Patents by Inventor Hideo Hoshino

Hideo Hoshino 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: 20060186356
    Abstract: An EUV light source device for protecting a collection mirror from debris that is considered harmful to a mirror coating. The EUV light source device includes: a chamber in which extreme ultra violet light is generated; a target injection unit and a target injection nozzle that supply the chamber with a material to become the target; a laser light source that applies a laser beam to the target so as to generate plasma; a collection mirror that collects the extreme ultra violet light emitted from the plasma; an X-ray source that ionizes neutral particles included in particles emitted from the plasma into charged particles; and plural magnets that generate a magnetic field within the chamber so as to trap at least the charged particles ionized by the X-ray source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Yousuke Imai, Hideo Hoshino, Hiroshi Komori
  • Patent number: 6987279
    Abstract: A light source device capable of extending the life of a collector mirror and reducing running cost by protecting the collector mirror from debris that is considered harmful to a mirror coating while securing the collection solid angle and collection rate of EUV light. The light source device includes a target supply unit for supplying a material to become the target; a laser unit for generating plasma by applying a laser beam to the target; a collection optical system for collecting the extreme ultra violet light radiating from the plasma and emitting the extreme ultra violet light; and magnetic field generating unit for generating a magnetic field within the collection optical system when supplied with current so as to trap charged particles radiating from the plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Hoshino, Hiroshi Komori, Akira Endo
  • Publication number: 20050167618
    Abstract: A light source device capable of extending the life of a collector mirror and reducing running cost by protecting the collector mirror from debris that is considered harmful to a mirror coating while securing the collection solid angle and collection rate of EUV light. The light source device includes a target supply unit for supplying a material to become the target; a laser unit for generating plasma by applying a laser beam to the target; a collection optical system for collecting the extreme ultra violet light radiating from the plasma and emitting the extreme ultra violet light; and magnetic field generating unit for generating a magnetic field within the collection optical system when supplied with current so as to trap charged particles radiating from the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Hideo Hoshino, Hiroshi Komori, Akira Endo