Patent ID: 7766565

Claim:
A substrate processing system that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device that applies exposure processing by a liquid immersion method to a substrate, comprising: a substrate processing apparatus for applying predetermined processing to the substrate; and a substrate cleaning apparatus that is arranged between said substrate processing apparatus and said exposure device, wherein said substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate processing section including a photosensitive film formation unit that forms a photosensitive film made of a photosensitive material on the substrate, and a development processing unit that applies development processing to the substrate after exposure processing by said exposure device, and a first interface that transfers and receives the substrate between said substrate processing section and said substrate cleaning apparatus, and said substrate cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning processing section including a cleaning processing unit that applies cleaning processing using a cleaning liquid to the substrate after formation of the photosensitive film by photosensitive film formation unit and before exposure processing by said exposure device, and a first transport unit, and a second interface including a second transport unit to transfer and receive the substrate between said cleaning processing section and said exposure device, wherein said first transport unit is configured to transport the substrate among said first interface, said cleaning processing unit and said second interface, and said second transport unit is configured to transport the substrate between said cleaning processing section and said exposure device.