| CPC B24B 37/042 (2013.01) [B24B 57/02 (2013.01); H01L 21/30625 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |

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1. A polishing liquid discharge method in a substrate polishing apparatus, comprising:
a step of preparing a rotary table that includes a cylinder and a piston and has a surface to which an opening portion is provided for discharging a polishing liquid;
a step of communicating with a liquid holding space and filling the polishing liquid in the liquid holding space from the opening portion, the liquid holding space being defined by the cylinder and the piston; and
a step of discharging the polishing liquid from the opening portion by driving the piston to press the polishing liquid filled in the liquid holding space.
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