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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Tsuyoshi Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Ooshiro, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Ooshiro, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a film forming apparatus includes: a stage on which a coating object is placed; a rotation mechanism rotating the stage; an application nozzle supplying a coating material to the coating object; an application moving mechanism moving the application nozzle; a controller which controls the rotation mechanism and application moving mechanism to rotate the stage and move the application nozzle between the rotation center and the outer edge and controls the application nozzle to apply the coating material to the coating object; and a sound wave generator which generates a sound wave. The film forming apparatus projects the sound wave onto the surface of the coating film.