Coating and processing apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8277884
APP PUB NO 20100034969A1
SERIAL NO

12569988

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There is provided a coating and processing apparatus including a spin chuck horizontally holding a quadrangular substrate and rotating the substrate in a horizontal plane, a coating solution nozzle for supplying a coating solution to a front surface of the substrate horizontally held by the spin chuck, and a solvent supply mechanism provided in the spin chuck for supplying a solvent to a back surface of the substrate, in which the solvent supplied to the back surface of the substrate is allowed to reach the back surface and side surface of each of corners of the substrate by centrifugal force, thereby removing the coating solution attached.

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  • TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hamada, Masahito Kikuchi-gun, JP 11 87
Kaneda, Masatoshi Kikuchi-gun, JP 25 975
Kobayashi, Shinji Kikuchi-gun, JP 243 2121
Miyamoto, Tetsushi Kikuchi-gun, JP 7 52

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