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Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for coating resist comprising a spin-chuck capable of moving vertically, holding a substrate received and rotating together with the substrate, resist solution supplying mean for supplying a resist solution onto a substrate held on the spin-chuck, a rotating cup surrounding the substrate held on the spin-chuck and rotated in synchronism with the spin-chuck, for receiving the resist solution centrifugally separated from the substrate, a drain cup provided around the rotating cup, for receiving a waste material discharged from the rotating cup, the drain cup having a collecting space for collecting the waste material received, a drainage passage having a drainage port opening into the collecting space for discharging a liquid component of the waste material collected in the collecting space therefrom, an exhaust passage having an exhaust port communicating with the collecting space, for discharging a gas component of the waste material collected in the collecting space therefrom, an exhaust gas guiding passage provided at a level higher than at least the drainage port, for guiding the gas component from the collecting space to the exhaust passage, and a gas-liquid separating member provided in the exhaust gas guiding passage, for condensing a liquid component contained in air containing the gas component by striking it against the gas-liquid separating member, thereby preventing the liquid component from going around the exhaust passage.

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