Patents by Inventor Ai MORI

Ai MORI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096659
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a plurality of roller pairs configured to place a plurality of substrates, respectively, wherein the substrates are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction with a predetermined interval, and rotate the plurality of substrates, respectively, in a circumferential direction; a first, second, and third circulation groove that are disposed along outer peripheral portions of each of the plurality of substrates; a chemical solution supplier configured to supply a chemical solution to the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of substrates through the first circulation groove; a rinse solution supplier configured to supply a rinse solution to the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of substrates through the second circulation groove; and a fluid supplier configured to supply a fluid for drying the rinse solution to the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of substrates through the third circulation groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Fuyuma ITO, Jun TAKAGI, Ai MORI, Yosuke MARUYAMA, Yuya AKEBOSHI, Takashi WATANABE, Hiroyasu IIMORI
  • Publication number: 20230197672
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a magnification difference acquirer configured to acquire a value of difference in magnification between a first substrate and a second substrate. The apparatus further includes a deformation amount determiner configured to determine a value of deformation amount of a chuck that holds the first or second substrate, based on the value of the difference in magnification. The apparatus further includes a gap determiner configured to determine a value of a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, based on the value of the deformation amount. The apparatus further includes a bonding controller configured to control the deformation amount to the determined value and control the gap to the determined value, before the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Ai MORI, Hiroaki ASHIDATE
  • Publication number: 20230187255
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a semiconductor device, a first film is arranged on a side of a main surface of the substrate. A second film is arranged on an opposite side of the substrate with the first film interposed therebetween. A main surface of the second film is in contact with a main surface of the first film. A third film is arranged on an opposite side of the first film with the second film interposed therebetween. A main surface on a side of the substrate of the third film has two-dimensionally-distributed protrusions or recesses. A main surface on an opposite side of the substrate of the third film is flat. Absorptance of infrared light of the second film is higher than absorptance of the infrared light of the third film. Thermal expansion coefficient of the third film is different from thermal expansion coefficient of the second film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Aoi SUZUKI, Takuro OKUBO, Tomoyuki TAKEISHI, Ai MORI
  • Publication number: 20230076961
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a reformed layer former configured to partially reform a first substrate to form a reformed layer between first and second portions in the first substrate, a peeling layer former configured to form a peeling layer between the second portion and a second substrate provided on the first substrate, and a remover configured to remove the second portion from the second substrate while causing the first portion to remain on the second substrate. The remover includes a heater to heat the first or second portion, to peel the second portion from the second substrate at the peeling layer and divide the first and second portions from each other, and a mover to move the second substrate relative to the second portion, to remove the second portion from the second substrate while causing the first portion to remain on the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Aoi SUZUKI, Yoshiharu ONO, Ai MORI