Patents by Inventor Mamoru Kosakai
Mamoru Kosakai 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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Publication number: 20180108555Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device includes: a placing plate having a placement surface on which a plate-like sample is placed on one side thereof; an electrostatic attraction electrode provided on the other side of the first ceramic plate; and a first organic insulating layer provided between the first ceramic plate and the electrostatic attraction electrode. The electrostatic chuck device further has a supporting plate provided between the first organic insulating layer and the electrostatic attraction electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Mamoru KOSAKAI, Shinichi MAETA, Keisuke MAEDA
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Publication number: 20180025933Abstract: An electrostatic chuck part of an electrostatic chuck device has an electrostatic chuck part inner peripheral surface surrounding an opening of a chuck part through-hole, and an electrostatic chuck part outer peripheral surface surrounding the electrostatic chuck part inner peripheral surface. An insulator has an insulator main body in which an insulator through-hole having an opening on the electrostatic chuck part side is formed, an insulator inner end face, and an insulator outer end face which faces the electrostatic chuck part outer peripheral surface. The insulator inner end face and the electrostatic chuck part inner peripheral surface are in contact with each other, or an adhesion layer or a plasma-resistant adhesive layer extends in a gap between the insulator inner end face and the electrostatic chuck part inner peripheral surface. The plasma-resistant adhesive layer is formed between the electrostatic chuck part outer peripheral surface and the insulator outer end face.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori ISHIMURA, Kazuto ANDO, Kentaro TAKAHASHI, Yuhki KINPARA, Shinichi MAETA, Mamoru KOSAKAI
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Publication number: 20170323819Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic chucking device having high heat resistance. The electrostatic chucking device of the present invention includes a first ceramic plate which includes a first surface on which a substrate is able to be placed and a second surface on the opposite side thereof, and in which an internal electrode for electrostatic adsorption is embedded; a heating member fixed to the second surface; a second ceramic plate adhered to the first ceramic plate and the heating member via a first adhesive layer; and a cooling base portion adhered to the second ceramic plate via a second adhesive layer and cools at least the second ceramic plate. The first adhesive layer has a higher heat resistance than the second adhesive layer. The second adhesive layer has a smaller Young's modulus than the first adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventor: Mamoru KOSAKAI
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Patent number: 9721822Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck apparatus which is configured of: an electrostatic chuck section; an annular focus ring section provided to surround the electrostatic chuck section; and a cooling base section which cools the electrostatic chuck section and the focus ring section. The focus ring section is provided with an annular focus ring, an annular heat conducting sheet, an annular ceramic ring, a nonmagnetic heater, and an electrode section that supplies power to the heater.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Kenji Masuzawa, Toshiyuki Makabe, Mamoru Kosakai, Takashi Satou, Kazunori Ishimura, Ryuuji Hayahara, Hitoshi Kouno
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Patent number: 9466518Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device is provided in which there is no concern that a plate-shaped sample may be deformed when adsorbing the plate-shaped sample or when detaching the plate-shaped sample, the temperature of the plate-shaped sample is uniformized, and particles are not easily produced.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Maeta, Mamoru Kosakai, Yukio Miura, Takeshi Otsuka
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Patent number: 9412635Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device includes an electrostatic chuck part that has an upper surface as a placement surface for placing a plate-shaped sample and has an internal electrode for electrostatic attraction built therein; and a cooling base part that cools the electrostatic chuck part. The electrostatic chuck part and the cooling base part are integrally adhered to each other via an adhesive layer. An insulator having a double pipe structure including an insulator and an insulator provided coaxially with an outer peripheral portion of the insulator is provided in a cooling gas hole, formed in the electrostatic chuck part and the cooling base part, so as to cover an exposed surface of the adhesive layer on the cooling gas hole side.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Kaoru Oohashi, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Tadashi Aoto, Mamoru Kosakai, Shinichi Maeta, Yukio Miura, Takashi Sato, Kei Furuuchi
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Patent number: 9343346Abstract: An electrostatic chuck apparatus including: an electrostatic chuck section having one main surface that is a mounting surface on which a plate specimen is mounted, and being equipped with an electrostatic adsorbing internal electrode; and a temperature adjusting base section that adjusts the electrostatic chuck section to a desired temperature, wherein a heating member is bonded to a main surface of the electrostatic chuck section, which is opposite to the mounting surface, via an adhesive material, the whole or a part of the main surface of the temperature adjusting base section, which is on the side of the electrostatic chuck section, is covered with a sheet or film of insulating material, and the electrostatic chuck section bonded with the heating member and the temperature adjusting base section covered with the insulating material are bonded and integrated via an insulating organic adhesive layer formed by curing a liquid adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru Kosakai, Kazunori Ishimura, Takashi Satou, Ryuuji Hayahara, Takeshi Watanabe, Yoshiaki Moriya, Kei Furuuchi
