Patents by Inventor Yukari Nishimura

Yukari Nishimura 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: 9101954
    Abstract: A processing chamber component and method for fabricating the same are provided. The processing chamber component is fabricated in the manner described herein and includes the creation of at least a macro texture on a surface of the chamber component. The macro texture is defined by a plurality of engineered features arranged in a predefined orientation on the surface of the chamber component. In some embodiments, the engineered features prevent formation of a line of sight surface defined between the features to enhance retention of films deposited on the chamber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jianqi Wang, William Ming-ye Lu, Yukari Nishimura, Joseph F. Sommers, Sio On Lo, Rajan Balesan
  • Publication number: 20150079336
    Abstract: A processing chamber component and method for fabricating the same are provided. The processing chamber component is fabricated in the manner described herein and includes the creation of at least a macro texture on a surface of the chamber component. The macro texture is defined by a plurality of engineered features arranged in a predefined orientation on the surface of the chamber component. In some embodiments, the engineered features prevent formation of a line of sight surface defined between the features to enhance retention of films deposited on the chamber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jianqi WANG, William Ming-ye LU, Yukari NISHIMURA, Joseph F. SOMMERS, Sio On LO, Rajan BALESAN
  • Patent number: 8398779
    Abstract: Non-metallic deposits are selectively removed from aluminum containing substrates such as aluminum faceplates using a selective deposition removal (SDR) solution. The SDR solution does not substantially etch the faceplate holes, thereby preserving the hole diameter integrity and increasing the number of times the faceplate may be cleaned or refurbished while remaining within processing hole diameter tolerances. In an embodiment, the SDR solution comprises, in wt % of the solution, 15.5%+/?2% HF or buffered HF acid, 3.8%+/?0.5% NH4F pH buffer, 59.7%+/?5% ethylene glycol, and the balance H2O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Liyuan Bao, Anbei Jiang, Sio On Lo, Yukari Nishimura, Joseph F. Sommers, Samantha S. H. Tan
  • Publication number: 20100218788
    Abstract: Non-metallic deposits are selectively removed from aluminum containing substrates such as aluminum faceplates using a selective deposition removal (SDR) solution. The SDR solution does not substantially etch the faceplate holes, thereby preserving the hole diameter integrity and increasing the number of times the faceplate may be cleaned or refurbished while remaining within processing hole diameter tolerances. In an embodiment, the SDR solution comprises, in wt % of the solution, 15.5%+/?2% HF or buffered HF acid, 3.8%+/?0.5% NH4F pH buffer, 59.7%+/?5% ethylene glycol, and the balance H2O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Liyuan Bao, Anbei Jiang, Sio On Lo, Yukari Nishimura, Joseph F. Sommers, Samantha S.H. Tan
  • Patent number: 6952656
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor processing device (800) including a tool (802) having one or more sensors, a primary data communication port (804) and a secondary data communication port (806). A sensor data acquisition subsystem (808) acquires sensor data from the tool via the secondary port (806). The data acquisition subsystem (808) acquires MES operation messages via the primary port (804). Sensor data are communicated to a sensor processing unit (828) of a sensor data processing subsystem (810). The sensor processing unit (828) processes and analyzes the sensor data. Additionally, the processing unit (828) can be adapted for making product or processing related decisions, for example activating an alarm if the process is not operating within control limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherry Cordova, Terry L. Doyle, Natalia Kroupnova, Evgueni Lobovski, Inna Louneva, Richard C. Lyon, Yukari Nishimura, Clari Nolet, Terry Reiss, Woon Young Toh, Michael E. Wilmer