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Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method

US12276455B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2021
Grant dateApr 15, 2025
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M3/226
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus for drying a substrate by substituting a liquid film of a drying liquid formed on the substrate with a supercritical fluid incudes: a pressure container configured to accommodate the substrate on which the liquid film is formed; a discharge line configured to discharge a fluid inside the pressure container; a depressurizing valve provided in a middle of the discharge line; and a concentration measurement part configured to measure a concentration of vapor of the drying liquid in the fluid flowing through the discharge line, wherein the concentration measurement part is provided on a downstream side of the depressurizing valve of the discharge line and measures the concentration of the drying liquid in the fluid depressurized by the depressurizing valve.

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