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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
May. 17, 2002
Yuji Matsuyama, Kumamoto, JP;
Yuji Matsuyama, Kumamoto, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is a coating unit for coating a substrate with a coating solution, comprising a coating solution discharge member for discharging the coating solution to the substrate which is positioned in a downward part. A lower surface of the coating solution discharge member is in a shape having a length longer, at least, than the radius of the substrate and having a narrow width. A coating solution discharge port is disposed in a portion of the coating solution discharge member, facing the center of the substrate, while a solvent mist discharge port for discharging a solvent mist of the coating solution is disposed in a portion facing a peripheral portion including an outer edge potion of the substrate, when the coating solution discharge member is positioned above the radius of the substrate.