Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Takahata
Kazuhiro Takahata 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: 11806901Abstract: According to one embodiment, a template is provided with a transferring pattern on a first surface of a substrate. The transferring pattern includes a first projecting portion that projects from the first surface with a first height and extends in a first direction along the first surface, a second projecting portion that projects from the first surface with a second height higher than the first height and extends in a second direction along the first surface, a first columnar portion that is arranged at a position overlapping with the first projecting portion and has a top surface with a third height higher than the second height as a height from the first surface, and a second columnar portion that is arranged at a position overlapping with the second projecting portion and has a top surface with the third height as a height from the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Takahata, Toshiaki Komukai, Hideki Kanai
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Publication number: 20230305387Abstract: According to one embodiment, a template includes a base material with a first surface at a first level. A first pattern on the template includes first protruding portions in a first region that protrude to a second level beyond the first level, a first recess portion between an adjacent pair of first protruding portions in a central portion of the first region, and a second recess portion between another adjacent pair of first protruding portions in an outer peripheral portion of the first region. A second pattern on the template includes a protrusion portion in a second region outside the first region. The protrusion portion protrudes to a third level. An optical layer is in the first recess portion and at least a portion of a bottom surface of the second recess portion is not covered by the optical layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Kazuya FUKUHARA, Kazuhiro Takahata
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Patent number: 11762285Abstract: According to one embodiment, an imprint lithography template comprises a substrate transparent to ultraviolet light. A first mesa region is on the substrate. A surface of the first mesa region includes a pattern region to be pressed into a photocurable resist film. The pattern region having four sides. A second mesa region is also on the substrate. The first mesa region protrudes from a surface of the second mesa region. A blocking film is adjacent to two sides of the four sides pattern region. The two sides to which the blocking film is adjacent are connected to each other at a corner of the pattern region. The blocking film blocks ultraviolet light.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Anupam Mitra, Masaki Mitsuyasu, Kazuya Fukuhara, Kazuhiro Takahata, Sachiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20230282510Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming, on a substrate, a stacked body including a plurality of first films and a plurality of second films alternately stacked in a height direction; and forming a number (m × n) of holes through the stacked body that haves a number (m × n) of depths. The number (m) depths are arranged in a first direction intersecting the height direction and the number (n) depths are arranged in a second direction intersecting the height direction and the first direction. Further, the step of forming a number (m × n) of holes includes forming, on the stacked body, a mask member having a number (m) of heights in the first direction; and forming, in the stacked body, a number (m × n) of holes having number (m) depths in the first direction and number (n) depths based on the mask member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro Takahata
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Publication number: 20220308456Abstract: A design pattern generation method of an embodiment is a method for generating a design pattern of a template. The design pattern generation method includes: generating an actual pattern including a first pattern protruding from a contact surface of the template with a material layer and extending in a predetermined direction along the contact surface, and a second pattern further protruding from an upper surface of the first pattern; calculating a volume of the first pattern and the second pattern per unit area on the contact surface; and adding, when a difference in the volume of the first pattern and the second pattern per unit area between regions on the contact surface exceeds a specified value, a third pattern to a region where the volume of the first pattern and the second pattern per unit area is small.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHATA
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Publication number: 20220301908Abstract: According to the embodiment, the template includes: a first substrate; a pattern projected from a principal surface of the first substrate; a first mark projected from the principal surface of the first substrate, the first mark surrounding a recessed portion disposed in an inside region of the first mark; and a second mark recessed from the principal surface of the first substrate; wherein the first mark is provided with, in a planar view, an inner portion having a pair of first sides opposed to each other and a pair of second sides opposed to each other, the first sides extending in a first direction along the first substrate, the second sides extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction along the first substrate, the inner portion surrounding the recessed portion of the first mark, and an outer portion having a pair of third sides opposed to each other and a pair of fourth sides opposed to each other, the third sides extending in the first direction, the fourth sides extending in tType: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHATA
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Patent number: 11316181Abstract: A fuel cell unit structure includes: power generation cells; separators; a flow passage portion formed between the separators and including flow passages configured to supply gas to the power generation cells; gas flow-in ports configured to allow the gas to flow into the flow passage portion; gas flow-out ports configured to allow the gas to flow out from the flow passage portion; and an adjustment portion configured to adjust an amount of the gas flowing through the flow passages. The adjustment portion includes a first auxiliary flow passage provided between the power generation cells arranged to be opposed to each other on a same plane with a gas flow-in port of the gas flow-in ports being located on an extended line of an extending direction of the first auxiliary flow passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahata, Motoki Yaginuma
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Publication number: 20220080627Abstract: According to one embodiment, a template is provided with a transferring pattern on a first surface of a substrate. The transferring pattern includes a first projecting portion that projects from the first surface with a first height and extends in a first direction along the first surface, a second projecting portion that projects from the first surface with a second height higher than the first height and extends in a second direction along the first surface, a first columnar portion that is arranged at a position overlapping with the first projecting portion and has a top surface with a third height higher than the second height as a height from the first surface, and a second columnar portion that is arranged at a position overlapping with the second projecting portion and has a top surface with the third height as a height from the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro TAKAHATA, Toshiaki KOMUKAI, Hideki KANAI
