Patents by Inventor Joji TAKAYOSHI
Joji TAKAYOSHI 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).
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Patent number: 12033838Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus including a processing container and a conductive member, includes a plasma generator configured to generate plasma in the processing container, a power application part configured to apply a DC power to the conductive member in a state in which plasma is generated in the processing container by the plasma generator, a measurement part configured to measure a physical quantity related to the DC power applied by the power application part, and a calculator configured to obtain a wear amount of the conductive member using the measured physical quantity related to the DC power in a correlation function between the wear amount of the conductive member and the physical quantity related to the DC power.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Joji Takayoshi, Ryuta Akimoto, Takehito Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230298867Abstract: A prediction method includes a calculation process and a prediction process. The calculation process calculates a correlation between a spatial distribution value of a magnetic field in a chamber when a plasma etching process is performed on a substrate disposed in the chamber, and a process result of the plasma etching process on the substrate. The prediction process predicts the process result of the plasma etching process on the substrate from the spatial distribution value of the magnetic field in the chamber based on the calculated correlation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Keita YAEGASHI, Joji TAKAYOSHI, Takayuki SUZUKI, Ryohei TAKEDA, Soya TODO, Yusuke SAITOH, Takaharu SAINO
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Patent number: 11705374Abstract: A substrate processing method includes performing a post-processing on a substrate subjected to a pre-processing, in the multiple chambers, acquiring a characteristic value of the substrate after the post-processing for respective chambers, calculating an actual value being an estimated value of the characteristic value when a processing condition of the post-processing is adjusted such that a difference between the characteristic value and a target value becomes small, acquiring a correction residual amount being a difference between the actual value and the target value for each chamber, calculating an average value of correction residual amounts of all of the chambers, correcting the pre-processing condition based on the average of the correction residual amounts, correcting the post-processing condition for each chamber based on the average of the correction residual amounts and the correction residual amount for each chamber; and performing the pre-processing and the post-processing based on the correcteType: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Joji Takayoshi, Hidehiko Sato, Tomoyuki Kudoh, Hiroaki Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20230206418Abstract: An etching processing system includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to predict etching quality of a substrate by inputting image data of the substrate into a trained model trained by using training data in which image data of substrates captured by an imaging device arranged on a transfer path of the substrates and information for predicting etching quality of the substrates are associated with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Joji TAKAYOSHI, Hidehiko SATO, Yuri KIMURA, Hirokazu KYOKANE
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Patent number: 11682543Abstract: A plasma processing method is provided. In the plasma processing method, plasma is generated inside a chamber. A DC voltage is applied to an edge ring disposed to surround a substrate while generating the plasma. A first voltage of the edge ring is acquired while applying the DC voltage. Then, the application of the DC voltage is stopped. A second voltage of the edge ring is acquired while stopping the application of the DC voltage. Then, a parameter for controlling the DC voltage is calculated based on the first voltage and the second voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventor: Joji Takayoshi
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Publication number: 20230111278Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program of a plasma processing apparatus which performs a plasma processing by supplying a source power to a plasma generator and supplying a bias power to a stage that places a processing target substrate thereon. The control program causes a computer to execute a process including: monitoring a peak-to-peak voltage value of the source power or the bias power; and correcting the source power supplied to the plasma generator and the bias power supplied to the stage according to a fluctuation of the peak-to-peak voltage value, to make the monitored peak-to-peak voltage value approach an initial set value while fixing a ratio of the source power and the bias power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Soya TODO, Ryohei TAKEDA, Muneyuki OMI, Shin OKAMOTO, Joji TAKAYOSHI
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Publication number: 20230078310Abstract: A method of detecting a deviation amount of a substrate transport position includes: setting a temperature of a substrate support surface to the same temperature over an entire substrate support surface; etching a first etching target film formed on a substrate; acquiring a first etching rate that is an etching rate of the first etching target film; setting the temperature of the substrate support surface to be concentrically and gradually increased from a central portion to a peripheral edge portion; etching a second etching target film formed on the substrate, the second etching target film being same kind as the first etching target film; acquiring a second etching rate that is an etching rate of the second etching target film; calculating a difference between the acquired first etching rate and second etching rate; and calculating the deviation amount of the substrate transport position based on the calculated difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Joji TAKAYOSHI, Yuri KIMURA
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Publication number: 20220310369Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a process module that includes: a stage having a first surface on which a substrate is placed and a second surface, a process module including an edge ring placed on the second surface, a measurement unit measuring an etching rate of the substrate; and a controller. The controller transfers the substrate to different transfer positions on the first surface and etches the substrate for each transfer position, acquires etching rates at points on a concentric circle of the substrate in an end of the substrate, for each transfer position, from the measurement unit, generates an approximate curve of each of the concentric circles based on each of the acquired etching rates for each transfer position, calculates each linear expression representing a movement direction of the substrate, based on the approximate curve for each transport position, and calculates an intersection coordinate of the linear expressions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Joji TAKAYOSHI, Hidehiko SATO, Hiroshi NAGAHATA, Yuri KIMURA
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Patent number: 11404249Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber, a stage that is disposed in the process chamber and on which a substrate is placeable, a moving mechanism, and a focus ring. The focus ring is disposed on the stage and includes an inner focus ring disposed close to the substrate placed on the stage, a middle focus ring that is disposed outside of the inner focus ring and is movable in a vertical direction by the moving mechanism, and an outer focus ring that is disposed outside of the middle focus ring.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Shuichi Takahashi, Takaharu Miyadate, Takanori Banse, Joji Takayoshi, Rumiko Moriya
