Patent ID: 8040488

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device that applies exposure processing to a substrate by a liquid immersion method, comprising: a processing section for applying processing to a substrate; and an interface that is provided on one end of said processing section for exchanging the substrate between said processing section and said exposure device, wherein said processing section comprises: a first processing block that includes a photosensitive film forming unit that forms a photosensitive film made of a photosensitive material on the substrate, a first thermal processing unit that thermally treats the substrate, and a first transport unit that transports the substrate; a second processing block that includes a development processing unit that applies development processing to the substrate after the exposure processing by said exposure device, a second thermal processing unit that thermally treats the substrate, and a second transport unit that transports the substrate; a third processing block that includes a washing processing unit that supplies pure water onto said photosensitive film and washes the substrate after the formation of said photosensitive film by said photosensitive film forming unit and before the exposure processing by said exposure device, and a third transport unit that transports the substrate, and wherein said third processing block is arranged adjacent to said interface.