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: 20260096382
    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: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Fuyuma ITO, Jun TAKAGI, Ai MORI, Yosuke MARUYAMA, Yuya AKEBOSHI, Takashi WATANABE, Hiroyasu IIMORI
  • Publication number: 20260077443
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a grinding head configured to grind a grinding target, the head includes a wheel including a rotating front surface and a plurality of grindstones arranged in an annular shape on the rotating front surface with a rotation axis of the rotating front surface as a center. Each of the plurality of grindstones includes a first surface configured to be in contact with the grinding target and a second surface inclined at an acute angle with respect to a traveling direction of the grindstone from the rotating front surface to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Tomohiko MINAMI, Jun TAKAGI, Kohei NAKAMURA, Yoshiharu ONO, Hiroaki ASHIDATE, Ai MORI
  • Publication number: 20260077580
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, provided is a separation system configured to separate a bonded substrate, in which a first substrate and a second substrate are bonded together, into the first substrate and the second substrate. The separation system includes a first chuck configured to hold the first substrate of the bonded substrate. The separation system includes a second chuck configured to hold the second substrate of the bonded substrate and move the second substrate in a first direction away from a plate surface of the first substrate. The separation system includes an adjuster configured to adjust a tilt of the second chuck with respect to a direction perpendicular to a set line set on a holding surface of the second substrate of the second chuck. The separation system includes a controller configured to operate the adjuster to maintain symmetrical progression of the separation relative to the set line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Ai MORI, Hiroaki ASHIDATE, Yoshiharu ONO, Jun TAKAGI, Kohei NAKAMURA, Tomohiko MINAMI
  • Patent number: 12512335
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuyuma Ito, Jun Takagi, Ai Mori, Yosuke Maruyama, Yuya Akeboshi, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyasu Iimori
  • Patent number: 12400995
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Ai Mori, Hiroaki Ashidate
  • Publication number: 20250259877
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes stacking a first film on a first substrate and stacking a third film and a second film on a second substrate; joining a main surface on an opposite side of the first substrate of the first film and a main surface on an opposite side of the second substrate of the second film; emitting infrared laser light from a side of the second substrate in such a manner that a focal point is placed in a vicinity of the second film; and peeling off the second substrate. Absorptance of the infrared laser light of the second film is higher than absorptance of the infrared laser light of the second substrate, and a thermal expansion coefficient of the third film is different from a thermal expansion coefficient of a film in contact with the third film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Aoi SUZUKI, Takuro OKUBO, Tomoyuki TAKEISHI, Ai MORI
  • 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