Tokyo Electron Limited

Hidemasa Aratake

Osamu Kuroda

Kouzou Kanagawa

Norihiro Ito

Hideaki Sato

Koji Tanaka

Norihiro Itoh

Takashi Nagai

Kotaro Tsurusaki

Takafumi Tsuchiya

Takahiro Kawazu

Kouji Ogura

Teruaki Konishi

Keita Hirase

Jiro Harada

A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tub, a storage, a liquid recovery unit, a storage drain line and a liquid recovery unit drain line. The processing tub is allowed to accommodate therein multiple substrates, and configured to store therein a processing liquid. The storage is connected to the processing tub, and configured to store therein the processing liquid drained from the processing tub. The liquid recovery unit is configured to receive the processing liquid overflown from the processing tub. The storage drain line is configured to drain a liquid stored in the storage. The liquid recovery unit drain line is configured to drain a liquid received from the liquid recovery unit to an external drain line provided at an outside.

Substrate processing apparatus and apparatus cleaning method

A substrate liquid processing apparatus includes a processing liquid storage unit configured to store a processing liquid therein; a processing liquid drain unit configured to drain the processing liquid from the processing liquid storage unit; and a control unit. The control unit performs a first control in a constant concentration mode in which a concentration of the processing liquid in the processing liquid storage unit is regulated to a predetermined set concentration and a second control in a concentration changing mode in which the concentration of the processing liquid is changed. In the second control, a set concentration after concentration change is compared with a set concentration before the concentration change, and when the set concentration after the concentration change is lower, the control unit controls the processing liquid drain unit to start draining of the processing liquid.

Substrate liquid processing apparatus

A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tub, a liquid recovery unit, a liquid recovery unit drain line, a storage, a first and a second liquid supply lines, a discharge line, a first and a second liquid flow rate controllers. The liquid recovery unit receives a processing liquid overflown from the processing tub. The liquid recovery unit drain line drains the processing liquid from the liquid recovery unit. The first and the second liquid supply lines supply a first and a second liquids, respectively. The cleaning liquid contains the first liquid and the second liquid, and removes a precipitate from the processing liquid. The discharge line discharges the cleaning liquid, the first liquid or the second liquid toward the liquid recovery unit. The first and the second liquid flow rate controllers are provided at the first and the second liquid supply lines, and adjust flow rates thereof, respectively.

There is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a processing part configured to process a substrate with a processing liquid; and a processing liquid generation part configured to generate the processing liquid supplied to the processing part. The processing liquid generation part includes: a reservoir configured to store the processing liquid; a circulation line through which the processing liquid stored in the reservoir is circulated; a heater configured to heat the processing liquid; and a nozzle provided at a downstream side of the circulation line and has at least one ejection port formed to eject the processing liquid heated by the heater from above a liquid level of the processing liquid stored in the reservoir.

Substrate processing apparatus and processing liquid concentration method

A liquid processing apparatus and method capable of separately collecting first and second processing liquids from each other, and preventing a formation of a defect (such as watermarks and particles) on a target substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, the liquid processing apparatus includes a substrate holding device, a processing liquid supply device to supply a first processing liquid and a second processing liquid, a rotating cup, an outer discharge portion and an inner discharge portion to respectively discharge the first processing liquid and the second processing liquid received from the first receiving surface of the rotating cup, and a discharge portion switch device to open/close the outer discharge portion. The lower end of the first receiving surface of the rotating cup extends to a lower position than the position of the substrate held by the substrate holding device. The first processing liquid is discharged toward the outer discharge portion when the discharge portion switch device moves up, and the second processing liquid is discharged toward the inner discharge portionwhen the discharge portion switch device moves down.

Liquid processing apparatus, liquid processing method and storage medium

Disclosed is a liquid treatment apparatus capable of effectively exhausting processing liquid atmosphere around a target object. The liquid treatment apparatus includes a container, a support part located within the container that supports the target object, a rotation driving mechanism to rotate the target object supported by the support part, a processing liquid supply mechanism to supply a processing liquid to the target object, and a rotation cup, which is located outside of the outer circumference of the target object and is rotatable together with the support part. A rotation exhaust cup is arranged above the rotation cup and is rotatable together with the rotation cup. A discharge mechanism discharges processing liquid atmosphere guided by the rotation cup and the rotation exhaust cup.

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Koshi, Japan

Hidemasa Aratake