Patents by Inventor Kazukuni Hara

Kazukuni Hara 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: 11810821
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes: an epitaxial film made of gallium nitride; a semiconductor element disposed in the epitaxial film; a chip formation substrate including the epitaxial film and having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface; and a convex and a concavity on the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
    Inventors: Masatake Nagaya, Kazukuni Hara, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Toshiki Yui, Chiaki Sasaoka, Jun Kojima, Shoichi Onda
  • Patent number: 11810783
    Abstract: A gallium nitride semiconductor device includes: a chip formation substrate made of gallium nitride and having one surface and an other surface opposite to the one surface; a one surface side element component disposed on the one surface and providing a component of an one surface side of a semiconductor element; and a metal film constituting a back surface electrode in contact with the other surface. The other surface has an irregularity provided by a plurality of convex portions with a trapezoidal cross section and a plurality of concave portions located between the convex portions; and an upper base surface of the trapezoidal cross section in each of the plurality of convex portions is opposed to the one surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
    Inventors: Chiaki Sasaoka, Jun Kojima, Shoichi Onda, Masatake Nagaya, Kazukuni Hara, Daisuke Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11784039
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gallium nitride semiconductor device includes: preparing a gallium nitride wafer; forming an epitaxial growth film on the gallium nitride wafer to provide a processed wafer having chip formation regions; perform a surface side process on a one surface side of the processed wafer; removing the gallium nitride wafer and dividing the processed wafer into a chip formation wafer and a recycle wafer; and forming an other surface side element component on an other surface side of the chip formation wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
    Inventors: Jun Kojima, Chiaki Sasaoka, Shoichi Onda, Masatake Nagaya, Kazukuni Hara, Daisuke Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20210327702
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gallium nitride semiconductor device includes: preparing a gallium nitride wafer; forming an epitaxial growth film on the gallium nitride wafer to provide a processed wafer having chip formation regions; perform a surface side process on a one surface side of the processed wafer; removing the gallium nitride wafer and dividing the processed wafer into a chip formation wafer and a recycle wafer; and forming an other surface side element component on an other surface side of the chip formation wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jun KOJIMA, Chiaki SASAOKA, Shoichi ONDA, Masatake NAGAYA, Kazukuni HARA, Daisuke KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210327710
    Abstract: A gallium nitride semiconductor device includes: a chip formation substrate made of gallium nitride and having one surface and an other surface opposite to the one surface; a one surface side element component disposed on the one surface and providing a component of an one surface side of a semiconductor element; and a metal film constituting a back surface electrode in contact with the other surface. The other surface has an irregularity provided by a plurality of convex portions with a trapezoidal cross section and a plurality of concave portions located between the convex portions; and an upper base surface of the trapezoidal cross section in each of the plurality of convex portions is opposed to the one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Chiaki SASAOKA, Jun KOJIMA, Shoichi ONDA, Masatake NAGAYA, Kazukuni HARA, Daisuke KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210327757
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes: an epitaxial film made of gallium nitride; a semiconductor element disposed in the epitaxial film; a chip formation substrate including the epitaxial film and having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface; and a convex and a concavity on the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Masatake Nagaya, Kazukuni Hara, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Toshiki Yui, Chiaki Sasaoka, Jun Kojima, Shoichi Onda
  • Patent number: 11107892
    Abstract: A method for producing a SiC epitaxial wafer according to the present embodiment includes: an epitaxial growth step of growing the epitaxial layer on the SiC single crystal substrate by feeding an Si-based raw material gas, a C-based raw material gas, and a gas including a Cl element to a surface of a SiC single crystal substrate, in which the epitaxial growth step is performed under growth conditions that a film deposition pressure is 30 torr or less, a Cl/Si ratio is in a range of 8 to 12, a C/Si ratio is in a range of 0.8 to 1.2, and a growth rate is 50 ?m/h or more from an initial growth stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: SHOWA DENKO K.K., Central Research Institute Of Electric Power Industry, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Fukada, Naoto Ishibashi, Akira Bando, Masahiko Ito, Isaho Kamata, Hidekazu Tsuchida, Kazukuni Hara, Masami Naito, Hideyuki Uehigashi, Hiroaki Fujibayashi, Hirofumi Aoki, Toshikazu Sugiura, Katsumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10896831
