Patent ID: 7486377

Claim:
A developing apparatus comprising: a rotatable spin chuck configured to hold a substrate having a light-exposed resist film disposed thereon; a developing solution nozzle configured to supply a predetermined developing solution for developing the resist film onto a surface of the substrate held by the spin chuck; a rinsing nozzle configured to supply a rinsing liquid onto a surface of the substrate held by the spin chuck; a chemical liquid nozzle configured to supply a chemical liquid onto a surface of the substrate held by the spin chuck, wherein the chemical liquid contains a resist curing aid contributory to curing of a resist film remaining on the substrate after a developing reaction; a shifting mechanism configured to move the developing solution nozzle, the rinsing nozzle, and the chemical liquid nozzle relative to the substrate held by the spin chuck; and a light radiation mechanism configured to radiate light having a predetermined wavelength onto a surface of the substrate held by the spin chuck, wherein the developing solution nozzle has a structure elongated in one direction and configured to deliver the developing solution essentially as a strip extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, the chemical liquid nozzle has a structure elongated in one direction and configured to discharge the chemical liquid essentially as a strip extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, the developing solution nozzle and the chemical liquid nozzle are integrated in parallel with each other, the light radiation mechanism comprises a casing elongated in one direction and having a slit to radiate light essentially as a strip extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a light source of a predetermined wavelength disposed in the casing, and the casing and the chemical liquid nozzle are integrated in parallel with each other.