening, the second processing chamber being provided with a second opening, the container is movable with respect to the holder relatively so that the first opening and the second opening can be moved to and positioned around the circumference of the substrate held by the holder; and wherein a bottom of each processing chamber being connected with a discharging line for discharging processing liquid from the processing chamber, and at least one of the discharging lines being connected to the nozzle so that the discharged processing liquid is supplied to a surface of the substrate through recycling circuit.