    Abstract: A supply part includes a first partition, a second partition under the first partition, a third partition under the second partition, a first flow path between the first partition and the second partition allowing a first gas to be introduced therein, a second flow path between the second partition and the third partition allowing a second gas to be introduced therein, a first piping extending from the second partition to reach below the third partition and being communicated with the first flow path, a second piping extending from the third partition to reach below the third partition and being communicated with the second flow path, and a convex portion provided on an outer circumferential surface of the first piping or an inner circumferential surface of the second piping protruding from one of the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface toward the other one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: NuFlare Technology, Inc., Showa Denko K.K., Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
    Inventors: Kunihiko Suzuki, Naohisa Ikeya, Keisuke Fukada, Masahiko Ito, Isaho Kamata, Hidekazu Tsuchida, Hiroaki Fujibayashi, Hideyuki Uehigashi, Masami Naito, Kazukuni Hara, Hirofumi Aoki, Takahiro Kozawa
  • Patent number: 10745824
    Abstract: A film forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a film forming chamber configured to house therein a substrate to perform film forming processing; a gas supplier located in an upper part of the film forming chamber and configured to supply a process gas onto the substrate; and a heater configured to heat the substrate, wherein the film forming chamber has a temperature-increase suppression region being a lower part of the gas supplier and suppressing a temperature increase of the gas supplied to an upper part of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Suzuki, Naohisa Ikeya, Masayoshi Yajima, Kazukuni Hara, Hiroaki Fujibayashi, Hideki Matsuura, Katsumi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200083330
    Abstract: A method for producing a SiC epitaxial wafer according to the present embodiment includes: an epitaxial growth step of growing the epitaxial layer on the SiC single crystal substrate by feeding an Si-based raw material gas, a C-based raw material gas, and a gas including a Cl element to a surface of a SiC single crystal substrate, in which the epitaxial growth step is performed under growth conditions that a film deposition pressure is 30 torr or less, a Cl/Si ratio is in a range of 8 to 12, a C/Si ratio is in a range of 0.8 to 1.2, and a growth rate is 50 ?m/h or more from an initial growth stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke FUKADA, Naoto ISHIBASHI, Akira BANDO, Masahiko ITO, Isaho KAMATA, Hidekazu TSUCHIDA, Kazukuni HARA, Masami NAITO, Hideyuki UEHIGASHI, Hiroaki FUJIBAYASHI, Hirofumi AOKI, Toshikazu SUGIURA, Katsumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190376206
    Abstract: This SiC epitaxial wafer includes: a SiC single crystal substrate of which a main surface has an off-angle of 0.4° to 5° with respect to (0001) plane; and an epitaxial layer provided on the SiC single crystal substrate, wherein the epitaxial layer has a basal plane dislocation density of 0.1 pieces/cm2 or less that is a density of basal plane dislocations extending from the SiC single crystal substrate to an outer surface and an intrinsic 3C triangular defect density of 0.1 pieces/cm2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke FUKADA, Naoto ISHIBASHI, Akira BANDO, Masahiko ITO, Isaho KAMATA, Hidekazu TSUCHIDA, Kazukuni HARA, Masami NAITO, Hideyuki UEHIGASHI, Hiroaki FUJIBAYASHI, Hirofumi AOKI, Toshikazu SUGIURA, Katsumi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10262863
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a SiC epitaxial wafer according to one aspect of the present invention includes separately introducing, into a reaction space for SiC epitaxial growth, a basic N-based gas composed of molecules containing an N atom within the molecular structure but having neither a double bond nor a triple bond between nitrogen atoms, and a Cl-based gas composed of molecules containing a Cl atom within the molecular structure, and mixing the N-based gas and the Cl-based gas at a temperature equal to or higher than the boiling point or sublimation temperature of a solid product generated by mixing the N-based gas and the Cl-based gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: SHOWA DENKO K.K., Central Research Institute Of Electric Power Industry
    Inventors: Keisuke Fukada, Masahiko Ito, Isaho Kamata, Hidekazu Tsuchida, Hideyuki Uehigashi, Hiroaki Fujibayashi, Masami Naito, Kazukuni Hara, Takahiro Kozawa, Hirofumi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180374721
    Abstract: A supply part includes a first partition, a second partition under the first partition, a third partition under the second partition, a first flow path between the first partition and the second partition allowing a first gas to be introduced therein, a second flow path between the second partition and the third partition allowing a second gas to be introduced therein, a first piping extending from the second partition to reach below the third partition and being communicated with the first flow path, a second piping extending from the third partition to reach below the third partition and being communicated with the second flow path, and a convex portion provided on an outer circumferential surface of the first piping or an inner circumferential surface of the second piping protruding from one of the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface toward the other one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kunihiko Suzuki, Naohisa Ikeya, Keisuke Fukada, Masahiko Ito, Isaho Kamata, Hidekazu Tsuchida, Hiroaki Fujibayashi, Hideyuki Uehigashi, Masami Naito, Kazukuni Hara, Hirofumi Aoki, Takahiro Kozawa
