Patents by Inventor Masakazu HAMASAKI

Masakazu HAMASAKI 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: 11835867
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a measuring device includes a support body, a first light source, a second light source, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The support body is configured to support an end portion of a measurement target. The first light source is disposed on a front surface side of the support body. The second light source is disposed on a rear surface side of the support body. An optical axis of the second light source coincides with an optical axis of the first light source. The first sensor is configured to acquire an image of a mark in the measurement target in accordance with light from the first light source. The second sensor is configured to acquire an image of the mark in the measurement target in accordance with light from the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masakazu Hamasaki
  • Publication number: 20230296991
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a measuring device includes a support body, a first light source, a second light source, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The support body is configured to support an end portion of a measurement target. The first light source is disposed on a front surface side of the support body. The second light source is disposed on a rear surface side of the support body. An optical axis of the second light source coincides with an optical axis of the first light source. The first sensor is configured to acquire an image of a mark in the measurement target in accordance with light from the first light source. The second sensor is configured to acquire an image of the mark in the measurement target in accordance with light from the second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masakazu HAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 11215931
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device manufacturing system, including a storage unit, a specifying unit, a determination unit and an adjustment unit. The storage unit stores device information indicating a relationship between image formation performance of an exposure device used for manufacturing a semiconductor device and mechanical operation accuracy. The specifying unit specifies a constraint of the mechanical operation accuracy according to the device information and the required image formation performance. The determination unit determines whether or not a correction parameter of an exposure condition satisfies the constraint. The adjustment unit adjusts the correction parameter according to a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Hamasaki
  • Publication number: 20210286271
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device manufacturing system, including a storage unit, a specifying unit, a determination unit and an adjustment unit. The storage unit stores device information indicating a relationship between image formation performance of an exposure device used for manufacturing a semiconductor device and mechanical operation accuracy. The specifying unit specifies a constraint of the mechanical operation accuracy according to the device information and the required image formation performance. The determination unit determines whether or not a correction parameter of an exposure condition satisfies the constraint. The adjustment unit adjusts the correction parameter according to a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu HAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 10816908
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a correction plot in which a slit width is set different depending on overlay deviation in a shot region is generated. Then, a light-exposure scanning speed defined by a relative speed between a photomask stage with a photomask mounted thereon and a stage with a processing object mounted thereon is set, to obtain a desired light-exposure amount at each coordinate position, in accordance with the slit width in the correction plot. Then, a light-exposure process is performed, while controlling the slit width of a light-exposure slit, the photomask stage, and the stage, in accordance with the correction plot and the light-exposure scanning speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masakazu Hamasaki
  • Publication number: 20200249581
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a correction plot in which a slit width is set different depending on overlay deviation in a shot region is generated. Then, a light-exposure scanning speed defined by a relative speed between a photomask stage with a photomask mounted thereon and a stage with a processing object mounted thereon is set, to obtain a desired light-exposure amount at each coordinate position, in accordance with the slit width in the correction plot. Then, a light-exposure process is performed, while controlling the slit width of a light-exposure slit, the photomask stage, and the stage, in accordance with the correction plot and the light-exposure scanning speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masakazu HAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 10120275
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a layout region of a mask pattern is divided into N (N is an integer of 2 or larger) units, a main pattern resolved by exposure light is arranged and sub patterns not resolved by the exposure light are arranged outside the main pattern such that distributions of attenuation amount of the exposure light in the divided layout regions are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Hamasaki, Yoshihiro Yanai, Michiya Takimoto, Naoki Sato, Satoshi Usui, Takaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20170329887
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a layout region of a mask pattern is divided into N (N is an integer of 2 or larger) units, a main pattern resolved by exposure light is arranged and sub patterns not resolved by the exposure light are arranged outside the main pattern such that distributions of attenuation amount of the exposure light in the divided layout regions are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu HAMASAKI, Yoshihiro Yanai, Michiya Takimoto, Naoki Sato, Satoshi Usui, Takaki Hashimoto