Patent ID: 9116431
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
1. A development processing apparatus comprising: a film reduction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a film reduction amount of a to-be-exposed portion of a photosensitive film in a state in which at least part of the photosensitive film formed on a to-be-processed substrate is subjected to a semi-developing process to partly leave the to-be-exposed portion of the photosensitive film in a film thickness direction, a dimension prediction unit configured to calculate predicted pattern dimension obtained when a developing process is performed in a standard development condition based on the calculated film reduction amount, a dimension correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a pattern dimension correction amount to correct the calculated predicted pattern dimension to a desired value, a corrected development condition derivation unit configured to derive a corrected development condition that causes a dimensional variation of the pattern dimension correction amount based on the calculated pattern dimension correction amount, and a developing mechanism configured to develop the to-be-processed substrate in the derived corrected development condition.