Patents Assigned to Kokusai Electric Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240105461
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a technique capable of improving device characteristics. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a technique that includes: (A) processing a substrate by performing a first cycle a first predetermined number of times, wherein the first cycle includes: (a) supplying a first halogen element-containing gas to the substrate; and (b) supplying a second halogen element-containing gas to the substrate; and (B) processing the substrate by performing a second cycle a second predetermined number of times, wherein the second cycle includes: (c) supplying a modification gas to the substrate; and (d) supplying a third halogen element-containing gas to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hirohisa YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240105423
    Abstract: There is provided a plasma vessel in which a process gas is plasma-excited; a substrate process chamber which is in communication with the plasma vessel; a gas supply system supplying the process gas; and a coil installed to wind around an outer periphery of the plasma vessel and supplied with high-frequency power, wherein the coil is installed such that: a distance from an inner periphery of the coil to an inner periphery of the plasma vessel at a predetermined position on the coil is different from a distance from the inner periphery of the coil to the inner periphery of the plasma vessel at another position on the coil; and a distance from the inner periphery of the coil to the inner periphery of the plasma vessel at a position at which an amplitude of a standing wave of a voltage applied to the coil is maximized is maximized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Yasui, Katsunori Funaki, Masaki Murobayashi, Koichiro Harada
  • Publication number: 20240105448
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) performing: (a1) exciting a first oxidizing agent and a first reducing agent into a plasma state and supplying the first oxidizing agent and the first reducing agent thus excited to a substrate, which includes a first surface and a second surface; and (a2) exciting a second reducing agent into a plasma state and supplying the second reducing agent thus excited to the substrate; and (b) heat-treating the substrate subjected to (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motomu DEGAI, Kimihiko NAKATANI, Yuki YAMAKADO, Shoji KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240105463
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) loading a substrate into a process container at a loading temperature; (b) setting an interior of the process container to a film formation temperature; (c) forming a metal film on a surface of the substrate by supplying a process gas into the process container; (d) setting the interior of the process container to an unloading temperature lower than the loading temperature; and (e) unloading the substrate from the process container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koei KURIBAYASHI, Kaoru Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20240105477
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a process chamber in which a substrate is processed; an exhaust controller configured to control a gas flow path through which a plurality of exhausts in parallel is connected to the process chamber and a gas flow in the gas flow path; an output controller configured to control output of each of the exhausts; and a controller configured to be capable of controlling the exhaust controller and the output controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Naofumi OHASHI, Toshiyuki KIKUCHI, Hideto YAMAGUCHI, Masamichi YACHI
  • Publication number: 20240105465
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) supplying a first gas containing a Group 14 element to a substrate including a recess; (b) supplying a second gas containing a Group 15 or Group 13 element to the substrate; (c) forming a first film containing the Group 14 element in the recess by performing (a) and (b) with the second gas at a first concentration, and stopping film formation before the recess is filled up with the first film; and (d) after (c), performing (b) with the second gas at a second concentration and heat-treating the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro MIYAKURA, Akito Hirano, Yasunobu Koshi, Yasuhiro Megawa
  • Publication number: 20240105443
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) forming a first inhibitor layer on a first surface of the substrate having the first surface and a second surface by supplying a first modifying agent to the substrate; (b) forming a first film on the second surface by supplying a first film-forming agent to the substrate; (c) forming a second film on the first film by supplying a second film-forming agent to the substrate, wherein a film including at least one selected from the group of the first film and the second film has been formed on the first surface; (d) removing the film by supplying an etching agent to the substrate; (e) forming a second inhibitor layer on the first surface by supplying a second modifying agent to the substrate; and (f) forming a third film on the second film by supplying a third film-forming agent to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kimihiko NAKATANI
  • Patent number: 11942333
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: (a) heating a substrate to a first temperature while supporting the substrate on a substrate support, and supplying a process gas into a process vessel accommodating the substrate support; (b) lowering a temperature of a low temperature structure provided in the process vessel to a second temperature lower than the first temperature by supplying an inert gas or air to a coolant flow path provided in the process vessel after (a) for a predetermined time, wherein defects occur when a cleaning gas is supplied to the low temperature structure at the first temperature; and (c) cleaning the low temperature structure by supplying the cleaning gas into the process vessel after (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Tomihiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20240093813
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a first connector including a first opening including two longitudinally extending parallel sides and configured to provide a detachable connection to an opening of a first counterpart; and a second connector including a substantially circular second opening and configured to be connectable to an opening of a second counterpart; and a pipe including an internal space formed in a shape of a polyhedron and configured to allow fluid communication between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuto SHOJI, Ryosuke TAKAHASHI, Masakazu SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20240096666
