Patent ID: 7695570

Claim:
A processing-subject cleaning method, comprising: removing, in an organic substance cleaning portion, an organic substance by blowing a first cleaning agent through a first nozzle selectively over a pattern-forming portion of a processing-subject; removing, in an inorganic substance cleaning portion, an inorganic substance by blowing a second cleaning agent through a second nozzle different from the first nozzle selectively over the pattern-forming portion; blowing a rinse liquid, in a rinse portion, through a third nozzle different from the first and second nozzles selectively over the pattern-forming portion and removing the rinse liquid; and drying a portion of the process-subject over which the rinse liquid was blown using a wind blowing unit located behind the first, second and third nozzles; at least one of the removing an organic substance, the removing an inorganic substance, and the blowing of the rinse liquid being performed by a liquid jetting device; providing a single cleaning head comprising the first, second and third nozzles; wherein the organic substance cleaning portion, the inorganic substance cleaning portion and the rinse portion are arranged in this order, along a straight path, in a moving direction of the single cleaning head that moves along a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the processing-subject.