Patents by Inventor Akihiro Teramoto
Akihiro Teramoto 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).
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Patent number: 11969830Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet including a core material, a sacrificial material provided on one surface of the core material, a brazing filler material provided on the other surface side of the core material, and an intermediate layer provided between the core material and the brazing filler material. The core material contains Si: 0.30 to 1.00 mass %, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00 mass %, Cu: 0.60 to 1.20 mass %, Mg: 0.05 to 0.80 mass %, and Al. The sacrificial material contains Si: 0.10 to 1.20 mass %, Zn: 2.00 to 7.00 mass %, Mn: 0.40 mass % or less, and Al. The intermediate layer contains Si: 0.05 to 1.20 mass %, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00 mass %, Cu: 0.10 to 1.20 mass %, and Al.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuki Hashimoto, Kenichiro Yoshida, Yuji Shibuya, Akihiro Tsuruno, Yoshikazu Miyano, Hajime Sugito, Michiyasu Yamamoto, Masayuki Makita, Arisu Fujii, Shin Takewaka, Hayaki Teramoto, Koichi Yamamoto, Toshihide Ninagawa
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Publication number: 20240120867Abstract: A motor control method for transferring an object to be transferred by a moving object that moves by driving of a motor in a substrate processing apparatus, includes: a data acquisition process of acquiring, at different times, pieces of drive data which relate to the driving of the motor and vary with heat generation of the motor; and a transfer process of transferring the object to be transferred by controlling current to be supplied to the motor, based on each of the pieces of drive data, to compensate for displacement of the object to be transferred from a target transfer position due to the heat generation of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Youichi MASAKI, Mitsuteru YANO, Eiichi SEKIMOTO, Tsuyoshi OTSUKA, Akihiro TERAMOTO, Teppei ITO, Koji TAKAYANAGI
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Publication number: 20240085813Abstract: A cleaning method of cleaning a solution treatment apparatus for applying a coating solution onto a substrate, the solution treatment apparatus including a holder holding and rotating the substrate; a coating solution supplier; and an inner cup surrounding the holder from a lateral side and having a peripheral edge side upper surface inclining down outward in a radial direction. The cleaning method includes introducing the cleaning solution to the storage chamber via the introduction hole, discharging the cleaning solution from the discharge port and making the cleaning solution flow down along the peripheral edge side upper surface of the inner cup, thereby cleaning away the coating solution adhering to the peripheral edge side upper surface. The discharging in the cleaning discharges the cleaning solution from discharge ports of the inner cup outward in the radial direction and obliquely upward.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Kenta SHIBASAKI, Hiroichi INADA, Satoshi SHIMMURA, Koji TAKAYANAGI, Kenji YADA, Shinichi SEKI, Akihiro TERAMOTO
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Patent number: 11868057Abstract: A solution treatment apparatus applies a coating solution onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a holder holding and rotating the substrate; a coating solution supplier supplying the coating solution to the substrate on the holder; and an inner cup surrounding the holder from a lateral side and having a peripheral edge side upper surface inclining down outward in a radial direction from an apex part located below a peripheral edge side of the substrate on the holder. The inner cup has discharge ports formed along a circumferential direction at the apex part; and the discharge ports are formed to discharge a cleaning solution and make the cleaning solution flow down along the peripheral edge side upper surface of the inner cup, thereby cleaning the peripheral edge side upper surface, and to discharge the cleaning solution outward in the radial direction and obliquely upward.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Kenta Shibasaki, Hiroichi Inada, Satoshi Shimmura, Koji Takayanagi, Kenji Yada, Shinichi Seki, Akihiro Teramoto
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Publication number: 20230418166Abstract: A substrate processing system includes: a measuring unit provided detachably with respect to a placement portion of a placement stage; a measuring jig for measuring a processing liquid; a liquid processing unit including a supplier which supplies the processing liquid to the measuring jig; a transfer mechanism for transferring the measuring jig between the measuring unit and the liquid processing unit; and a controller. The controller executes: a process of transferring the measuring jig in the measuring unit from the measuring unit to the liquid processing unit; a process of ejecting the processing liquid from the supplier to the measuring jig; a third process of transferring the measuring jig from the liquid processing unit to the measuring unit; and a fourth process of calculating an ejection amount of the processing liquid based on a measurement value in the measuring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Yuichiro KUNUGIMOTO, Shota UEYAMA, Akihiro TERAMOTO, Yuta NISHIYAMA, Shinichi HATAKEYAMA
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Publication number: 20230282493Abstract: A substrate processing system includes: a carry-in/out section in which a cassette accommodating a plurality of substrates is carried in/out; a batch processing section in which a wafer lot including the plurality of substrates is collectively processed in a state where each of the plurality of substrates stand upright; a single-wafer processing section in which the plurality of substrates included in the wafer lot are processed one by one in a horizontal state; and an interface section that delivers the plurality of substrates from the batch processing section to the single-wafer processing section. The interface section includes: a standby table that horizontally holds a substrate in a state of being in contact with pure water; and a transfer mechanism that delivers the substrate from the batch processing section to the standby table.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Keita HIRASE, Yukiyoshi SAITO, Akihiro TERAMOTO, Koji TANAKA, Shota TAKEI, Masataka GOSHO, Kazuaki KITAMURA, Shinichi IKEDA, Shunsuke KURIZAKI, Yuji KIMURA
