Patents by Inventor Hironobu HONDA

Hironobu HONDA 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: 11915947
    Abstract: Substrates can be suppressed from being separated from supporting grooves. A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holding unit and a processing tub. The substrate holding unit is configured to hold multiple substrates. The processing tub is configured to store a processing liquid therein. The substrate holding unit comprises a supporting body, an elevating device and a restriction unit. The supporting body has multiple supporting grooves and is configured to support the multiple substrates with a vertically standing posture from below in the multiple supporting grooves, respectively. The elevating device is configured to move the supporting body between a standby position above the processing tub and a processing position within the processing tub. The restriction unit is configured to be moved up and down along with the supporting body by the elevating device and configured to restrict an upward movement of the substrates with respect to the supporting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takumi Honda, Koji Yamashita, Shinji Tahara, Hironobu Hyakutake
  • Patent number: 9531368
    Abstract: A semiconductor switch circuit comprises: a first switch pair including two MOSFETs having gates connected one another and sources connected to one another, and a zener diode reversely connected between the gates and sources of the MOSFETs; a second switch pair including two MOSFETs having gates connected one another and sources connected to one another, and a zener diode reversely connected between the gates and sources of the MOSFETs; and a third switch pair comprising two MOSFETs having gates connected to one another and sources connected to one another. The first switch pair and the second switch pair are connected in series between two input/output terminals through a connecting node. The third switch pair is connected to the connecting node between the first switch pair and the second switch pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Honda, Fumiaki Yamashita, Junichi Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20150087990
    Abstract: A semiconductor switch circuit comprises: a first switch pair including two MOSFETs having gates connected one another and sources connected to one another, and a zener diode reversely connected between the gates and sources of the MOSFETs; a second switch pair including two MOSFETs having gates connected one another and sources connected to one another, and a zener diode reversely connected between the gates and sources of the MOSFETs; and a third switch pair comprising two MOSFETs having gates connected to one another and sources connected to one another. The first switch pair and the second switch pair are connected in series between two input/output terminals through a connecting node. The third switch pair is connected to the connecting node between the first switch pair and the second switch pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Hironobu HONDA, Fumiaki YAMASHITA, Junichi AIZAWA