Abstract:
There is provided a method of processing a substrate, which includes: forming a liquid film of an organic solvent on a front surface of the substrate; and drying the substrate with the liquid film formed thereon by heating the substrate in a state where a gas density around the substrate is larger than a gas density of air.
Abstract:
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a processing container including a processing chamber; a holder configured to hold a substrate in the processing chamber; and a nozzle configured to jet a gas to irradiate a first main surface of the substrate with a gas cluster. The processing container includes an opposing wall including a first opposing surface facing the first main surface of the substrate, a plate provided on a portion of the first opposing surface, and a through-hole configured to pass through the opposing wall and the plate. The plate has a second opposing surface facing the first main surface. The through-hole is a passage of the gas and has an outlet on the second opposing surface. A first gap is formed between the opposing wall and the substrate. A second gap is formed between the plate and the substrate and is narrower than the first gap.
Abstract:
A wafer is held horizontally and rotated by a substrate holding mechanism. An aqueous alkaline solution is supplied to a wafer by a nozzle and caused to flow from a central portion to a peripheral edge portion of the wafer, thereby etching the wafer. An amount of oxygen, which is equal to or more than the amount of oxygen in atmospheric air involved in the aqueous alkaline solution flowing on the wafer, is previously dissolved in the aqueous alkaline solution.