Patent ID: 7757625

Claim:
A film-forming device for forming a thin film on a substrate having asperities on a surface thereof, the film-forming device comprising: a treatment chamber for receiving a substrate having a thin film of a coating solution formed thereon and shielding the substrate from the air; a holding portion for holding the substrate and being disposed in the treatment chamber; a solvent-gas-supplying portion for supplying a solvent gas into the treatment chamber; a blower for collecting the solvent gas supplied into the treatment chamber and transmitting the solvent gas to the solvent-gas-supplying nozzle, said blower being provided within the treatment chamber; a pressure-regulating portion for controlling pressure in the treatment chamber; a solvent-gas-supplying nozzle for spraying the solvent gas toward the surface of the substrate; and a moving portion for relatively moving the holding portion and/or the solvent-gas-supplying nozzle in directions parallel to each other.