Patents by Inventor Kenichiro AIKAWA

Kenichiro AIKAWA 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: 9202718
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck 1A includes a susceptor 11A having an adsorption face 11a of adsorbing a semiconductor, and an electrostatic chuck electrode 4 embedded in the susceptor. The susceptor 11A includes a plate shaped main body 3 and a surface corrosion resistant layer 2 including the adsorption face 2. The surface corrosion resistant layer 2 is made of a ceramic material comprising magnesium, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen as main components. The ceramic material comprises a main phase comprising magnesium-aluminum oxynitride phase exhibiting an XRD peak at least in 2?=47 to 50° by CuK? X-ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Aikawa, Morimichi Watanabe, Asumi Jindo, Yuji Katsuda, Yosuke Sato, Yoshinori Isoda
  • Patent number: 9184081
    Abstract: Each of electrostatic chucks 1A to 1F includes a susceptor 11A having an adsorption face 11a of adsorbing a semiconductor, and an electrostatic chuck electrode 4 embedded in the susceptor. The susceptor includes a plate shaped main body 3 and a surface corrosion resistant layer 2 including the adsorption face 2. The surface corrosion resistant layer 2 is made of a ceramic material comprising magnesium, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen as main components. The ceramic material comprises a main phase comprising MgO—AlN solid solution wherein aluminum nitride is dissolved into magnesium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Aikawa, Morimichi Watanabe, Asumi Jindo, Yuji Katsuda, Yosuke Sato, Yoshinori Isoda
  • Publication number: 20130235507
    Abstract: Electrostatic chucks (1A to 1F) are provided with: susceptors (11A to 11F) having an attracting surface (11a) that attracts and holds semiconductors; and electrostatic chuck electrodes (4) that are embedded in the susceptors. The susceptors are provided with plate-shape bodies (3) and surface corrosion-resistant layers (2) that face the attracting surface. The surface corrosion-resistant layer (2) is made from a ceramic material having magnesium, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen as main components, the ceramic material having, as a main phase, an MgO—AlN solid solution crystal phase obtained by dissolving aluminum nitride in magnesium oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro AIKAWA, Morimichi WATANABE, Asumi JINDO, Yuji KATSUDA, Yosuke SATO, Yoshinori ISODA
  • Publication number: 20130229746
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck 1A includes a susceptor 11A having an adsorption face 11a of adsorbing a semiconductor, and an electrostatic chuck electrode 4 embedded in the susceptor. The susceptor 11A includes a plate shaped main body 3 and a surface corrosion resistant layer 2 including the adsorption face 2. The surface corrosion resistant layer 2 is made of a ceramic material comprising magnesium, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen as main components. The ceramic material comprises a main phase comprising magnesium-aluminum oxynitride phase exhibiting an XRD peak at least in 2?=47 to 50° by CuK? X-ray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro AIKAWA, Morimichi WATANABE, Asumi JINDO, Yuji KATSUDA, Yosuke SATO, Yoshinori ISODA