Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Morimitsu

Kazuhiro Morimitsu 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: 10978361
    Abstract: There is provided a technique of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: by a processing performing part, processing a substrate based on setting parameter corresponding to process recipe stored in a controller; by a first transceiver, transmitting measurement value of the processing performing part to the controller; by the controller, causing a learning part to perform machine learning process on the measurement value received from the first transceiver as learning data; by the controller, after the act of causing the learning part to perform the machine learning process, generating update data for updating the setting parameter; by the controller, causing an arithmetic part to generate update parameter for updating the setting parameter based on the update data; by the controller, causing a second transceiver to transmit the update parameter to the first transceiver; and by the updating part, updating the setting parameter based on the update parameter received from the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Naofumi Ohashi, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10714316
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes supplying a first process gas to a process space where a substrate is accommodated, and using an inert gas as a carrier gas of the first process gas; and supplying plasma of a second process gas to the process space where the substrate is accommodated, and using an active auxiliary gas as a carrier gas of the second process gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Hideharu Itatani, Eisuke Nishitani, Shun Matsui
  • Publication number: 20200098653
    Abstract: There is provided a technique of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: by a processing performing part, processing a substrate based on setting parameter corresponding to process recipe stored in a controller; by a first transceiver, transmitting measurement value of the processing performing part to the controller; by the controller, causing a learning part to perform machine learning process on the measurement value received from the first transceiver as learning data; by the controller, after the act of causing the learning part to perform the machine learning process, generating update data for updating the setting parameter; by the controller, causing an arithmetic part to generate update parameter for updating the setting parameter based on the update data; by the controller, causing a second transceiver to transmit the update parameter to the first transceiver; and by the updating part, updating the setting parameter based on the update parameter received from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi SASAKI, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Naofumi OHASHI, Tadashi TAKASAKI, Shun MATSUI
  • Patent number: 10424520
    Abstract: There is provided a technique of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: by a processing performing part, processing a substrate based on setting parameter corresponding to process recipe stored in a controller; by a first transceiver, transmitting measurement value of the processing performing part to the controller; by the controller, causing a learning part to perform machine learning process on the measurement value received from the first transceiver as learning data; by the controller, after the act of causing the learning part to perform the machine learning process, generating update data for updating the setting parameter; by the controller, causing an arithmetic part to generate update parameter for updating the setting parameter based on the update data; by the controller, causing a second transceiver to transmit the update parameter to the first transceiver; and by the updating part, updating the setting parameter based on the update parameter received from the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Naofumi Ohashi, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Publication number: 20190244790
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes supplying a first process gas to a process space where a substrate is accommodated, and using an inert gas as a carrier gas of the first process gas; and supplying plasma of a second process gas to the process space where the substrate is accommodated, and using an active auxiliary gas as a carrier gas of the second process gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa KAMAKURA, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Hideharu ITATANI, Eisuke NISHITANI, Shun MATSUI
  • Patent number: 9502236
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device by processing a substrate by alternately supplying a first processing gas and a second processing gas plasmatized by a plasma unit to a processing container. The method includes: starting a supply of an electric power to plasmatize the second processing gas to the plasma unit without supplying the second processing gas to the plasma unit; and starting a supply of the second processing gas with the electric power being supplied to the plasma unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yukitomo Hirochi, Kazuyuki Toyoda, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Taketoshi Sato, Tetsuo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9487863
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a process chamber configured to process a substrate; a substrate mounting stand installed in the process chamber and configured to hold the substrate; a heating part configured to heat the substrate; a gas rectifying part configured to supply a process gas to the substrate; a sealing part installed in the gas rectifying part; a heat insulating part installed between the sealing part and an upstream side surface of the gas rectifying part; and a first pressure adjusting part connected to the heat insulating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Shun Matsui, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Kazuyuki Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20160230280
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a process chamber configured to process a substrate; a substrate mounting stand installed in the process chamber and configured to hold the substrate; a heating part configured to heat the substrate; a gas rectifying part configured to supply a process gas to the substrate; a sealing part installed in the gas rectifying part; a heat insulating part installed between the sealing part and an upstream side surface of the gas rectifying part; and a first pressure adjusting part connected to the heat insulating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Shun MATSUI, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Kazuyuki TOYODA
  • Patent number: 9412582
    Abstract: A structure for constituting a process chamber in which a plurality of substrates is processed by reacting a predetermined precursor gas therein includes an outer tube having a cylindrical shape with an upper end portion closed and a lower end portion opened, and an inner tube, installed within the outer tube, including a first exhaust slit and a second exhaust slit through which the predetermined precursor gas is exhausted, the first exhaust slit located in a substrate arrangement region in which the plurality of substrates are arranged, and the second exhaust slit located in a region lower than the substrate arrangement region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Eisuke Nishitani, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Masanao Fukuda
  • Patent number: 9163309
    Abstract: Generation of byproducts is inhibited in a buffer space even in a single-wafer-type apparatus using the buffer space. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes (a) loading a substrate into a process chamber; (b) supplying a first-element-containing gas via a buffer chamber of a shower head to the substrate placed in the process chamber; (c) supplying a second-element-containing gas to the substrate via the buffer chamber; and (d) performing an exhaust process between (b) and (c), wherein (d) includes: exhausting an atmosphere of the buffer chamber; and exhausting an atmosphere of the process chamber after exhausting the atmosphere of the buffer chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Kazuyuki Toyoda, Kenji Ono, Tadashi Takasaki, Ikuo Hirose, Takafumi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20150270125
