Patent ID: 7922405

Claim:
A developing apparatus for developing a substrate, comprising: a spin-support device for rotatably supporting the substrate; a developer nozzle for supplying a developer to the substrate; a rinsing liquid nozzle for supplying a rinsing liquid to the substrate; an inert gas nozzle for supplying an inert gas to the substrate; wherein said developer nozzle is integrated with said rinsing liquid nozzle and said inert gas nozzle; and a control device programmed for controlling spinning of the substrate and supply of the developer, the rinsing liquid and the inert gas; wherein said rinsing liquid nozzle and said inert gas nozzle are juxtaposed in a position adjacent a spin center of the substrate in plan view, and wherein said control device starts supplying the inert gas to adjacent the spin center after supplying the rinsing liquid to adjacent the spin center of the substrate being spun, and while a film of the rinsing liquid is present on the substrate, whereby the supplied inert gas breaks the film of the rinsing liquid.