Patents by Inventor Masanao Fukuda

Masanao Fukuda 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: 11959430
    Abstract: A vehicle controller includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform an intermittent stop of an engine in accordance with a traveling state of a vehicle, cause the engine to restart by self-sustaining resumption when restart of the engine is requested in a state in which the engine is rotating during the intermittent stop, and perform a retarded injection control that retards, in a combustion cycle of the engine, a starting time of a first fuel injection at the time of the restart of the engine by the self-sustaining resumption as compared to a starting time of a second fuel injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Eiichiroh Kido, Masanao Idogawa
  • Patent number: 10290494
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including: a reaction tube configured to process a plurality of substrates; a heater configured to heat an inside of the reaction tube; a holder configured to arrange and hold the plurality of substrates within the reaction tube; a hydrogen-containing gas supply system including a first nozzle disposed in an area which horizontally surrounds a substrate arrangement area where the plurality of substrates are arranged, and configured to supply a hydrogen-containing gas from a plurality of locations of the area into the reaction tube; an oxygen-containing gas supply system including a second nozzle disposed in the area which horizontally surrounds the substrate arrangement area, and configured to supply an oxygen-containing gas from a plurality of locations of the area into the reaction tube; a pressure controller configured to control a pressure inside the reaction tube to be lower than an atmospheric pressure; and a controller configured to control the heater, the hydrogen-cont
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masanao Fukuda, Takafumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20160322217
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including: a reaction tube configured to process a plurality of substrates; a heater configured to heat an inside of the reaction tube; a holder configured to arrange and hold the plurality of substrates within the reaction tube; a hydrogen-containing gas supply system including a first nozzle disposed in an area which horizontally surrounds a substrate arrangement area where the plurality of substrates are arranged, and configured to supply a hydrogen-containing gas from a plurality of locations of the area into the reaction tube; an oxygen-containing gas supply system including a second nozzle disposed in the area which horizontally surrounds the substrate arrangement area, and configured to supply an oxygen-containing gas from a plurality of locations of the area into the reaction tube; a pressure controller configured to control a pressure inside the reaction tube to be lower than an atmospheric pressure; and a controller configured to control the heater, the hydrogen-cont
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Masanao FUKUDA, Takafumi SASAKI, Kazuhiro YUASA
  • Patent number: 9412582
    Abstract: A structure for constituting a process chamber in which a plurality of substrates is processed by reacting a predetermined precursor gas therein includes an outer tube having a cylindrical shape with an upper end portion closed and a lower end portion opened, and an inner tube, installed within the outer tube, including a first exhaust slit and a second exhaust slit through which the predetermined precursor gas is exhausted, the first exhaust slit located in a substrate arrangement region in which the plurality of substrates are arranged, and the second exhaust slit located in a region lower than the substrate arrangement region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Eisuke Nishitani, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Masanao Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20150270125
    Abstract: A structure for constituting a process chamber in which a plurality of substrates is processed by reacting a predetermined precursor gas therein includes an outer tube having a cylindrical shape with an upper end portion closed and a lower end portion opened, and an inner tube, installed within the outer tube, including a first exhaust slit and a second exhaust slit through which the predetermined precursor gas is exhausted, the first exhaust slit located in a substrate arrangement region in which the plurality of substrates are arranged, and the second exhaust slit located in a region lower than the substrate arrangement region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi SASAKI, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Eisuke NISHITANI, Tetsuo YAMAMOTO, Masanao FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 9084298
    Abstract: There are provided a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing leakage of magnetic field during processing of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yukitomo Hirochi, Akinori Tanaka, Akihiro Sato, Takeshi Itoh, Daisuke Hara, Kenji Shirako, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Masanao Fukuda
  • Patent number: 9074284
    Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus that can form films having a uniform thickness on a plurality of substrates. The heat treatment apparatus comprises a process chamber configured to grow silicon carbide (SiC) films on wafers, a boat configured to hold a plurality of wafers in a state where the wafers are vertically arranged and approximately horizontally oriented so as to hold the wafers in the process chamber, a heating unit installed in the process chamber, and a gas supply nozzle configured to supply a reaction gas. The heating unit comprises a susceptor configured to cover at least a part of the boat, and a susceptor wall disposed between the boat and the susceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Masanao Fukuda, Kenji Shirako, Akihiro Sato, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Sadao Nakashima
  • Patent number: 9028614
