| CPC H01L 21/0228 (2013.01) [C23C 16/345 (2013.01); C23C 16/4412 (2013.01); C23C 16/46 (2013.01); H01L 21/0217 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method of processing a substrate, comprising:
(a) forming a film by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising:
(a-1) supplying a gas to a substrate in a process chamber; and
(a-2) vacuum-exhausting an inner atmosphere of the process chamber; and
(b) generating a predetermined temperature difference between a front surface of the substrate and a back surface of the substrate at a predetermined timing during (a),
wherein a temperature on the front surface of the substrate is set at least temporarily higher than a temperature on the back surface of the substrate at a timing of vacuum-exhausting the inner atmosphere of the process chamber.
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