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Patent number: 11726409Abstract: A substrate processing system includes: a measuring unit provided detachably with respect to a placement portion of a placement stage; a measuring jig for measuring a processing liquid; a liquid processing unit including a supplier which supplies the processing liquid to the measuring jig; a transfer mechanism for transferring the measuring jig between the measuring unit and the liquid processing unit; and a controller. The controller executes: a process of transferring the measuring jig in the measuring unit from the measuring unit to the liquid processing unit; a process of ejecting the processing liquid from the supplier to the measuring jig; a third process of transferring the measuring jig from the liquid processing unit to the measuring unit; and a fourth process of calculating an ejection amount of the processing liquid based on a measurement value in the measuring unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yuichiro Kunugimoto, Shota Ueyama, Akihiro Teramoto, Yuta Nishiyama, Shinichi Hatakeyama
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Patent number: 11476143Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus configured to process a substrate includes a substrate receptacle placing unit configured to place thereon a substrate receptacle accommodating therein the substrate to be processed; and a storage zone provided adjacent to the substrate receptacle placing unit to store therein the substrate receptacle. The storage zone includes multiple storages which are vertically arranged in multiple levels and configured to place and store thereon the multiple substrate receptacles horizontally. The substrate receptacle is transferred between a first storage of the multiple storages at an uppermost position and a ceiling travelling vehicle configured to be moved above the substrate processing apparatus. A second storage of the multiple storages under the first storage is configured to place and store the substrate receptacle thereon such that a direction of the substrate receptacle on the second storage is different from a direction of the substrate receptacle on the first storage.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Akihiro Teramoto, Tatsuhiko Tsujihashi, Kousei Ide
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Publication number: 20220171294Abstract: A substrate processing system includes: a measuring unit provided detachably with respect to a placement portion of a placement stage; a measuring jig for measuring a processing liquid; a liquid processing unit including a supplier which supplies the processing liquid to the measuring jig; a transfer mechanism for transferring the measuring jig between the measuring unit and the liquid processing unit; and a controller. The controller executes: a process of transferring the measuring jig in the measuring unit from the measuring unit to the liquid processing unit; a process of ejecting the processing liquid from the supplier to the measuring jig; a third process of transferring the measuring jig from the liquid processing unit to the measuring unit; and a fourth process of calculating an ejection amount of the processing liquid based on a measurement value in the measuring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Yuichiro KUNUGIMOTO, Shota UEYAMA, Akihiro TERAMOTO, Yuta NISHIYAMA, Shinichi HATAKEYAMA
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Publication number: 20220113643Abstract: A solution treatment apparatus for applying a coating solution onto a substrate, includes: a holder holding and rotating the substrate; a coating solution supplier supplying the coating solution to the substrate on the holder; and an inner cup surrounding the holder from a lateral side and having a peripheral edge side upper surface inclining down outward in a radial direction from an apex part located below a peripheral edge side of the substrate on the holder, wherein: the inner cup has a plurality of discharge ports formed along a circumferential direction at the apex part; and the discharge ports are formed to discharge a cleaning solution and make the cleaning solution flow down along the peripheral edge side upper surface of the inner cup, thereby cleaning the peripheral edge side upper surface, and to discharge the cleaning solution outward in the radial direction and obliquely upward.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Kenta SHIBASAKI, Hiroichi INADA, Satoshi SHIMMURA, Koji TAKAYANAGI, Kenji YADA, Shinichi SEKI, Akihiro TERAMOTO
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Patent number: 11211278Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, including: a storage part provided on an uppermost portion of the substrate processing apparatus and on which a substrate accommodation container for accommodating the substrate is placed; and a first transfer device configured to directly or indirectly deliver the substrate accommodation container between the storage part and a loading/unloading part, wherein the loading/unloading part is configured to place the substrate accommodation container thereon in the substrate processing apparatus and to load and unload the substrate into and from a processing part of the substrate processing apparatus, and the first transfer device is configured to deliver the substrate accommodation container with respect to an overhead hoist transport that moves above the substrate processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Akihiro Teramoto, Suguru Enokida, Masashi Tsuchiyama, Keisuke Sasaki
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Publication number: 20210134636Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus configured to process a substrate includes a substrate receptacle placing unit configured to place thereon a substrate receptacle accommodating therein the substrate to be processed; and a storage zone provided adjacent to the substrate receptacle placing unit to store therein the substrate receptacle. The storage zone includes multiple storages which are vertically arranged in multiple levels and configured to place and store thereon the multiple substrate receptacles horizontally. The substrate receptacle is transferred between a first storage of the multiple storages at an uppermost position and a ceiling travelling vehicle configured to be moved above the substrate processing apparatus. A second storage of the multiple storages under the first storage is configured to place and store the substrate receptacle thereon such that a direction of the substrate receptacle on the second storage is different from a direction of the substrate receptacle on the first storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Akihiro Teramoto, Tatsuhiko Tsujihashi, Kousei Ide