    Abstract: When processing such as SiC epitaxial growth is performed at an ultrahigh temperature of 1500° C. to 1700° C., a film-forming gas can be decreased to heat-resistant temperature of a manifold and film quality uniformity can be improved. A substrate processing apparatus includes a reaction chamber for processing a plurality of substrates, a boat for holding the plurality of substrates, a gas supply nozzle for supplying a film-forming gas to the plurality of substrates, an exhaust port for exhausting the film-forming gas supplied into the reaction chamber, a heat exchange part which defines a second flow path narrower than a first flow path defined by an inner wall of the reaction chamber and the boat, and a gas discharge part installed under the lowermost substrate of the plurality of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Hara, Takeshi Itoh, Masanao Fukuda, Takatomo Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hiramatsu, Shuhei Saido, Takafumi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8901013
    Abstract: An oxygen-containing gas and a hydrogen-containing gas are supplied into a pre-reaction chamber heated to a second temperature and having the pressure set to less than an atmospheric pressure, and a reaction is induced between both gases in the pre-reaction chamber to generate reactive species, and the reactive species are supplied into the process chamber and exhausted therefrom, in which a substrate heated to the first temperature is housed and the pressure is set to less than the atmospheric pressure, and processing is applied to the substrate by the reactive species, with the second temperature set to be not less than the first temperature at this time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yuasa, Masanao Fukuda, Takafumi Sasaki, Yasuhiro Megawa, Masayoshi Minami
  • Publication number: 20130157474
    Abstract: An oxygen-containing gas and a hydrogen-containing gas are supplied into a pre-reaction chamber heated to a second temperature and having the pressure set to less than an atmospheric pressure, and a reaction is induced between both gases in the pre-reaction chamber to generate reactive species, and the reactive species are supplied into the process chamber and exhausted therefrom, in which a substrate heated to the first temperature is housed and the pressure is set to less than the atmospheric pressure, and processing is applied to the substrate by the reactive species, with the second temperature set to be not less than the first temperature at this time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yuasa, Masanao Fukuda, Takafumi Sasaki, Yasuhiro Megawa, Masayoshi Minami
  • Publication number: 20120220107
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus having a stack structure of wafers that can endure a high temperature without bad influence on film-forming precision. The stack structure includes a holder base (110) configured to hold a wafer (14) at an inner circumference side thereof, and boat columns (31a to 31c) each including a holder retainer (HS) configured to hold an outer circumference side of the holder base (110), wherein an outer diameter of the holder base (110) is larger than that of the wafer (14), and the holder base (110) is detachable from the holder retainers (HS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Masanao Fukuda, Takafumi Sasaki, Takatomo Yamaguchi, Daisuke Hara
  • Publication number: 20120220108
    Abstract: When processing such as SiC epitaxial growth is performed at an ultrahigh temperature of 1500° C. to 1700° C., a film-forming gas can be decreased to heat-resistant temperature of a manifold and film quality uniformity can be improved. A substrate processing apparatus includes a reaction chamber for processing a plurality of substrates, a boat for holding the plurality of substrates, a gas supply nozzle for supplying a film-forming gas to the plurality of substrates, an exhaust port for exhausting the film-forming gas supplied into the reaction chamber, a heat exchange part which defines a second flow path narrower than a first flow path defined by an inner wall of the reaction chamber and the boat, and a gas discharge part installed under the lowermost substrate of the plurality of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Hara, Takeshi Itoh, Masanao Fukuda, Takatomo Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hiramatsu, Shuhei Saido, Takafumi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20120156886
    Abstract: Production efficiency of a substrate (in particular, a substrate on which a SiC epitaxial film is formed) is improved and formation of the film inside a gas supply port is suppressed. This is accomplished by a substrate processing apparatus including a reaction chamber configured to accommodate a plurality of substrates 14, a heating part installed to surround the reaction chamber and configured to heat the reaction chamber, and a first gas supply pipe 60 extending in the reaction chamber, wherein the first gas supply pipe 60 includes a first gas supply port 68 configured to inject a first gas toward the plurality of substrates 14, and first shielding walls installed at both sides of the first gas supply port to expose the first gas supply port 68, the first shielding walls extending toward the plurality of substrates 14 from the first gas supply port 68.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Shirako, Masanao Fukuda, Takafumi Sasaki, Yoshinori Imai, Daisuke Hara, Shuhei Saido, Koei Kuribayashi
  • Publication number: 20110306212
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a substrate processing apparatus includes a reaction tube, a processing chamber provided inside the reaction tube to process a substrate therein, an induction target provided inside the reaction tube to surround the processing chamber and configured to heat the substrate, a heat insulator provided inside the reaction tube to surround the induction target, an induction target provided outside the reaction tube to inductively heat at least the induction target, a first gas supply unit for supplying a first gas into the processing chamber, and a second gas supply unit for supplying a second gas to a first gap provided between the induction target and the heat insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro SATO, Akinori TANAKA, Takeshi ITOH, Masanao FUKUDA, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20110253049
