Patents by Inventor Dai KITAGAWA

Dai KITAGAWA 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: 11756806
    Abstract: A heater power feeding mechanism for independently controlling temperatures of zones of a stage on which a substrate is placed. The respective zones of the stage include heaters. The heater power feeding mechanism includes a plurality of heater terminals configured to be connected to the heaters, a plurality of heater wires connected to the heater terminals, and an offset structure that offsets the heater wires from each other. The heater terminals are disposed on the periphery of a holding plate for holding the stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Dai Kitagawa, Katsuyuki Koizumi
  • Patent number: 11756807
    Abstract: A heater power feeding mechanism is provided that divides a stage on which a substrate is placed into zones by using a plurality of heaters and can control a temperature of each of the zones. The heater power feeding mechanism includes a plurality of sets of heater terminals connected to any of the plurality of heaters by a segment unit when a set of the heater terminals is made one segment, a heater interconnection, and an interconnection structure configured to connect at least any of the plurality sets of the heater terminals with each other by using the heater interconnection by the segment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Dai Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11743973
    Abstract: Provided is a placing table configured to place a workpiece thereon. The placing table includes: an electrostatic chuck configured to attract the workpiece; a support member configured to support a focus ring; and a metal base having a first region configured to support the electrostatic chuck and a second region configured to support the support member, the second region surrounding the first region. The support member includes: an intermediate layer formed of a ceramic sintered compact and supported on the second region via an adhesive; a thermally sprayed ceramic layer formed on the intermediate layer by a thermal spraying method; and a heater electrode provided within the thermally sprayed ceramic layer. The heater electrode is formed by the thermal spraying method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Dai Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11705302
    Abstract: A disclosed substrate support includes a base and first and second supports. A refrigerant flow path is formed inside the base. The base has first to third regions. The first region has a circular upper surface. The second region surrounds the first region. The third region surrounds the second region. The upper surface of the first region, the upper surface of the second region, and the upper surface of the third region are flat and continuous. The first support is provided on the first region and is configured to support the substrate placed thereon. The second support is provided on the third region to surround the first support, is configured to support the edge ring placed thereon, and is separated from the first support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Dai Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20230141911
    Abstract: A substrate processing system is installable in a small installation area. The substrate processing system includes one or more process modules and a vacuum transfer module. At least one of the one or more process modules and the vacuum transfer module at least partially overlap with each other as viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Dai KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230071478
    Abstract: There is a substrate processing apparatus comprising: a chamber including a sidewall having an opening; a substrate support disposed in the chamber; a support member disposed above the substrate support; an inner wall member having a ceiling portion disposed above the substrate support and below the support member; a contact member attached to one of the support member and the inner wall member and configured to detachably fix the inner wall member to the support member by applying a spring reaction force to the other of the support member and the inner wall member in a horizontal direction; and an actuator configured to move the inner wall member downward to release the fixing of the inner wall member to the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Hiroki Endo, Nozomu Nagashima, Suguru Sato, Koei Ito, Taisei Seguchi, Dai Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11373884
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Dai Kitagawa, Katsuyuki Koizumi, Tsutomu Nagai, Daisuke Hayashi, Satoru Teruuchi
  • Publication number: 20210375648
    Abstract: A heater power feeding mechanism is provided that divides a stage on which a substrate is placed into zones by using a plurality of heaters and can control a temperature of each of the zones. The heater power feeding mechanism includes a plurality of sets of heater terminals connected to any of the plurality of heaters by a segment unit when a set of the heater terminals is made one segment, a heater interconnection, and an interconnection structure configured to connect at least any of the plurality sets of the heater terminals with each other by using the heater interconnection by the segment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Dai KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210366741
    Abstract: A heater power feeding mechanism for independently controlling temperatures of zones of a stage on which a substrate is placed. The respective zones of the stage include heaters. The heater power feeding mechanism includes a plurality of heater terminals configured to be connected to the heaters, a plurality of heater wires connected to the heater terminals, and an offset structure that offsets the heater wires from each other. The heater terminals are disposed on the periphery of a holding plate for holding the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Dai KITAGAWA, Katsuyuki KOIZUMI
  • Patent number: 11121009
    Abstract: A heater power feeding mechanism is provided that divides a stage on which a substrate is placed into zones by using a plurality of heaters and can control a temperature of each of the zones. The heater power feeding mechanism includes a plurality of sets of heater terminals connected to any of the plurality of heaters by a segment unit when a set of the heater terminals is made one segment, a heater interconnection, and an interconnection structure configured to connect at least any of the plurality sets of the heater terminals with each other by using the heater interconnection by the segment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Dai Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20210098224