  • Publication number: 20180135175
    Abstract: A film forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a film forming chamber capable of housing a substrate therein; a gas supplier located in an upper part of the film forming chamber and having a plurality of nozzles supplying gases onto a film forming face of the substrate; a heater configured to heat the substrate; and a first protection cover having a plurality of opening parts at positions corresponding to the nozzles of the gas supplier, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kunihiko SUZUKI, Naohisa IKEYA, Masayoshi YAJIMA, Kazukuni HARA, Hiroaki FUJIBAYASHI, Hideki MATSUURA, Katsumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180135203
    Abstract: A film forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a film forming chamber configured to house therein a substrate to perform film forming processing; a gas supplier located in an upper part of the film forming chamber and configured to supply a process gas onto the substrate; and a heater configured to heat the substrate, wherein the film forming chamber has a temperature-increase suppression region being a lower part of the gas supplier and suppressing a temperature increase of the gas supplied to an upper part of the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kunihiko SUZUKI, Naohisa IKEYA, Masayoshi YAJIMA, Kazukuni HARA, Hiroaki FUJIBAYASHI, Hideki MATSUURA, Katsumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170345658
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a SiC epitaxial wafer according to one aspect of the present invention includes separately introducing, into a reaction space for SiC epitaxial growth, a basic N-based gas composed of molecules containing an N atom within the molecular structure but having neither a double bond nor a triple bond between nitrogen atoms, and a Cl-based gas composed of molecules containing a Cl atom within the molecular structure, and mixing the N-based gas and the Cl-based gas at a temperature equal to or higher than the boiling point or sublimation temperature of a solid product generated by mixing the N-based gas and the Cl-based gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
    Inventors: Keisuke FUKADA, Masahiko ITO, Isaho KAMATA, Hidekazu TSUCHIDA, Hideyuki UEHIGASHI, Hiroaki FUJIBAYASHI, Masami NAITO, Kazukuni HARA, Takahiro KOZAWA, Hirofumi AOKI
  • Patent number: 9644286
    Abstract: A silicon carbide single crystal manufacturing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a pedestal on which a seed crystal is disposed, an inlet of source gas, a reaction chamber extending from a bottom surface of the vacuum chamber toward the pedestal, a first heating device disposed around an outer periphery of the reaction chamber, a second heating device disposed around an outer periphery of the pedestal, and an outlet disposed outside the first and second heating devices in the vacuum chamber. After the source gas supplied from the reaction chamber is supplied toward the pedestal, the source gas is let flow outward in a radial direction of the silicon carbide single crystal between the reaction chamber and the silicon carbide single crystal and is discharged through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazukuni Hara
  • Patent number: 9328431
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal grows the silicon carbide single crystal on a surface of a seed crystal made from a silicon carbide single crystal substrate by supplying a material gas for silicon carbide from below the seed crystal. The apparatus includes a base having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The seed crystal is mounted on the first side of the base. The apparatus further includes a purge gas introduction mechanism for supporting the base and for supplying a purge gas to the base from the second side of the base. The base has a purge gas introduction path for discharging the supplied purge gas from the base toward an outer edge of the seed crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazukuni Hara, Yuuichirou Tokuda
  • Patent number: 8882911
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal grows the silicon carbide single crystal on a seed crystal by supplying a material gas from below the seed crystal. The apparatus includes a heating container and a base located in the heating container. The seed crystal is mounded on the base. The apparatus further includes a first inlet for causing a purge gas to flow along an inner wall surface of the heating container, a purge gas source for supplying the purge gas to the first inlet, a second inlet for causing the purge gas to flow along an outer wall surface of the base, and a mechanism for supporting the base and for supplying the purge gas to the base from below the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Tokuda, Kazukuni Hara, Jun Kojima
  • Publication number: 20140123901
    Abstract: A silicon carbide single crystal manufacturing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a pedestal on which a seed crystal is disposed, an inlet of source gas, a reaction chamber extending from a bottom surface of the vacuum chamber toward the pedestal, a first heating device disposed around an outer periphery of the reaction chamber, a second heating device disposed around an outer periphery of the pedestal, and an outlet disposed outside the first and second heating devices in the vacuum chamber. After the source gas supplied from the reaction chamber is supplied toward the pedestal, the source gas is let flow outward in a radial direction of the silicon carbide single crystal between the reaction chamber and the silicon carbide single crystal and is discharged through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazukuni Hara