Patents by Inventor Akio Takemoto

Akio Takemoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electron beam exposure apparatus, adjusting method, and block mask for adjustment
    Patent number: 6573519
    Abstract: This adjusting method can determine the precise deflection amount of mask deflectors corresponding to each aperture pattern by precisely measuring the position of the beam deflected by the mask deflectors in relation to that of each aperture pattern in an electron beam exposure apparatus, comprising an electron gun, a block mask, plural mask deflectors that deflect the electron beam so as to pass through one of the plural aperture patterns selectively, convergent devices that converge the electron beam onto a specimen, and deflectors that deflect the electron beam on the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Akio Takemoto
  • Charged-particle-beam exposure device and charged-particle-beam exposure method
    Publication number: 20010013581
    Abstract: A method of exposing a wafer to a charged-particle beam by directing to the wafer the charged-particle beam deflected by a deflector includes the steps of arranging a plurality of first marks at different heights, focusing the charged-particle beam on each of the first marks by using a focus coil provided above the deflector, obtaining a focus distance for each of the first marks, obtaining deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for each of the first marks, and using linear functions of the focus distance for approximating the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients to obtain the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for an arbitrary value of the focus distance. A device for carrying out the method is also set forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Akio Takemoto, Yoshihisa Ooaeh, Tomohiko Abe, Hiroshi Yasuda, Takamasa Satoh, Hideki Nasuno, Hidefumi Yabara, Kenichi Kawakami, Kiichi Sakamoto, Tomohiro Sakazaki, Isamu Seto, Masami Takigawa, Tatsuro Ohkawa
  • Charged-particle-beam exposure device and charged-particle-beam exposure method
    Patent number: 6242751
    Abstract: A method of exposing a wafer to a charged-particle beam by directing to the wafer the charged-particle beam deflected by a deflector includes the steps of arranging a plurality of first marks at different heights, focusing the charged-particle beam on each of the first marks by using a focus coil provided above the deflector, obtaining a focus distance for each of the first marks, obtaining deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for each of the first marks, and using linear functions of the focus distance for approximating the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients to obtain the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for an arbitrary value of the focus distance. A device for carrying out the method is also set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Akio Takemoto, Yoshihisa Ooaeh, Tomohiko Abe, Hiroshi Yasuda, Takamasa Satoh, Hideki Nasuno, Hidefumi Yabara, Kenichi Kawakami, Kiichi Sakamoto, Tomohiro Sakazaki, Isamu Seto, Masami Takigawa, Tatsuro Ohkawa
  • Charged-particle-beam exposure device and charged-particle-beam exposure method
    Patent number: 5969365
    Abstract: A method of exposing a wafer to a charged-particle beam by directing to the wafer the charged-particle beam deflected by a deflector includes the steps of arranging a plurality of first marks at different heights, focusing the charged-particle beam on each of the first marks by using a focus coil provided above the deflector, obtaining a focus distance for each of the first marks, obtaining deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for each of the first marks, and using linear functions of the focus distance for approximating the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients to obtain the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for an arbitrary value of the focus distance. A device for carrying out the method is also set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Akio Takemoto, Yoshihisa Ooaeh, Tomohiko Abe, Hiroshi Yasuda, Takamasa Satoh, Hideki Nasuno, Hidefumi Yabara, Kenichi Kawakami, Kiichi Sakamoto, Tomohiro Sakazaki, Isamu Seto, Masami Takigawa, Tatsuro Ohkawa
  • Charged-particle-beam exposure device and charged-particle-beam exposure method
    Patent number: 5757015
    Abstract: A method of exposing a wafer to a charged-particle beam by directing to the wafer the charged-particle beam deflected by a deflector includes the steps of arranging a plurality of first marks at different heights, focusing the charged-particle beam on each of the first marks by using a focus coil provided above the deflector, obtaining a focus distance for each of the first marks, obtaining deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for each of the first marks, and using linear functions of the focus distance for approximating the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients to obtain the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for an arbitrary value of the focus distance. A device for carrying out the method is also set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Akio Takemoto, Yoshihisa Ooaeh, Tomohiko Abe, Hiroshi Yasuda, Takamasa Satoh, Hideki Nasuno, Hidefumi Yabara, Kenichi Kawakami, Kiichi Sakamoto, Tomohiro Sakazaki, Isamu Seto, Masami Takigawa, Tatsuro Ohkawa