    Abstract: A disclosed substrate support includes a base and first and second supports. A refrigerant flow path is formed inside the base. The base has first to third regions. The first region has a circular upper surface. The second region surrounds the first region. The third region surrounds the second region. The upper surface of the first region, the upper surface of the second region, and the upper surface of the third region are flat and continuous. The first support is provided on the first region and is configured to support the substrate placed thereon. The second support is provided on the third region to surround the first support, is configured to support the edge ring placed thereon, and is separated from the first support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Dai KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210051772
    Abstract: Provided is a placing table configured to place a workpiece thereon. The placing table includes: an electrostatic chuck configured to attract the workpiece; a support member configured to support a focus ring; and a metal base having a first region configured to support the electrostatic chuck and a second region configured to support the support member, the second region surrounding the first region. The support member includes: an intermediate layer formed of a ceramic sintered compact and supported on the second region via an adhesive; a thermally sprayed ceramic layer formed on the intermediate layer by a thermal spraying method; and a heater electrode provided within the thermally sprayed ceramic layer. The heater electrode is formed by the thermal spraying method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Dai KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200266081
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Dai KITAGAWA, Katsuyuki KOIZUMI, Tsutomu NAGAI, Daisuke HAYASHI, Satoru TERUUCHI
  • Patent number: 10679869
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Dai Kitagawa, Katsuyuki Koizumi, Tsutomu Nagai, Daisuke Hayashi, Satoru Teruuchi
  • Patent number: 10593522
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck including a circular placing region configured to place a processing target object thereon. The placing region includes a bottom surface and a plurality of protrusions configured to protrude from the bottom surface. Further, the plurality of protrusions is formed at a plurality of positions set at a regular interval on each of a plurality of circles set concentrically and at a regular interval around a center of the placing region. Furthermore, among the plurality of positions, a plurality of positions set on each of any two adjacent circles is set not to be positioned on the same straight line extending from the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Koizumi, Dai Kitagawa, Tomoyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10512125
    Abstract: Provided is a mounting table according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a ceramic body; a heater provided in the ceramic body; a base including a support surface that supports the ceramic body and provides a space for accommodating a temperature sensor as a space that is opened at least at the support surface side; and a heat transfer body extending between a first end provided in the ceramic body and a second end that is positioned above the space and provided closer to the space than the first end, the heat transfer body having a heat conductivity that is higher than that of the ceramic body around the heat transfer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Dai Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 10374358
    Abstract: A feeder-cover structure includes a power feeder including a socket and a plug fitted together, a cover structure that covers and seals the power feeder, and a supply mechanism that supplies dry air or an inert gas into the cover structure. A gap is formed between the power feeder and the cover structure such that the dry air or the inert gas is supplied through the gap into the cover structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Ryota Sakane, Dai Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 10199246
    Abstract: There is provided a temperature control mechanism comprising: a plurality of combinations of a heater and a thyristor, wherein at least one combination of the heater and the thyristor is provided on a zone-by-zone basis, and wherein an area of an electrostatic chuck for mounting a substrate is divided into a plurality of zones; a power supply configured to supply current to heaters of the plurality of combinations respectively through the thyristors of the plurality of combinations; a pair of filters disposed at a power supply line for supplying electric power from the power supply to the heaters and configured to eliminate high frequency power applied to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Koizumi, Shigeru Senzaki, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Dai Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20180144945
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a placing unit including: a base to which a high-frequency power is applied; an electrostatic chuck provided on the base and including a placing region configured to place a workpiece and an outer peripheral region configured to surround the placing region; a heater provided in the placing region; a wiring layer connected to the heater and extending to an inside of the outer peripheral region; a power supply terminal connected to a contact portion of the wiring layer in the outer peripheral region; and a conductive layer formed in the outer peripheral region or in other regions along a thickness direction of the outer peripheral region so as to overlap with the power supply terminal when viewed from thickness direction of the outer peripheral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TAKAHASHI, Daisuke HAYASHI, Dai KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170140954
    Abstract: A placing table on an embodiment includes a supporting member and a base. The supporting member includes a placing region provided with a heater, and an outer peripheral region surrounding the placing region. The base includes a first region supporting the placing region thereon, and a second region surrounding the first region. In the second region, through holes are formed. Wirings electrically connected to the heater passes through the through holes of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Dai KITAGAWA, Katsuyuki KOIZUMI, Tsutomu NAGAI, Daisuke HAYASHI, Satoru TERUUCHI