Patent ID: 7722267

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device, comprising: a processing section for subjecting a substrate to processing; and an interface that transfers and receives the substrate between said processing section and said exposure device, said interface including first and second transport units that transport the substrate, a cleaning processing unit that subjects the substrate to cleaning processing before exposure processing by said exposure device, a drying processing unit that subjects the substrate to drying processing after the exposure processing by said exposure device, and a platform on which the substrate is temporarily placed, wherein said first transport unit is configured to transport the substrate among said processing section, said cleaning processing unit, and said platform, said second transport unit is configured to transport the substrate among said platform, said exposure device, and said drying processing unit, said platform includes a temperature control waiting unit configured to make the substrate wait while keeping the substrate at a predetermined temperature, and a substrate platform on which the substrate is placed, and said first and second transport units are configured to transport the substrate before the exposure processing by said exposure device such that the substrate waits in said temperature control waiting unit, and transport the substrate after the exposure processing by said exposure device such that the substrate is placed on said substrate platform.