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Spin coating device

US5591264A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateMar 16, 1995
Grant dateJan 7, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/162
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A spin coating device for a substrate, in which a uniform thin film can be formed by applying an application liquid to a substrate and the quality of the substrate can be further improved. The spin coating device for a substrate comprises a turntable 2 for holding and rotating a substrate 1; an application liquid supply means 4 for supplying an application liquid 3 to the rotating substrate 1: splash preventing means 20, which are arranged at the periphery of the substrate 1 held by the turntable 2, prevent the droplets of the application liquid from splashing and provide with an opening portion 10 for circulating the flow A of external air in an area ranging from the central portion toward the peripheral portion of the substrate 1 held by the turntable 2. Exhaust means 8 and 9 for exhausting air from within the splash preventing means 20 are provided.

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