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Patent number: 9269600Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device includes an electrostatic chuck section (2), which has a principal surface that is a mounting surface on which a plate-like sample (W) is placed, and has an internal electrode for electrostatic adsorption (13) incorporated in the section, and a temperature adjustment base section (3) which adjusts the temperature of the electrostatic chuck section (2); wherein a part or all of a surface of the temperature adjustment base section (3) is covered by a sheet-like or film-like insulating material (4) wherein the surface faces the side where the electrostatic chuck section is located; a thin plate-like heater element (5) is bonded on the insulating material (4); and the electrostatic chuck section (2) and the temperature adjustment base section (3) are integrated with each other via an organic insulating adhesive layer (6) formed by curing a liquid adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Miura, Kazunori Ishimura, Mamoru Kosakai
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Patent number: 9209061Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device is provided in which it is possible to uniformize an in-plane temperature distribution in a placement surface on which a plate-shaped sample such as a wafer is placed and it is possible to improve in-plane uniformity of plasma etching of the plate-shaped sample by uniformizing plasma density on the plate-shaped sample.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuji Hayahara, Kazunori Ishimura, Mamoru Kosakai
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Publication number: 20150179492Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck apparatus which is configured of: an electrostatic chuck section; an annular focus ring section provided to surround the electrostatic chuck section; and a cooling base section which cools the electrostatic chuck section and the focus ring section. The focus ring section is provided with an annular focus ring, an annular heat conducting sheet, an annular ceramic ring, a nonmagnetic heater, and an electrode section that supplies power to the heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Kenji Masuzawa, Toshiyuki Makabe, Mamoru Kosakai, Takashi Satou, Kazunori Ishimura, Ryuuji Hayahara, Hitoshi Kouno
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Patent number: 8981263Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck apparatus which is configured of: an electrostatic chuck section; an annular focus ring section provided to surround the electrostatic chuck section; and a cooling base section which cools the electrostatic chuck section and the focus ring section. The focus ring section is provided with an annular focus ring, an annular heat conducting sheet, an annular ceramic ring, a nonmagnetic heater, and an electrode section that supplies power to the heater.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Kenji Masuzawa, Toshiyuki Makabe, Mamoru Kosakai, Takashi Satou, Kazunori Ishimura, Ryuuji Hayahara, Hitoshi Kouno
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Publication number: 20140376148Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device includes an electrostatic chuck part that has an upper surface as a placement surface for placing a plate-shaped sample and has an internal electrode for electrostatic attraction built therein; and a cooling base part that cools the electrostatic chuck part. The electrostatic chuck part and the cooling base part are integrally adhered to each other via an adhesive layer. An insulator having a double pipe structure including an insulator and an insulator provided coaxially with an outer peripheral portion of the insulator is provided in a cooling gas hole, formed in the electrostatic chuck part and the cooling base part, so as to cover an exposed surface of the adhesive layer on the cooling gas hole side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Kaoru Oohashi, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Tadashi Aoto, Mamoru Kosakai, Shinichi Maeta, Yukio Miura, Takashi Sato, Kei Furuuchi
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Publication number: 20140355169Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device is provided in which there is no concern that a plate-shaped sample may be deformed when adsorbing the plate-shaped sample or when detaching the plate-shaped sample, the temperature of the plate-shaped sample is uniformized, and particles are not easily produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Maeta, Mamoru Kosakai, Yukio Miura, Takeshi Otsuka
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Publication number: 20140301010Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device is provided in which it is possible to uniformize an in-plane temperature distribution in a placement surface on which a plate-shaped sample such as a wafer is placed and it is possible to improve in-plane uniformity of plasma etching of the plate-shaped sample by uniformizing plasma density on the plate-shaped sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuji Hayahara, Kazunori Ishimura, Mamoru Kosakai
