Patent ID: 8071169

Claim:
A droplet discharge method comprising: performing at least first, second and third scans in which a discharge head and a substrate are scanned relative to each other; discharging a plurality of first droplets of functional liquid from the discharge head onto a plurality of prescribed portions on the substrate that are arranged in a matrix during the first scan; discharging a plurality of second droplets of the functional liquid from the discharge head onto the prescribed portions during the second scan so that the second droplets are made to land such that centers of the second droplets are offset from straight lines connecting centers of landing positions of the first droplets in a row direction of the matrix and extended in the row direction and from straight lines connecting the centers of the landing positions of the first droplets in a column direction of the matrix and extended in the column direction; and discharging a plurality of third droplets of the functional liquid from the discharge head onto the prescribed portions during the third scan so that the third droplets are made to land such that centers of the third droplets are offset from straight lines connecting centers of landing positions of the second droplets in the row direction of the matrix and extended in the row direction, from straight lines connecting the centers of the landing positions of the second droplets in the column direction of the matrix and extended in the column direction, from the straight lines connecting centers of landing positions of the first droplets in the row direction of the matrix and extended in the row direction and from the straight lines connecting the centers of the landing positions of the first droplets in the column direction of the matrix and extended in the column direction.