Patent ID: 7107999

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus that removes a reaction product formed by deterioration of a resist and/or thin film attached to a substrate by a removal liquid for said reaction product, said apparatus comprising: an indexer part that mounts a cassette encasing a substrate and that loads and unloads a substrate with respect to the exterior of said apparatus; a removal processing part for performing a removal processing comprising removing said reaction product, said removal processing part being disposed adjacent to said indexer part and including a holding part for holding a single substrate in a substantially horizontal position while rotating said single substrate and a removal liquid supply part for supplying said removal liquid to a surface of said single substrate held by said holding part; a dry processing part for performing a dry processing of a substrate which has been subjected to said removal processing, said dry processing part including a temperature controlled plate for receiving said substrate thereon for heating, a sealed chamber that is airtight for housing said temperature controlled plate and a pressure reduction part for reducing the pressure within said sealed chamber; and an interface that is disposed so as to be sandwiched between said removal processing part and said dry processing part, and that gives and receives a substrate between said removal processing part and said dry processing part.