    Abstract: A structure for constituting a process chamber in which a plurality of substrates is processed by reacting a predetermined precursor gas therein includes an outer tube having a cylindrical shape with an upper end portion closed and a lower end portion opened, and an inner tube, installed within the outer tube, including a first exhaust slit and a second exhaust slit through which the predetermined precursor gas is exhausted, the first exhaust slit located in a substrate arrangement region in which the plurality of substrates are arranged, and the second exhaust slit located in a region lower than the substrate arrangement region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi SASAKI, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Eisuke NISHITANI, Tetsuo YAMAMOTO, Masanao FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 9084298
    Abstract: There are provided a substrate processing apparatus capable of suppressing leakage of magnetic field during processing of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yukitomo Hirochi, Akinori Tanaka, Akihiro Sato, Takeshi Itoh, Daisuke Hara, Kenji Shirako, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Masanao Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20150194306
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device by processing a substrate by alternately supplying a first processing gas and a second processing gas plasmatized by a plasma unit to a processing container. The method includes: starting a supply of an electric power to plasmatize the second processing gas to the plasma unit without supplying the second processing gas to the plasma unit; and starting a supply of the second processing gas with the electric power being supplied to the plasma unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yukitomo HIROCHI, Kazuyuki TOYODA, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Taketoshi SATO, Tetsuo YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150194304
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus that alternately supplies a first processing gas and a second processing gas in plasma state to a processing container and processes a substrate. The apparatus includes a first gas supply system configured to supply the first processing gas, a second gas supply system configured to supply the second processing gas, a plasma unit arranged at an upstream side of the processing container to plasmatize at least the second processing gas, and a controller configured to control the first gas supply system and the second gas supply system to alternately supply the first processing gas and the second processing gas and control the plasma unit to apply an electric power to plasmatize the second processing gas before a supply of the second processing gas starts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yukitomo Hirochi, Kazuyuki Toyoda, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Taketoshi Sato, Tetsuo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9074284
    Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus that can form films having a uniform thickness on a plurality of substrates. The heat treatment apparatus comprises a process chamber configured to grow silicon carbide (SiC) films on wafers, a boat configured to hold a plurality of wafers in a state where the wafers are vertically arranged and approximately horizontally oriented so as to hold the wafers in the process chamber, a heating unit installed in the process chamber, and a gas supply nozzle configured to supply a reaction gas. The heating unit comprises a susceptor configured to cover at least a part of the boat, and a susceptor wall disposed between the boat and the susceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Masanao Fukuda, Kenji Shirako, Akihiro Sato, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Sadao Nakashima
  • Patent number: 9070554
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes supplying a precursor gas to a substrate; supplying a reaction gas to a plasma generation region; supplying high frequency power to the plasma generation region; and generating plasma of the reaction gas by adjusting a pressure of the plasma generation region to a first pressure before the reaction gas is supplied and adjusting the pressure of the plasma generation region to a second pressure lower than the first pressure while the reaction gas and the high frequency power are supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Toyoda, Yukitomo Hirochi, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Tadashi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 9064695
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus that alternately supplies a first processing gas and a second processing gas in plasma state to a processing container and processes a substrate. The apparatus includes a first gas supply system configured to supply the first processing gas, a second gas supply system configured to supply the second processing gas, a plasma unit arranged at an upstream side of the processing container to plasmatize at least the second processing gas, and a controller configured to control the first gas supply system and the second gas supply system to alternately supply the first processing gas and the second processing gas and control the plasma unit to apply an electric power to plasmatize the second processing gas before a supply of the second processing gas starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yukitomo Hirochi, Kazuyuki Toyoda, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Taketoshi Sato, Tetsuo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150093916
    Abstract: Generation of byproducts is inhibited in a buffer space even in a single-wafer-type apparatus using the buffer space. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes (a) loading a substrate into a process chamber; (b) supplying a first-element-containing gas via a buffer chamber of a shower head to the substrate placed in the process chamber; (c) supplying a second-element-containing gas to the substrate via the buffer chamber; and (d) performing an exhaust process between (b) and (c), wherein (d) includes: exhausting an atmosphere of the buffer chamber; and exhausting an atmosphere of the process chamber after exhausting the atmosphere of the buffer chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuo YAMAMOTO, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Kazuyuki TOYODA, Kenji ONO, Tadashi TAKASAKI, Ikuo HIROSE, Takafumi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150093913
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes supplying a precursor gas to a substrate; supplying a reaction gas to a plasma generation region; supplying high frequency power to the plasma generation region; and generating plasma of the reaction gas by adjusting a pressure of the plasma generation region to a first pressure before the reaction gas is supplied and adjusting the pressure of the plasma generation region to a second pressure lower than the first pressure while the reaction gas and the high frequency power are supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki TOYODA, Yukitomo HIROCHI, Tetsuo YAMAMOTO, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Tadashi TAKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20110306212
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a substrate processing apparatus includes a reaction tube, a processing chamber provided inside the reaction tube to process a substrate therein, an induction target provided inside the reaction tube to surround the processing chamber and configured to heat the substrate, a heat insulator provided inside the reaction tube to surround the induction target, an induction target provided outside the reaction tube to inductively heat at least the induction target, a first gas supply unit for supplying a first gas into the processing chamber, and a second gas supply unit for supplying a second gas to a first gap provided between the induction target and the heat insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro SATO, Akinori TANAKA, Takeshi ITOH, Masanao FUKUDA, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU