Patents by Inventor Kaichiro MINAMI

Kaichiro MINAMI 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: 20230295837
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) forming a modified layer by modifying at least a portion of an oxide film of a substrate by performing, a predetermined number of times: (a1) supplying a fluorine-containing gas to the substrate including the oxide film; and (a2) supplying a first reducing gas to the substrate; and (b) supplying the fluorine-containing gas to the substrate after the modified layer is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kaichiro MINAMI, Naonori AKAE, Akito HIRANO, Sadayasu SUYAMA, Takayuki YAMAMOTO, Shunsuke ASAKURA, Yugo ORIHASHI, Yasuhiro MEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150147873
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: carrying a substrate, which has a Ge-containing film on at least a portion of a surface thereof, into a process chamber; heating an inside of the process chamber, into which the substrate is carried, to a first process temperature; and terminating a surface of the Ge-containing film, which is exposed at a portion of the surface of the substrate, by Si by supplying at least a Si-containing gas to the inside of the process chamber heated to the first process temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIYA, Kensuke HAGA, Kazuhiro YUASA, Kaichiro MINAMI
  • Patent number: 8987645
    Abstract: Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that are capable of uniformly heating a substrate while reducing an increase in substrate temperature to reduce a thermal budget. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber configured to process a substrate; a substrate support unit installed in the process chamber to support the substrate; a microwave supply unit configured to supply a microwave toward a process surface of the substrate supported by the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit including a microwave radiating unit radiating the microwave supplied from a microwave source to the process chamber while rotating; a partition installed between the microwave supply unit and the substrate support unit; a cooling unit installed at the substrate support unit; and a control unit configured to control at least the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit and the cooling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Unryu Ogawa, Masahisa Okuno, Tokunobu Akao, Shinji Yashima, Atsushi Umekawa, Kaichiro Minami
  • Patent number: 8557720
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate having a front surface including a dielectric, a substrate support member provided within the processing chamber to support the substrate, a microwave supplying unit configured to supply a microwave to a front surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member; and a conductive substrate cooling unit which is provided at a rear surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member and has an opposing surface facing the rear surface of the substrate. A distance between the top of the substrate support member and the opposing surface of the substrate cooling unit corresponds to an odd multiple of ¼ wavelength of the microwave supplied when the substrate is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Unryu Ogawa, Masahisa Okuno, Shinji Yashima, Atsushi Umekawa, Kaichiro Minami
  • Patent number: 8486222
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate, a substrate support member provided within the processing chamber to support the substrate, a microwave generator provided outside the processing chamber, a waveguide launch port configured to supply a microwave generated by the microwave generator into the processing chamber, wherein the central position of the waveguide launch port is deviated from the central position of the substrate supported on the substrate support member and the waveguide launch port faces a portion of a front surface of the substrate supported on the substrate support member, and a control unit configured to change a relative position of the substrate support member in a horizontal direction with respect to the waveguide launch port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Tokunobu Akao, Unryu Ogawa, Masahisa Okuno, Shinji Yashima, Atsushi Umekawa, Kaichiro Minami
  • Publication number: 20120129358
    Abstract: Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that are capable of uniformly heating a substrate while reducing an increase in substrate temperature to reduce a thermal budget. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber configured to process a substrate; a substrate support unit installed in the process chamber to support the substrate; a microwave supply unit configured to supply a microwave toward a process surface of the substrate supported by the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit including a microwave radiating unit radiating the microwave supplied from a microwave source to the process chamber while rotating; a partition installed between the microwave supply unit and the substrate support unit; a cooling unit installed at the substrate support unit; and a control unit configured to control at least the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit and the cooling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Unryu OGAWA, Masahisa OKUNO, Tokunobu AKAO, Shinji YASHIMA, Atsushi UMEKAWA, Kaichiro MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20120108061
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate having a front surface including a dielectric, a substrate support member provided within the processing chamber to support the substrate, a microwave supplying unit configured to supply a microwave to a front surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member; and a conductive substrate cooling unit which is provided at a rear surface side of the substrate supported on the substrate support member and has an opposing surface facing the rear surface of the substrate. A distance between the top of the substrate support member and the opposing surface of the substrate cooling unit corresponds to an odd multiple of ¼ wavelength of the microwave supplied when the substrate is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC
    Inventors: Tokunobu AKAO, Unryu OGAWA, Masahisa OKUNO, Shinji YASHIMA, Atsushi UMEKAWA, Kaichiro MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20120108080
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate, a substrate support member provided within the processing chamber to support the substrate, a microwave generator provided outside the processing chamber, a waveguide launch port configured to supply a microwave generated by the microwave generator into the processing chamber, wherein the central position of the waveguide launch port is deviated from the central position of the substrate supported on the substrate support member and the waveguide launch port faces a portion of a front surface of the substrate supported on the substrate support member, and a control unit configured to change a relative position of the substrate support member in a horizontal direction with respect to the waveguide launch port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Tokunobu AKAO, Unryu OGAWA, Masahisa OKUNO, Shinji YASHIMA, Atsushi UMEKAWA, Kaichiro MINAMI