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Publication number: 20140204975Abstract: There are provided a plate-shaped body for temperature measurement which, simply by being mounted on a mounting surface of an electrostatic chuck apparatus and without using a semiconductor wafer itself which is a product, is able to easily optimize the in-plane temperature distribution of the mounting surface of the electrostatic chuck apparatus, the temperature rising characteristics, and the cooling characteristics during decreases in temperature, and a temperature measuring apparatus provided with the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru Kosakai, Kazunori Ishimura, Takeshi Watanabe, Hitoshi Kouno, Ryuuji Hayahara
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Publication number: 20140042716Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device includes an electrostatic chuck section (2), which has a principal surface that is a mounting surface on which a plate-like sample (W) is placed, and has an internal electrode for electrostatic adsorption (13) incorporated in the section, and a temperature adjustment base section (3) which adjusts the temperature of the electrostatic chuck section (2); wherein a part or all of a surface of the temperature adjustment base section (3) is covered by a sheet-like or film-like insulating material (4) wherein the surface faces the side where the electrostatic chuck section is located; a thin plate-like heater element (5) is bonded on the insulating material (4); and the electrostatic chuck section (2) and the temperature adjustment base section (3) are integrated with each other via an organic insulating adhesive layer (6) formed by curing a liquid adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukio Miura, Kazunori Ishimura, Mamoru Kosakai
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Publication number: 20120299253Abstract: The present invention provides an electrostatic chuck apparatus including: an electrostatic chuck section having one main surface that is a mounting surface on which a plate specimen is mounted, and being equipped with an electrostatic adsorbing internal electrode; and a temperature adjusting base section that adjusts the electrostatic chuck section to a desired temperature, wherein a heating member is bonded to a main surface of the electrostatic chuck section, which is opposite to the mounting surface, via an adhesive material, the whole or a part of the main surface of the temperature adjusting base section, which is on the side of the electrostatic chuck section, is covered with a sheet-like or film-like insulating material, and the electrostatic chuck section bonded with the heating member and the temperature adjusting base section covered with the sheet-like or the film-like insulating material are bonded and integrated via an insulating organic adhesive layer formed by curing a liquid adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Mamoru Kosakai, Kazunori Ishimura, Takashi Satou, Ryuuji Hayahara, Takeshi Watanabe, Yoshiaki Moriya, Kei Furuuchi
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Publication number: 20120281334Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic chuck apparatus which is configured of: an electrostatic chuck section; an annular focus ring section provided to surround the electrostatic chuck section; and a cooling base section which cools the electrostatic chuck section and the focus ring section. The focus ring section is provided with an annular focus ring, an annular heat conducting sheet, an annular ceramic ring, a nonmagnetic heater, and an electrode section that supplies power to the heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicants: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD., TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Kenji Masuzawa, Toshiyuki Makabe, Mamoru Kosakai, Takashi Satou, Kazunori Ishimura, Ryuuji Hayahara, Hitoshi Kouno
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Patent number: 8284538Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device includes an electrostatic chuck section, a metal base section, and a dielectric plate. The electrostatic chuck section has a substrate, a main surface of which serves as a mounting surface for a plate-like sample, an electrostatic-adsorption inner electrode built in the substrate, and a power supply terminal for applying a DC voltage to the electrostatic-adsorption inner electrode. Here, a dielectric plate is fixed to a concave portion formed in the metal base section. The dielectric plate and the electrostatic chuck section are adhesively bonded to each other with an insulating adhesive bonding layer interposed therebetween. The dielectric plate and the concave portion are adhesively bonded to each other with a conductive adhesive bonding layer interposed therebetween, the volume resistivity of which is 1.0×10?2 ?cm or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Himori, Shoichiro Matsuyama, Atsushi Matsuura, Hiroshi Inazumachi, Mamoru Kosakai, Yukio Miura, Keigo Maki
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Patent number: 8264813Abstract: An electrostatic chuck device which enables to perform a plasma process having high in-plane uniformity to a plane-like sample by improving the in-plane uniformity of the electric field intensity in a plasma when applied to a plasma processing apparatus. Specifically disclosed is an electrostatic chuck device (21) including an electrostatic chuck section (22), a metal base section (23) serving as a high-frequency generating electrode, and an insulating plate (24). The electrostatic chuck section (22) is composed of a dielectric plate (31) whose top surface (31a) serves as a mounting surface on which a plate-like sample (W) is placed, a supporting plate (32), an electrostatic-adsorption inner electrode (25), and an insulating layer (33). The electrostatic-adsorption inner electrode (25) is made of a composite sintered body containing an insulating ceramic and silicon carbide, while having a volumetric resistance of not less than 1.0×10?1 ?cm but not more than 1.0×108 ?cm.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Inazumachi, Mamoru Kosakai, Yukio Miura, Keigo Maki