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Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2012
Applicants:

Jiro Higashijima, Koshi, JP;

Norihiro Itoh, Koshi, JP;

Inventors:

Jiro Higashijima, Koshi, JP;

Norihiro Itoh, Koshi, JP;

Assignee:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Minato-Ku, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67051 (2013.01); H01L 21/68707 (2013.01); H01L 21/68728 (2013.01); H01L 21/68785 (2013.01); H01L 21/68792 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid treatment apparatus includes a substrate retaining unit, a rotational driving unit configured to rotate the substrate retaining unit; and a nozzle disposed below a lower surface of the substrate, the nozzle having first ejection ports provided to eject a chemical liquid and second ejection ports provided to eject a rinsing fluid towards the lower surface of the substrate. The nozzle comprises a first portion and a second portion each extending from a position opposing to a peripheral portion of the substrate towards a position opposing to a central portion of the substrate. At least part of the first ejection ports are arranged in the first portion. At least part of the second ejection ports are arranged in the second portion. The first portion and the second portion are arranged to form a V-shaped figure.


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