Patent ID: 8545711

Claim:
A processing method for applying a predetermined process to an object by supplying a process gas at a prescribed flow rate into a process container of a processing apparatus to which a gas supply unit and an exhaust system are connected, the processing method comprising: placing the object in the process container and on a placing table; a first process of setting the gas supply unit to supply a process gas at a flow rate greater than the prescribed flow rate of a predetermined process for a predetermined time of three seconds or less from a gas channel while exhausting an atmosphere in the process container through the exhaust system; and a second process of setting the gas supply unit to supply the process gas at the prescribed flow rate from the gas channel after the first process is completed, the first and the second processes supplying process gas through a gas election hole of a gas injection unit; the exhaust system having a vacuum pump and a pressure control valve; and the apparatus comprising a control unit configured for controlling the entire processing apparatus.