Patents Examined by Gordon Bladwin
  • Patent number: 10226959
    Abstract: A substrate processing device, which processes by immersing the substrate in the processing liquid comprising a mixture of a chemical and a diluting liquid, is provided with: a processing tank (1) that retains the processing liquid; heating means (2, 3) that heat the processing liquid; a temperature detection means (4) that detects the temperature of the processing liquid; a temperature control means (5) that operates the aforementioned heating means (2, 3) in a manner so that the detected temperature approaches a set temperature; a replenishing means (6) that replenishes the diluting liquid in the processing liquid; a concentration detection means (7) that detects the concentration of the processing liquid by measuring the light absorption characteristics of the processing liquid; and a concentration control means (8) that operates the aforementioned replenishing means (6) in a manner so that the detected concentration approaches a set concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Chemical Art Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromi Kiyose, Satoru Hiraki, Hiroshi Watanabe