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Publication number: 20220122813Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing system. The system comprises: a substrate processing device having a processing container configured to perform processing of a substrate, and a direct current (DC) power source configured to apply a DC voltage to a specific part in the processing container; and a controller configured to control the substrate processing device. A process performed by the controller includes a process of acquiring desired process conditions and a real value of the DC voltage measured during processing of the substrate based on the process conditions, and a process of creating a regression analysis equation which calculates an estimated value of the DC voltage using a plurality of conditions among the process conditions as explanatory variables based on the acquired process conditions and real value of the DC voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Mohd Fairuz BIN BUDIMAN, Shu KINO, Joji TAKAYOSHI
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Publication number: 20210351019Abstract: A plasma processing method is provided. In the plasma processing method, plasma is generated inside a chamber. A DC voltage is applied to an edge ring disposed to surround a substrate while generating the plasma. A first voltage of the edge ring is acquired while applying the DC voltage. Then, the application of the DC voltage is stopped. A second voltage of the edge ring is acquired while stopping the application of the DC voltage. Then, a parameter for controlling the DC voltage is calculated based on the first voltage and the second voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventor: Joji TAKAYOSHI
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Patent number: 11145490Abstract: A plasma processing method for a workpiece in a plasma processing apparatus includes (i) performing a first plasma processing on a workpiece, and (ii) performing a second plasma processing on the workpiece. Power of second radio frequency waves set in the second plasma processing is greater than the power of the second radio frequency waves set in the first plasma processing. In the second plasma processing, a magnetic field distribution having a horizontal component on an edge side of the workpiece greater than a horizontal component on a center of the workpiece is formed by an electromagnet.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Akihiro Yokota, Takanori Banse, Joji Takayoshi, Shinya Morikita, Naohiko Okunishi
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Publication number: 20210313238Abstract: A substrate processing method includes performing a post-processing on a substrate subjected to a pre-processing, in the multiple chambers, acquiring a characteristic value of the substrate after the post-processing for respective chambers, calculating an actual value being an estimated value of the characteristic value when a processing condition of the post-processing is adjusted such that a difference between the characteristic value and a target value becomes small, acquiring a correction residual amount being a difference between the actual value and the target value for each chamber, calculating an average value of correction residual amounts of all of the chambers, correcting the pre-processing condition based on the average of the correction residual amounts, correcting the post-processing condition for each chamber based on the average of the correction residual amounts and the correction residual amount for each chamber; and performing the pre-processing and the post-processing based on the correcteType: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Joji TAKAYOSHI, Hidehiko SATO, Tomoyuki KUDOH, Hiroaki MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20210305027Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus including a processing container and a conductive member, includes a plasma generator configured to generate plasma in the processing container, a power application part configured to apply a DC power to the conductive member in a state in which plasma is generated in the processing container by the plasma generator, a measurement part configured to measure a physical quantity related to the DC power applied by the power application part, and a calculator configured to obtain a wear amount of the conductive member using the measured physical quantity related to the DC power in a correlation function between the wear amount of the conductive member and the physical quantity related to the DC power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Joji TAKAYOSHI, Ryuta AKIMOTO, Takehito WATANABE
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Publication number: 20200126759Abstract: A plasma processing method for a workpiece in a plasma processing apparatus includes (i) performing a first plasma processing on a workpiece, and (ii) performing a second plasma processing on the workpiece. Power of second radio frequency waves set in the second plasma processing is greater than the power of the second radio frequency waves set in the first plasma processing. In the second plasma processing, a magnetic field distribution having a horizontal component on an edge side of the workpiece greater than a horizontal component on a center of the workpiece is formed by an electromagnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Akihiro YOKOTA, Takanori BANSE, Joji TAKAYOSHI, Shinya MORIKITA, Naohiko OKUNISHI
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Patent number: 10546723Abstract: A plasma processing method for a workpiece in a plasma processing apparatus includes (i) performing a first plasma processing on a workpiece, and (ii) performing a second plasma processing on the workpiece. Power of second radio frequency waves set in the second plasma processing is greater than the power of the second radio frequency waves set in the first plasma processing. In the second plasma processing, a magnetic field distribution having a horizontal component on an edge side of the workpiece greater than a horizontal component on a center of the workpiece is formed by an electromagnet.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Akihiro Yokota, Takanori Banse, Joji Takayoshi, Shinya Morikita, Naohiko Okunishi
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Publication number: 20190096635Abstract: A plasma processing method for a workpiece in a plasma processing apparatus includes (i) performing a first plasma processing on a workpiece, and (ii) performing a second plasma processing on the workpiece. Power of second radio frequency waves set in the second plasma processing is greater than the power of the second radio frequency waves set in the first plasma processing. In the second plasma processing, a magnetic field distribution having a horizontal component on an edge side of the workpiece greater than a horizontal component on a center of the workpiece is formed by an electromagnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Akihiro YOKOTA, Takanori BANSE, Joji TAKAYOSHI, Shinya MORIKITA, Naohiko OKUNISHI
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Publication number: 20180277416Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber, a stage that is disposed in the process chamber and on which a substrate is placeable, a moving mechanism, and a focus ring. The focus ring is disposed on the stage and includes an inner focus ring disposed close to the substrate placed on the stage, a middle focus ring that is disposed outside of the inner focus ring and is movable in a vertical direction by the moving mechanism, and an outer focus ring that is disposed outside of the middle focus ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Shuichi TAKAHASHI, Takaharu MIYADATE, Takanori BANSE, Joji TAKAYOSHI, Rumiko MORIYA