摘要 |
A substrate processing apparatus can arbitrarily switch the flow direction of a processing liquid without causing a change in the overall flow rate of the processing liquid nor creating a non-uniform flow of the processing liquid. The substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of inlet pipes and a plurality of outlet pipes, connected to a processing tank and to be switched therebetween to create a flow of a processing liquid in the processing tank in a direction different from that of the processing liquid before the switching. The inlet pipes and the outlet pipes are each provided with a flow control device which is controlled by a control section so that upon switching between the pipes, the flow rate of the processing liquid flowing therethrough changes with time. |