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Coating method

US8304018B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2010
Grant dateNov 6, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/6715
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is provided a coating method which can efficiently apply a coating liquid, such as a liquid resist, to the entire surface of a wafer even when the coating liquid is supplied in a smaller amount than a conventional one, and can therefore reduce the consumption of the coating liquid. The coating method includes: a first step of rotating the substrate at a first rotating speed while supplying the coating liquid onto approximately the center of the rotating substrate; a second step of rotating the substrate at a second rotating speed which is lower than the first rotating speed; a third step of rotating the substrate at a third rotating speed which is higher than the second rotating speed; and a fourth step of rotating the substrate at a fourth rotating speed which is higher than the second rotating speed and lower than the third rotating speed.

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