A composite processing apparatus which can securely process a conductive
material, such as a copper film, at a low surface pressure and a high
rate while effectively preventing the formation of pits is disclosed. The
composite processing apparatus includes: a substrate holder for holding a
substrate; a processing table including a mechanical processing section
for processing a surface of the substrate by a processing method
involving a mechanical action; and an electrolytic processing section
which is separate from the mechanical processing section. The
electrolytic processing section includes a processing electrode with an
ion exchanger, for processing the substrate by applying a voltage between
the processing electrode and the substrate while keeping the ion
exchanger (92) in contact with the substrate. The composite processing
apparatus also includes a liquid supply section for supplying a liquid
between the substrate and the processing electrode, and between the
substrate and the mechanical processing section; and a drive section for
moving the substrate and the processing table relative to each other.