Patent ID: 7998306
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate by immersing the substrate in a processing liquid in the apparatus, comprising: a processing tank having at least a pair of side walls arranged to be opposed to each other; and a pair of processing-liquid supply mechanisms provided respectively corresponding to the pair of side walls, the pair of processing-liquid supply mechanisms being configured to supply the processing liquid into the processing tank, wherein the pair of processing-liquid supply mechanisms are respectively configured to supply the processing liquid toward a central portion of the processing tank in a width direction connecting the pair of side walls, and wherein each of the side walls has: a main wall; a first inclined wall connected to an upper end of the main wall and inclined upward, toward the central portion in the width direction; and a second inclined wall located above the first inclined wall and inclined upward, opposite to the central portion in the width direction.