Patents by Inventor Fumie ANDO

Fumie ANDO 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: 12709799
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a first gas supply line configured to supply a first gas to a substrate in a process chamber; a first exhaust line connected to a first pump and exhausting the first gas supplied to the substrate; a first valve installed at the first exhaust line; a second gas supply line configured to supply a second gas to the substrate in the process chamber; a second exhaust line connected to a second pump and exhausting the second gas supplied to the substrate; a second valve installed at the second exhaust line; and a controller capable of controlling the first valve and the second valve, so as to perform a first line change processing of exhausting the first gas supplied to the substrate toward the second pump via the second exhaust line, when determining that the first exhaust line transitioned into a predetermined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya Nishida, Tomohiko Kadosaki, Fumie Ando, Kenichi Maeda, Yosuke Kuwata, Fumikazu Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20260136866
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a processor configured to be capable of executing a process recipe to process a substrate; and a pressure controller configured to be capable of controlling a pressure of a process chamber, in which the substrate is processed, by adjusting an opening degree of a pressure regulating valve provided to an exhaust line of the process chamber, wherein when controlling the pressure of the process chamber, the pressure controller adjusts the opening degree of the pressure regulating valve and outputs information of the opening degree, and wherein while receiving the information of the opening degree from the pressure controller and monitoring an open/close state of the pressure regulating valve, the processor is configured to, when the information of the opening degree is a preset value, be capable of determining whether or not opening/closing of the pressure regulating valve happens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2026
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NAKAYA, Fumie ANDO, Susumu NISHIURA, Hiroshi EKKO
  • Patent number: 12538730
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a processor configured to be capable of executing a process recipe to process a substrate; and a pressure controller configured to be capable of controlling a pressure of a process chamber, in which the substrate is processed, by adjusting an opening degree of a pressure regulating valve provided to an exhaust line of the process chamber, wherein when controlling the pressure of the process chamber, the pressure controller adjusts the opening degree of the pressure regulating valve and outputs information of the opening degree, and wherein while receiving the information of the opening degree from the pressure controller and monitoring an open/close state of the pressure regulating valve, the processor is configured to, when the information of the opening degree is a preset value, be capable of determining whether or not opening/closing of the pressure regulating valve happens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakaya, Fumie Ando, Susumu Nishiura, Hiroshi Ekko
  • Publication number: 20230392257
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a first gas supply line configured to supply a first gas to a substrate in a process chamber; a first exhaust line connected to a first pump and exhausting the first gas supplied to the substrate; a first valve installed at the first exhaust line; a second gas supply line configured to supply a second gas to the substrate in the process chamber; a second exhaust line connected to a second pump and exhausting the second gas supplied to the substrate; a second valve installed at the second exhaust line; and a controller capable of controlling the first valve and the second valve, so as to perform a first line change processing of exhausting the first gas supplied to the substrate toward the second pump via the second exhaust line, when determining that the first exhaust line transitioned into a predetermined state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya NISHIDA, Tomohiko KADOSAKI, Fumie ANDO, Kenichi MAEDA, Yosuke KUWATA, Fumikazu TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220310413
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a processor configured to be capable of executing a process recipe to process a substrate; and a pressure controller configured to be capable of controlling a pressure of a process chamber, in which the substrate is processed, by adjusting an opening degree of a pressure regulating valve provided to an exhaust line of the process chamber, wherein when controlling the pressure of the process chamber, the pressure controller adjusts the opening degree of the pressure regulating valve and outputs information of the opening degree, and wherein while receiving the information of the opening degree from the pressure controller and monitoring an open/close state of the pressure regulating valve, the processor is configured to, when the information of the opening degree is a preset value, be capable of determining whether or not opening/closing of the pressure regulating valve happens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo NAKAYA, Fumie ANDO, Susumu NISHIURA, Hiroshi EKKO