Patent ID: 8635968

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device, comprising: a processing section for subjecting a top surface of a substrate to processing; and an interface for receiving and transferring the substrate between said processing section and said exposure device, wherein said processing section includes a photosensitive film forming unit arranged to form a photosensitive film made of a photosensitive material on the top surface of the substrate, said interface includes a back surface cleaning unit arranged to clean a back surface of the substrate after formation of the photosensitive film by said photosensitive film forming unit and before exposure processing by said exposure device, a temperature adjuster arranged to adjust a temperature of the substrate, a platform on which the substrate after said exposure processing is placed, and a transport device that includes first, second and third holders, each of which transports the substrate while holding the substrate, and said transport device is configured to transport the substrate after back surface cleaning by said back surface cleaning unit to said temperature adjuster, while holding the substrate after the back surface cleaning using said second holder, transport the substrate before the exposure processing from said temperature adjuster to said exposure device while holding the substrate before the exposure processing using said first holder, and transport the substrate after the exposure processing from said exposure device to said platform while holding the substrate after the exposure processing using said third holder.