Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Koguchi

Toshiaki Koguchi 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: 7886808
    Abstract: A substrate heating chamber and a substrate cooling chamber each capable of simultaneously holding a plurality of substrates are provided in a thermally separated state in a heating and cooling apparatus with a single vacuum processing chamber. The substrate heating chamber is equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The substrate cooling chamber is also equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch heat treatment of substrates, while the non-communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch or individual processing of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Koguchi, Kazuhito Watanabe, Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20070089852
    Abstract: A heating and cooling apparatus with which batch processing is possible and throughput can be increased, and furthermore which is more compact and uses less energy. A substrate heating chamber and a substrate cooling chamber each capable of simultaneously holding a plurality of substrates are provided in a thermally separated state in a heating and cooling apparatus with a single vacuum processing chamber. The substrate heating chamber is equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The substrate cooling chamber is also equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch heat treatment of substrates, while the non-communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch or individual processing of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Canon Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Koguchi, Kazuhito Watanabe, Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7182122
    Abstract: A heating and cooling apparatus with which batch processing is possible and throughput can be increased, and furthermore which is more compact and uses less energy. A substrate heating chamber and a substrate cooling chamber each capable of simultaneously holding a plurality of substrates are provided in a thermally separated state in a heating and cooling apparatus with a single vacuum processing chamber. The substrate heating chamber is equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The substrate cooling chamber is also equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch heat treatment of substrates, while the non-communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch or individual processing of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Koguchi, Kazuhito Watanabe, Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6432261
    Abstract: A substrate holder and an electrode are arranged facing each other in a vacuum chamber. The electrode is provided with a process gas introduction mechanism and a gas blowoff plate. A substrate is loaded on the substrate holder, the process gas is introduced, and electric power is supplied between the substrate holder and the electrode to generate plasma for etching the substrate surface. At the rear side of the gas blowoff plate in the vacuum chamber, a plurality of magnets is provided at concentric positions. The magnetic field strength resulting from the magnets on the surface of the substrate is made 0 Gauss. By using the magnets in this way and improving the magnets, it is possible to establish a better etching process for various materials to be etched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhito Watanabe, Hironari Shimizu, Toshiaki Koguchi, Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20020017377
    Abstract: A heating and cooling apparatus with which batch processing is possible and throughput can be increased, and furthermore which is more compact and uses less energy. A substrate heating chamber and a substrate cooling chamber each capable of simultaneously holding a plurality of substrates are provided in a thermally separated state in a heating and cooling apparatus with a single vacuum processing chamber. The substrate heating chamber is equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The substrate cooling chamber is also equipped with a plurality of communicating or non-communicating substrate holding spaces. The communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch heat treatment of substrates, while the non-communicating substrate holding spaces allow the batch or individual processing of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Koguchi, Kazuhito Watanabe, Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20010008173
    Abstract: A substrate holder and an electrode are arranged facing each other in a vacuum chamber. The electrode is provided with a process gas introduction mechanism and a gas blowoff plate. A substrate is loaded on the substrate holder, the process gas is introduced, and electric power is supplied between the substrate holder and the electrode to generate plasma for etching the substrate surface. At the rear side of the gas blowoff plate in the vacuum chamber, a plurality of magnets is provided at concentric positions. The magnetic field strength resulting from the magnets on the surface of the substrate is made 0 Gauss. By using the magnets in this way and improving the magnets, it is possible to establish a better etching process for various materials to be etched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Inventors: Kazuhito Watanabe, Hironari Shimizu, Toshiaki Koguchi, Nobuyuki Takahashi