Patents by Inventor Kazuma Ohba

Kazuma Ohba 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: 11456189
    Abstract: A member for semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses, which includes a ceramic electrostatic chuck and a cooling plate bonded together with a thermosetting sheet, is provided. The thermosetting sheet is made of a cured epoxy-acrylic adhesive. The adhesive contains (A) an epoxy resin capable of hydrogen transfer type polyaddition, (B) an acrylate or methacrylate polymer, and (C) a curing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma Ohba, Tetsuya Kawajiri, Takashi Kataigi
  • Patent number: 10037910
    Abstract: A wafer holder 10 includes a resin adhesive layer 16 between a ceramic electrostatic chuck 12 and a metal cooling plate 14. The adhesive layer 16 includes a first layer 16a in contact with the electrostatic chuck 12, a second layer 16b in contact with the cooling plate 14, and an intermediate layer 16c located between the first layer 16a and the second layer 16b. Heat resistance of each of the first layer 16a and the intermediate layer 16c is higher than heat resistance of the second layer 16b, flexibility of the second layer 16b is higher than flexibility of each of the first layer 16a and the intermediate layer 16c, and the layers are in hermetic contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Yanoh, Kazuma Ohba, Tetsuya Kawajiri, Hideyoshi Tsuruta
  • Publication number: 20160196999
    Abstract: A wafer holder 10 includes a resin adhesive layer 16 between a ceramic electrostatic chuck 12 and a metal cooling plate 14. The adhesive layer 16 includes a first layer 16a in contact with the electrostatic chuck 12, a second layer 16b in contact with the cooling plate 14, and an intermediate layer 16c located between the first layer 16a and the second layer 16b. Heat resistance of each of the first layer 16a and the intermediate layer 16c is higher than heat resistance of the second layer 16b, flexibility of the second layer 16b is higher than flexibility of each of the first layer 16a and the intermediate layer 16c, and the layers are in hermetic contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Takuya YANOH, Kazuma OHBA, Tetsuya KAWAJIRI, Hideyoshi TSURUTA
  • Publication number: 20140272421
    Abstract: A member 10 for semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses, which includes an aluminum electrostatic chuck 12 and a cooling plate 14 bonded together with a thermosetting sheet 16, is provided. The thermosetting sheet 16 is made of a cured epoxy-acrylic adhesive. The adhesive contains (A) an epoxy resin capable of hydrogen transfer type polyaddition, (B) an acrylate or methacrylate polymer, and (C) a curing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma OHBA, Tetsuya KAWAJIRI, Takashi KATAIGI
  • Patent number: 8361271
    Abstract: To form an electrostatic chuck, a bonding sheet is applied onto the upper surface of a cooling plate and then the cooling plate is placed in a vacuum dryer at a pressure of 2,000 Pa or less for a pre-bake treatment at 120° C. to 130° C. for 15 to 40 hours, followed by natural cooling. A plate is then stacked on the bonding sheet so that the lower surface of the plate is aligned with the upper surface of the bonding sheet, which is applied onto the cooling plate. The resulting stacked body is placed in a heat-resistant resin bag, and is then placed in an autoclave and treated together for several hours under pressure and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Aihara, Hiroya Sugimoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kazuma Ohba, Jyunya Waki
  • Publication number: 20120028057
    Abstract: To form an electrostatic chuck, a bonding sheet is applied onto the upper surface of a cooling plate and then the cooling plate is placed in a vacuum dryer at a pressure of 2,000 Pa or less for a pre-bake treatment at 120° C. to 130° C. for 15 to 40 hours, followed by natural cooling. A plate is then stacked on the bonding sheet so that the lower surface of the plate is aligned with the upper surface of the bonding sheet, which is applied onto the cooling plate. The resulting stacked body is placed in a heat-resistant resin bag, and is then placed in an autoclave and treated together for several hours under pressure and heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasufumi AIHARA, Hiroya Sugimoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kazuma Ohba, Jyunya Waki