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a technique capable of rapidly identifying a cause of an occurrence of a failure and supporting a recovery. There is provided a technique that includes: a memory storing recipes, apparatus information reported from within the substrate processing apparatus and failure information; a process vessel in which a substrate is processed based on a recipe; and a controller for: (i) storing failure data in the memory together with an occurrence time of the failure contained in the failure information when the failure occurs in the substrate processing apparatus, the failure data containing first apparatus-related information reported before the failure during a first period defined in advance and the recipe in the memory; and (ii) adding second apparatus-related information reported after the failure during a second period defined in advance to the failure data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuri TAKEBAYASHI, Shinichiro MORI, Junichi KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240093361
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of stabilizing a supply flow rate of a vaporized gas. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a vaporizer including: a vessel in which a source is stored; a first heater capable of heating the source by immersion into the source stored in the vessel; a second heater capable of heating the vessel; a first temperature sensor capable of measuring a temperature of the source by immersion into the source; a second temperature sensor capable of measuring a temperature of the vessel; and a controller capable of controlling the first heater based on the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor and controlling the second heater based on the temperature measured by the second temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Gen LI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Kenichi SUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240096617
    Abstract: There is provided a technique, which includes: (a) supplying a modifying agent to a substrate including a first surface and a second surface to form an inhibitor layer on the first surface and at least a portion of the second surface; and (b) forming a film on the second surface by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including (b1) supplying a precursor to the substrate and (b2) supplying a reactant to the substrate, wherein in (b), a process condition per cycle up to an n-th cycle is set to be different from a process condition per cycle on and after an (n+1)-th cycle, wherein n is an integer of 1 or 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kimihiko Nakatani, Takayuki Waseda, Shoma Miyata
  • Publication number: 20240096604
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a process chamber configured to process a plurality of substrates; and a plasma generator configured to generate plasma in the process chamber, the plasma generator including a first electrode part configured to extend from a lower side to an intermediate side of the process chamber, and a second electrode part configured to extend from an upper side to the intermediate side of the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinori ABURATANI, Kaoru YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240093370
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a substrate processing method including: forming a film containing a predetermined element on a substrate by performing a first cycle a first predetermined number of times, the first cycle including: forming a first layer containing the predetermined element by performing a second cycle a second predetermined number of times, wherein a surface of the first layer is halogen-terminated and wherein the second cycle includes: supplying a first gas containing the predetermined element and a halogen element to the substrate; and removing the first gas; and forming a second layer containing the predetermined element by supplying a second gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Hideki HORITA, Atsushi MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20240096655
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a process chamber in which a substrate is processed; an electromagnetic wave generator configured to supply an electromagnetic wave into the process chamber; and a gas supplier through which a cooling gas is supplied to the substrate by adjusting a direction of supplying the cooling gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20240096615
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of acquiring, monitoring, and recording the progress of the reaction between a substrate and a reactive gas contained in a process gas in a process chamber during the processing of the substrate. According to the technique, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a process chamber accommodating a substrate; a process gas supply system configured to supply a process gas into the process chamber via a process gas supply pipe; an exhaust pipe configured to exhaust an inner atmosphere of the process chamber; a first gas concentration sensor configured to detect a first concentration of a reactive gas contained in the process gas in the process gas supply pipe; and a second gas concentration sensor configured to detect a second concentration of the reactive gas contained in an exhaust gas in the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori TANAKA, Hideto TATENO, Sadayoshi HORII
  • Publication number: 20240093372
    Abstract: A technique includes at least one chamber including a process chamber that is capable of processing a substrate and a shower head arranged in an upstream of the process chamber; a gas supplier that is capable of supplying a gas into the process chamber via the shower head; a first exhaust pipe communicating with the shower head; a second exhaust pipe communicating with the process chamber; a first exhaust controller installed in the first exhaust pipe; a first heater installed in the first exhaust pipe; and a controller configured to be capable of: (a) controlling the gas supplier so as to supply a processing gas as the gas to the shower head, and (b) controlling the gas supplier so as to supply a non-processing gas as the gas to the shower head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi TAKASAKI, Atsushi Moriya, Kaoru Yamamoto, Naofumi Ohashi
  • Patent number: D1019581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Hirano
  • Patent number: D1019582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Hirano
  • Patent number: D1019583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Hirano