Patent ID: 8577502

Claim:
A computer program stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium programmed to drive a computer to execute a liquid processing method using a liquid processing apparatus, the liquid processing apparatus comprising: a processing tank; a supporting instrument provided in the processing tank and configured to be raised and lowered, for supporting an object to be processed; a chemical liquid supply section for supplying a chemical liquid into the processing tank; a rinsing liquid supply section for supplying a rinsing liquid into the processing tank; a lifting mechanism configured to raise and lower the supporting instrument; and a control section, having a processing unit, wherein the control section is programmed to control the lifting mechanism, the chemical liquid supply section and the rinsing liquid supply section, wherein the control section is programmed to control the lifting mechanism, so as to move and hold the supporting instrument after performing a chemical liquid process using a chemical liquid, and performs a rinsing process using a rinsing liquid, in a lifted position where the object to be processed is raised higher relative to the rinsing liquid surface than a level set relative to the chemical liquid surface upon the chemical liquid process, and wherein the computer program configures the computer to execute the liquid processing method by controlling the liquid processing apparatus to carry out the steps of: performing the chemical liquid process by providing the chemical liquid to the object to be processed in the processing tank; and after performing the chemical liquid process, controlling the lifting mechanism by the control section to position the object to be processed by, (a) lifting the object to be processed to a lifted position where the object to be processed is raised higher relative to the rinsing liquid surface than a level set relative to the chemical liquid surface when the object to be processed is subjected to the chemical liquid process, and (b) holding the object to be processed in the lifted position; and performing the rinsing process using the rinsing liquid while the object to be processed is held in the lifted position.