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Publication number: 20220084877Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a template including: a substrate having a first surface; a trench that is recessed from the first surface at a predetermined depth and extends along the first surface in a first direction, the trench includes a first portion having a second width in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and a second portion having a third width in the second direction; and a hole that is arranged is the first portion of the trench and extends from a bottom surface of the trench, and the first width is smaller than the second width, and the third width is smaller than the first width.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHATA
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Publication number: 20220013470Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first surface; a device area that is formed on the semiconductor substrate and includes a semiconductor element; and a conductive member that surrounds the device area and extends in a first direction perpendicularly intersecting the first surface. The conductive member is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and includes a first pattern and a second pattern, the second pattern overlapping the first pattern in the first direction. A pitch of the first pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction is different from a pitch of the second pattern in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHATA
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Patent number: 11139486Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes cell units and separators that are alternately stacked, in which each of the cell units includes a single cell. Each of the separators includes: at least one first ridge that is disposed on a first main surface of each of the separators at a predetermined interval to form at least one first gas channel; and at least one second ridge that is disposed on a second main surface of each of the separators at a predetermined interval to form at least one second gas channel. The at least one first ridge and the at least one second ridge are disposed at a regular interval around a center of each of the separators in a cross section perpendicular to the first or second gas channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Ichihara, Kazuhiro Takahata
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Publication number: 20210302830Abstract: A method of manufacturing a template, includes: covering a part of a first region of a substrate; processing another part of the first region to form a first pattern including a protrusion; covering the first region; and processing at least part of a second region of the substrate to form a second pattern including a depression.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Kosuke TAKAI, Kazuhiro TAKAHATA, Akihiko ANDO
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Publication number: 20210294208Abstract: According to one embodiment, an imprint lithography template comprises a substrate transparent to ultraviolet light. A first mesa region is on the substrate. A surface of the first mesa region includes a pattern region to be pressed into a photocurable resist film. The pattern region having four sides. A second mesa region is also on the substrate. The first mesa region protrudes from a surface of the second mesa region. A blocking film is adjacent to two sides of the four sides pattern region. The two sides to which the blocking film is adjacent are connected to each other at a corner of the pattern region. The blocking film blocks ultraviolet light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Anupam MITRA, Masaki MITSUYASU, Kazuya FUKUHARA, Kazuhiro TAKAHATA, Sachiko KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20200402843Abstract: A pattern forming method includes forming a first resist pattern on a substrate using imprint lithography. And forming a resist onto the substrate at least at positions corresponding to a second resist pattern and then curing the resist to form the second resist pattern on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Anupam MITRA, Tetsuro NAKASUGI, Kazuhiro TAKAHATA
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Patent number: 10796948Abstract: A pattern forming method includes forming a first resist pattern on a substrate using imprint lithography. And forming a resist onto the substrate at least at positions corresponding to a second resist pattern and then curing the resist to form the second resist pattern on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Anupam Mitra, Tetsuro Nakasugi, Kazuhiro Takahata
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Publication number: 20200203740Abstract: A fuel cell unit structure includes: power generation cells; separators; a flow passage portion formed between the separators and including flow passages configured to supply gas to the power generation cells; gas flow-in ports configured to allow the gas to flow into the flow passage portion; gas flow-out ports configured to allow the gas to flow out from the flow passage portion; and an adjustment portion configured to adjust an amount of the gas flowing through the flow passages. The adjustment portion includes a first auxiliary flow passage provided between the power generation cells arranged to be opposed to each other on a same plane with a gas flow-in port of the gas flow-in ports being located on an extended line of an extending direction of the first auxiliary flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro TAKAHATA, Motoki YAGINUMA
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Publication number: 20200006124Abstract: A pattern forming method includes forming a first resist pattern on a substrate using imprint lithography. And forming a resist onto the substrate at least at positions corresponding to a second resist pattern and then curing the resist to form the second resist pattern on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Anupam MITRA, Tetsuro NAKASUGI, Kazuhiro TAKAHATA
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Publication number: 20190305324Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes cell units and separators that are alternately stacked, in which each of the cell units includes a single cell. Each of the separators includes: at least one first ridge that is disposed on a first main surface of each of the separators at a predetermined interval to form at least one first gas channel; and at least one second ridge that is disposed on a second main surface of each of the separators at a predetermined interval to form at least one second gas channel. The at least one first ridge and the at least one second ridge are disposed at a regular interval around a center of each of the separators in a cross section perpendicular to the first or second gas channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji ICHIHARA, Kazuhiro TAKAHATA
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Publication number: 20190146334Abstract: According to an embodiment, a template substrate is provided. The template substrate is formed by a board-shaped member. The template substrate includes topography that is non-planar deviation in a predetermined region on a pattern surface of the board-shaped member on which a template pattern is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Takahito NISHIMURA, Suigen Kyoh, Kazuhiro Takahata
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Patent number: 10274822Abstract: A template for patterning processes has a first protrusion portion on a first surface with a first step portion in a first region and a second step portion in a second region. The first step portion includes a plurality of first steps, at least one of which has a first step height and a first step width. The second step portion includes a plurality of second steps, at least one of which has the first step height and the first step width. The template includes a first recess portion on the first surface between the first and second regions on the first protrusion portion. The first recess portion has at least one of a recess depth different from the first step height and a recess width different from the first step width.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Anupam Mitra, Motofumi Komori, Kazuhiro Takahata