Patent ID: 8869811

Claim:
A liquid processing apparatus comprising: a holding plate, formed with a penetrating hole at the center part thereof, configured to hold a substrate; a lift pin plate provided above the holding plate, formed with a penetrating hole at the center part thereof, and having a lift pin for supporting the substrate from a lower side; a rotation-driving unit configured to rotate the holding plate; a processing liquid supply unit configured to pass through the penetrating hole of the holding plate and the penetrating hole of the lift pin plate, and to supply the processing liquid to the back surface of the substrate held by the holding plate, and have a head part provided to close the penetrating hole of the lift pin plate; and an elevating mechanism configured to relatively elevate the processing liquid supply unit and the lift pin plate with respect to the holding plate, wherein the elevating mechanism elevates the processing liquid supply unit and the lift pin plate independently of each other.