Patents by Inventor Hirofumi EITOKU

Hirofumi EITOKU 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: 20220375726
    Abstract: A plasma processing method which can realize a reduction of process variation in the first one of lot processing includes a first step of supplying gas to a processing chamber and a second step of etching the sample by using plasma after the first step. The gas is a gas containing a carbon element and a hydrogen element, a gas containing a chlorine element, or a mixed gas containing all of the gases used in the second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kosa Hirota, Masahiro Sumiya, Hirofumi Eitoku, Takanori Nakatsuka
  • Patent number: 10121640
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma processing method that uses a plasma processing apparatus including a plasma processing chamber in which a sample is plasma processed, a first radio-frequency power supply that supplies a first radio-frequency power for generating plasma, and a second radio-frequency power supply that supplies a second radio-frequency power to a sample stage on which the sample is mounted, wherein the plasma processing method includes the steps of modulating the first radio-frequency power by a first pulse; and controlling a plasma dissociation state to create a desired dissociation state by gradually controlling a duty ratio of the first pulse as a plasma processing time elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Muto, Tetsuo Ono, Yasuo Ohgoshi, Hirofumi Eitoku
  • Publication number: 20150170880
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma processing method that uses a plasma processing apparatus including a plasma processing chamber in which a sample is plasma processed, a first radio-frequency power supply that supplies a first radio-frequency power for generating plasma, and a second radio-frequency power supply that supplies a second radio-frequency power to a sample stage on which the sample is mounted, wherein the plasma processing method includes the steps of modulating the first radio-frequency power by a first pulse; and controlling a plasma dissociation state to create a desired dissociation state by gradually controlling a duty ratio of the first pulse as a plasma processing time elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru MUTO, Tetsuo ONO, Yasuo OHGOSHI, Hirofumi EITOKU
  • Patent number: 8969211
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma processing method that uses a plasma processing apparatus including a plasma processing chamber in which a sample is plasma processed, a first radio-frequency power supply that supplies a first radio-frequency power for generating plasma, and a second radio-frequency power supply that supplies a second radio-frequency power to a sample stage on which the sample is mounted, wherein the plasma processing method includes the steps of modulating the first radio-frequency power by a first pulse; and controlling a plasma dissociation state to create a desired dissociation state by gradually controlling a duty ratio of the first pulse as a plasma processing time elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Muto, Tetsuo Ono, Yasuo Ohgoshi, Hirofumi Eitoku
  • Publication number: 20140302682
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma processing method that uses a plasma processing apparatus including a plasma processing chamber in which a sample is plasma processed, a first radio-frequency power supply that supplies a first radio-frequency power for generating plasma, and a second radio-frequency power supply that supplies a second radio-frequency power to a sample stage on which the sample is mounted, wherein the plasma processing method includes the steps of modulating the first radio-frequency power by a first pulse; and controlling a plasma dissociation state to create a desired dissociation state by gradually controlling a duty ratio of the first pulse as a plasma processing time elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru MUTO, Tetsuo ONO, Yasuo OHGOSHI, Hirofumi EITOKU