Patent ID: 7690853
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: G03D,H01L

Abstract:
1. A substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device, comprising: a processing section for subjecting a substrate to processing; and an interface that transfers and receives the substrate between said processing section and said exposure device, said interface including: a drying processing unit that subjects the substrate to drying processing after exposure processing by said exposure device, a platform on which the substrate is temporarily placed, a first transport unit that transports the substrate among said processing section, said platform, and said drying processing unit, and a second transport unit that transports the substrate among said platform, said exposure device, and said drying processing unit, said second transport unit carrying the substrate after the exposure processing by said exposure device into said drying processing unit, said first transport unit carrying the substrate after the drying processing by said drying processing unit out of said drying processing unit, wherein said interface further includes a cleaning processing unit that subjects the substrate to cleaning processing before the exposure processing by the exposure device, and said first transport unit transports the substrate among said processing section, said cleaning processing unit, said platform, and said drying processing unit.