Patent ID: 7767026

Claim:
A substrate processing method, comprising: a rinsing step of supplying a first processing liquid to a nozzle via a supplier connected with said nozzle, discharging said first processing liquid from said nozzle toward a bottom of a substrate and rinsing the bottom of said substrate with said first processing fluid; and a suction step of sucking drops of said first processing liquid adhering to said nozzle and said supplier via a suction pipe whose one end is connected with said supplier and removing drops of said first processing liquid from said nozzle and said supplier, wherein a part of said first processing liquid is guided into said suction pipe via said supplier at said rinsing step and said suction pipe is filled up with said first processing liquid, wherein during said suction step, the drops are sucked at a first speed for a first length of time and sucked at a second, higher speed for a second, subsequent length of time.