Patents by Inventor Hideomi HOSAKA

Hideomi HOSAKA 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).

  • Patent number: 11862439
    Abstract: In a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, a processing chamber accommodating the substrate is provided. A mounting table is disposed in the processing chamber and configured to attract and hold the substrate using an electrostatic attractive force. A charge amount measurement unit is disposed in the processing chamber and configured to measure charge amount of a substrate attraction surface of the mounting table. A charge neutralization mechanism is configured to neutralize the substrate attraction surface of the mounting table. A retreating mechanism is configured to make the charge amount measurement unit retreat from a measurement position facing the substrate attraction surface of the mounting table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawawa, Hideomi Hosaka, Kouichi Nakajima, Masamichi Hara
  • Publication number: 20220174803
    Abstract: There is provided an electrostatic attraction device having an electrostatic chuck in which an electrode and a heater are embedded in a dielectric. The device comprises: a DC power source unit having a DC power source configured to supply a DC power to the electrode; a first neutralizing circuit connected to a power supply path between the DC power source and the electrode; and a second neutralizing circuit connected to a power supply path between the first neutralizing circuit and the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Takahiro KAWAWA, Hideomi HOSAKA
  • Patent number: 11189461
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus for performing a predetermined processing on a substrate includes a power supply device configured to supply a DC power. The power supply device includes a power supply and a current detection unit configured to detect a current value of a DC power from the power supply. The current detection unit includes a plurality of current sensors used for detecting the current value in the current detection unit and having different detection ranges for the current value, and a switching unit configured to switch the current sensors. The power supply is controlled such that the DC power from the power supply is maintained at a set value based on a detection result of the current detection unit, and the switching unit switches the current sensors depending on the set value of the DC power from the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamamoto, Hideomi Hosaka, Naoki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200312636
    Abstract: In a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, a processing chamber accommodating the substrate is provided. A mounting table is disposed in the processing chamber and configured to attract and hold the substrate using an electrostatic attractive force. A charge amount measurement unit is disposed in the processing chamber and configured to measure charge amount of a substrate attraction surface of the mounting table. A charge neutralization mechanism is configured to neutralize the substrate attraction surface of the mounting table. A retreating mechanism is configured to make the charge amount measurement unit retreat from a measurement position facing the substrate attraction surface of the mounting table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Takahiro KAWAWA, Hideomi HOSAKA, Kouichi NAKAJIMA, Masamichi HARA
  • Publication number: 20200294767
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus for performing a predetermined processing on a substrate includes a power supply device configured to supply a DC power. The power supply device includes a power supply and a current detection unit configured to detect a current value of a DC power from the power supply. The current detection unit includes a plurality of current sensors used for detecting the current value in the current detection unit and having different detection ranges for the current value, and a switching unit configured to switch the current sensors. The power supply is controlled such that the DC power from the power supply is maintained at a set value based on a detection result of the current detection unit, and the switching unit switches the current sensors depending on the set value of the DC power from the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinori YAMAMOTO, Hideomi HOSAKA, Naoki TAKAHASHI