An electrolytic processing apparatus which, while eliminating a CMP
processing entirely or reducing a load on a CMP processing to the least
possible extent, can process and flatten a conductive material formed in
the surface of a substrate, or can remove (clean) extraneous matter
adhering to the surface of a workpiece such as a substrate. The present
invention includes an electrode section including a plurality of
electrode members disposed in parallel, each electrode member including
an electrode and an ion exchanger covering the surface of the electrode,
a holder for holding a workpiece, which is capable of bringing the
workpiece close to or into contact with the ion exchanger of the
electrode member, and a power source to be connected to the electrode of
each electrode member of the electrode section. The ion exchanger of the
electrode member includes an ion exchanger having an excellent surface
smoothness and an ion exchanger having a large ion exchange capacity.