Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Tokushige

Katsuhiko Tokushige 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: 10500691
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a polisher configured to polish a substrate using a polishing liquid, a first cleaner configured to clean the substrate polished by the polisher using sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water, a second cleaner configured to clean the substrate cleaned by the first cleaner using a basic chemical liquid and hydrogen peroxide water, and a drier configured to dry the substrate cleaned by the second cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Imai, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Suguru Ogura, Katsuhide Watanabe, Junji Kunisawa, Takeshi Iizumi, Mitsuru Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20180056470
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a polisher configured to polish a substrate using a polishing liquid, a first cleaner configured to clean the substrate polished by the polisher using sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water, a second cleaner configured to clean the substrate cleaned by the first cleaner using a basic chemical liquid and hydrogen peroxide water, and a drier configured to dry the substrate cleaned by the second cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Masayoshi IMAI, Katsuhiko TOKUSHIGE, Suguru OGURA, Katsuhide WATANABE, Junji KUNISAWA, Takeshi IIZUMI, Mitsuru MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 7207864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring, and the workpiece is interposed between the polishing table and the top ring and pressed at a predetermined pressure to polish the workpiece. The polishing apparatus comprises at least two dressing units for dressing the polishing surface by being brought into contact with the polishing surface, which is a surface of a polishing cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Kamimura, Norio Kimura, Satoshi Okamura, Hideo Aizawa, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Hisanori Matsuo, Manabu Tsujimura
  • Patent number: 7101259
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus is used for chemical mechanical polishing a copper (Cu) layer formed on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer and then cleaning the polished substrate. The polishing apparatus has a polishing section having a turntable with a polishing surface and a top ring for holding a substrate and pressing the substrate against the polishing surface to polish a surface having a semiconductor device thereon, and a cleaning section for cleaning the substrate which has been polished. The cleaning section has an electrolyzed water supply device for supplying electrolyzed water to the substrate to clean the polished surface of the substrate while supplying electrolyzed water to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignees: Ebara Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norio Kimura, Mitsuhiko Shirakashi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Masao Asami, Naoto Miyashita, Masako Kodera, Yoshitaka Matsui, Soichi Nadahara, Hiroshi Tomita
  • Publication number: 20060194521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring, and the workpiece is interposed between the polishing table and the top ring and pressed at a predetermined pressure to polish the workpiece. The polishing apparatus comprises at least two dressing units for dressing the polishing surface by being brought into contact with the ppolishing surface, which is a surface of a polishing cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Kenji Kamimura, Norio Kimura, Satoshi Okamura, Hideo Aizawa, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Hisanori Matsuo, Manabu Tsujimura
  • Patent number: 7040968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring, and the workpiece is interposed between the polishing table and the top ring and pressed at a predetermined pressure to polish the workpiece. The polishing apparatus comprises at least two dressing units for dressing the polishing surface by being brought into contact with the polishing surface, which is a surface of a polishing cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Kamimura, Norio Kimura, Satoshi Okamura, Hideo Aizawa, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Hisanori Matsuo, Manabu Tsujimura
  • Patent number: 6939208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring, and the workpiece is interposed between the polishing table and the top ring, and pressed at a predetermined pressure to polish the workpiece. The polishing apparatus comprises at least two dressing units for dressing the polishing surface by being brought into contact with the ppolishing surface, which is a surface of a polishing cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Kamimura, Norio Kimura, Satoshi Okamura, Hideo Aizawa, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Hisanori Matsuo, Manabu Tsujimura
  • Publication number: 20050191949
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring, and the workpiece is interposed between the polishing table and the top ring and pressed at a predetermined pressure to polish the workpiece. The polishing apparatus comprises at least two dressing units for dressing the polishing surface by being brought into contact with the ppolishing surface, which is a surface of a polishing cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Kenji Kamimura, Norio Kimura, Satoshi Okamura, Hideo Aizawa, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Hisanori Matsuo, Manabu Tsujimura
  • Publication number: 20050191858
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus can process a substrate having a metal film formed thereon. The substrate processing apparatus has a process unit configured to remove a native oxide of a metal film formed on a surface of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus also has a planarization unit configured to planarize the metal film of the substrate. The process unit may comprise a wet process unit configured to dissolve the native oxide of the metal film in a chemical liquid or a dry process unit configured to reduce or etch the native oxide of the metal film with a gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Akira Fukunaga, Toshikazu Nomura, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Manabu Tsujimura
  • Publication number: 20040087258
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus is used for chemical mechanical polishing a copper (Cu) layer formed on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer and then cleaning the polished substrate. The polishing apparatus has a polishing section having a turntable with a polishing surface and a top ring for holding a substrate and pressing the substrate against the polishing surface to polish a surface having a semiconductor device thereon, and a cleaning section for cleaning the substrate which has been polished. The cleaning section has an electrolyzed water supply device for supplying electrolyzed water to the substrate to clean the polished surface of the substrate while supplying electrolyzed water to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Norio Kimura, Mitsuhiko Shirakashi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Masao Asami, Naoto Miyashita, Masako Kodera, Yoshitaka Matsui, Soichi Nadahara, Hiroshi Tomita
  • Patent number: 6667238
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus is used for chemical mechanical polishing a copper (Cu) layer formed on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer and then cleaning the polished substrate. The polishing apparatus has a polishing section having a turntable with a polishing surface and a top ring for holding a substrate and pressing the substrate against the polishing surface to polish a surface having a semiconductor device thereon, and a cleaning section for cleaning the substrate which has been polished. The cleaning section has an electrolyzed water supply device for supplying electrolyzed water to the substrate to clean the polished surface of the substrate while supplying electrolyzed water to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignees: Ebara Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norio Kimura, Mitsuhiko Shirakashi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Masao Asami, Naoto Miyashita, Masako Kodera, Yoshitaka Matsui, Soichi Nadahara, Hiroshi Tomita
  • Publication number: 20020164932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece to be polished, such as a semiconductor wafer, to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus comprises a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring, and the workpiece to be polished is interposed between the polishing table and the top ring and pressed at a predetermined pressure to polish the workpiece. The polishing apparatus comprises at least two dressing units for dressing the polishing surface by being brought into contact with a surface of a polishing cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Kenji Kamimura, Norio Kimura, Satoshi Okamura, Hideo Aizawa, Makoto Akagi, Katsuhiko Tokushige, Hisanori Matsuo, Manabu Tsujimura