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor processing apparatus comprising a processing tube for housing a substrate support member that supports a plurality of substrates stacked at a prescribed pitch in a vertical direction; a gas supply part that extends in a direction in which the substrates are stacked in the processing tube and that has a plurality of gas supply openings; an exhaust part that opens onto the processing tube; a gas rectifying plate that is disposed in a space between a penumbra of the substrates supported on the substrate support member and an inner wall of the processing tube, and that extends from the gas supply part in a circumferential direction of the processing tube and in the direction in which the substrates are stacked; and a gas flow regulating part disposed in a space in the processing tube that is above a top-most gas supply opening and a top-most substrate and in a space in the processing tube that is below a bottom-most substrate and a bottom-most gas supply opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Masanao Fukuda, Kazuhiro Morimitsu
  • Publication number: 20110210118
    Abstract: There are provided a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a substrate in which induction heating of members made of a metal material and installed outside an induction coil is suppressed and safety may be improved during processing of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a reaction tube for accommodating a substrate; an induction heating unit installed to surround an outer circumference of the reaction tube; a shielding unit installed to surround an outside of the induction heating unit; a gas supply unit for supplying at least a source gas into the reaction tube; and a controller for processing the substrate by heating an inside of the reaction tube using the induction heating unit, and supplying at least the source gas from the gas supply unit into the reaction tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yukitomo HIROCHI, Akinori TANAKA, Akihiro SATO, Takeshi ITOH, Daisuke HARA, Kenji SHIRAKO, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Masanao FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20110065286
    Abstract: At a low temperature of 500° C. to 700° C., the concentration of atomic oxygen is controlled in a wafer stacked direction, and the thickness distribution of oxide films is kept uniform in the wafer stacked direction. A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes a process of oxidizing substrates by supplying oxygen-containing gas and hydrogen-containing gas through a mixing part from an end side of a substrate arrangement region where the substrates are arranged inside the process chamber so that the gases flow toward the other end side of the substrate arrangement region, and supplying hydrogen-containing gas from mid-flow locations corresponding to the substrate arrangement region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi SASAKI, Masanao FUKUDA, Masayoshi MINAMI, Yasuhiro MEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20100282166
    Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus. The heat treatment apparatus comprises a process chamber configured to grow silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial films on SiC substrates, a substrate holding tool configured to hold a plurality of substrates in a state where the substrates are vertically arranged and approximately horizontally oriented, so as to hold the substrates in the process chamber, a first reaction gas supply nozzle configured to supply a carbon-containing gas into the process chamber, a second reaction gas supply nozzle configured to supply a silicon-containing gas into the process chamber, a magnetic field generating coil disposed at an outside of the process chamber for electromagnetic induction heating, and a coil supporter configured to support the magnetic field generating coil. An upper end of the second reaction gas supply nozzle is lower than a lower end of the coil supporter configured to support the magnetic field generating coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Masanao FUKUDA, Akihiro SATO, Akinori TANAKA, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20100275848
    Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus that can form films having a uniform thickness on a plurality of substrates. The heat treatment apparatus comprises a process chamber configured to grow silicon carbide (SiC) films on wafers, a boat configured to hold a plurality of wafers in a state where the wafers are vertically arranged and approximately horizontally oriented so as to hold the wafers in the process chamber, a heating unit installed in the processing chamber, and a gas supply nozzle configured to supply a reaction gas. The heating unit comprises a susceptor configured to cover at least a part of the boat, and a susceptor wall disposed between the boat and the susceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Masanao Fukuda, Kenji Shirako, Akihiro Sato, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Sadao Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20100035440
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a reaction tube configured to process a plurality of substrates; a heater configured to heat the inside of the reaction tube; a holder configured to arrange and hold the plurality of substrates within the reaction tube; a first nozzle disposed in an area corresponding to a substrate arrangement area where the plurality of substrates are arranged, and configured to supply hydrogen-containing gas from a plurality of locations of the area into the reaction tube; a second nozzle disposed in the area corresponding to the substrate arrangement area, and configured to supply oxygen-containing gas from a plurality of locations of the area into the reaction tube; an exhaust outlet configured to exhaust the inside of the reaction tube; and a pressure controller configured to control pressure inside the reaction tube to be lower than atmospheric pressure, wherein the first nozzle is provided with a plurality of first gas ejection holes, and the second nozzle is provided with as
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Masanao Fukuda, Takafumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Yuasa