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Patent number: 10879100Abstract: A device includes a substrate holding unit 25 configured to hold a substrate and be movable in a transversal direction to transfer the substrate from one module to another module; a first detecting unit 3 configured to detect a position of the substrate on the substrate holding unit 25 before the substrate holding unit 25 transfers the substrate into the another module after receiving the substrate from the one module; second detecting units 55 and 56 configured to detect a position deviation between a position of the substrate holding unit 25, which is located at a temporary position set to transfer the substrate into the another module, and the temporary position; and a position determining unit 10 configured to determine a transfer position where the substrate is transferred into the another module based on the position of the substrate on the substrate holding unit 25 and the position deviation.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Tokutarou Hayashi, Hiroki Harada, Akihiro Teramoto, Tooru Tokimatu, Masahiro Abe, Kazutoshi Ishimaru
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Publication number: 20200126823Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, including: a storage part provided on an uppermost portion of the substrate processing apparatus and on which a substrate accommodation container for accommodating the substrate is placed; and a first transfer device configured to directly or indirectly deliver the substrate accommodation container between the storage part and a loading/unloading part, wherein the loading/unloading part is configured to place the substrate accommodation container thereon in the substrate processing apparatus and to load and unload the substrate into and from a processing part of the substrate processing apparatus, and the first transfer device is configured to deliver the substrate accommodation container with respect to an overhead hoist transport that moves above the substrate processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Akihiro TERAMOTO, Suguru ENOKIDA, Masashi TSUCHIYAMA, Keisuke SASAKI
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Publication number: 20180240695Abstract: A device includes a substrate holding unit 25 configured to hold a substrate and be movable in a transversal direction to transfer the substrate from one module to another module; a first detecting unit 3 configured to detect a position of the substrate on the substrate holding unit 25 before the substrate holding unit 25 transfers the substrate into the another module after receiving the substrate from the one module; second detecting units 55 and 56 configured to detect a position deviation between a position of the substrate holding unit 25, which is located at a temporary position set to transfer the substrate into the another module, and the temporary position; and a position determining unit 10 configured to determine a transfer position where the substrate is transferred into the another module based on the position of the substrate on the substrate holding unit 25 and the position deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Tokutarou Hayashi, Hiroki Harada, Akihiro Teramoto, Tooru Tokimatu, Masahiro Abe, Kazutoshi Ishimaru
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Patent number: 9268327Abstract: A technique which, when transporting a substrate from one module to another, detects a displacement of the substrate on a holding member and transfers the substrate to another module with the displacement within an acceptable range. Displacement of a wafer on a fork of a transport arm from a reference position is determined when the fork has received the wafer from one module and, when the displacement is within an acceptable range, the wafer is transported by the transport arm to another module. When the displacement is out of the acceptable range, the wafer is transported by the transport arm to a wafer stage module, and then the transport arm receives the wafer from the wafer stage module so that the displacement comes to fall within the acceptable range. The wafer can therefore be transferred to another module with the displacement within the acceptable range.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Akihiro Teramoto, Tokutarou Hayashi
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Patent number: 9214370Abstract: A substrate transfer device that transfers a substrate by allowing a substrate opening formed on a front surface of a substrate transfer vessel to face an opening formed on a partition wall from one side of the partition wall and separating a cover body of the substrate transfer vessel from the other side of the partition wall includes a door configured to open and close the opening from the other side of the partition wall; a reciprocating unit configured to straightly move the door back and forth between a first position where the opening is closed and a second position away from the first position toward the other side of the partition wall; and a rotating unit configured to rotate the door around a rotation axis in a straightly moving direction of the door between the second position and a third position deviated from a region facing the opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Naruaki Iida, Akihiro Teramoto
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Patent number: 9136150Abstract: There is provided a technique which can prevent poor processing of successive substrates in the event of a failure of a module or a transport mechanism for transporting a substrate between modules. A substrate processing apparatus includes: a plurality of modules from which a substrate holder of a substrate transport mechanism receives a substrate; a sensor section for detecting a displacement of the holding position of a substrate, held by the substrate holder, from a reference position preset in the substrate holder; and a storage section for storing the displacement, detected when the substrate holder receives a substrate from each of the modules, in a chronological manner for each module. A failure of one of the modules or the substrate transport mechanism is estimated based on the chronological data on the displacement for each module, stored in the storage section. This enables an early detection of a failure or abnormality.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Tokutarou Hayashi, Yuichi Douki, Hirotoshi Mori, Akihiro Teramoto
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Patent number: D909603Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Toru Tokimatu, Akihiro Teramoto
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Patent number: D922609Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Toru Tokimatu, Akihiro Teramoto