Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Numata

Mitsunori Numata 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: 12228499
    Abstract: Provided is a pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus configured to measure an object, the pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus including a stage configured to support the object to be measured, a light source unit configured to generate and output light, an irradiation optical system configured to focus the light from the light source unit on the object, a first detector configured to detect an image of reflected light from the object on an imaging plane, a self-interference generator (SIG) configured to generate self-interference with respect to the reflected light, a second detector configured to detect a hologram image of interference light of the SIG on a pupil plane, and a processor configured to reconstruct reflectance information based on the hologram image, and measure the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehwang Jung, Yasuhiro Hidaka, Mitsunori Numata, Wookrae Kim, Jinseob Kim, Myungjun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240201104
    Abstract: An inspection device improves accuracy characteristics of an (MRAM), the inspection device including a stage on which a MRAM element is fixed, and electromagnets generating a first magnetic field. A magnetic field having a component in a direction perpendicular to the stage is changeable from a first direction to a second direction according to a position on the stage. A second magnetic field in which a direction of a magnetic field component is parallel to the stage changes from a third direction to a fourth direction according to the position on the stage, an optical system illuminating the MRAM element with light including polarized light, and condensing reflected light from reflected illumination light from the MRAM element, and a detector detecting reflected light when the position of the MRAM element is changed, and when the position of the MRAM element in the second magnetic field is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: KENJI SUZUKI, Ingi Kim, Mitsunori Numata, Shinji Ueyama, Tomoki Onishi
  • Patent number: 11761906
    Abstract: An optical device is provided. The optical device includes: a light source; a pinhole plate arranged on a path of input light between the light source and an objective lens; an image sensor configured to detect a reflected light generated by the input light being reflected by a sample; and a noise filter arranged on the path of the reflected light between the image sensor and the objective lens, and the noise filter may remove a part of the reflected light generated by underlying layers below a measurement target layer of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hidaka, Mitsunori Numata
  • Publication number: 20230204493
    Abstract: Provided is a pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus configured to measure an object, the pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus including a stage configured to support the object to be measured, a light source unit configured to generate and output light, an irradiation optical system configured to focus the light from the light source unit on the object, a first detector configured to detect an image of reflected light from the object on an imaging plane, a self-interference generator (SIG) configured to generate self-interference with respect to the reflected light, a second detector configured to detect a hologram image of interference light of the SIG on a pupil plane, and a processor configured to reconstruct reflectance information based on the hologram image, and measure the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehwang JUNG, Yasuhiro HIDAKA, Mitsunori NUMATA, Wookrae KIM, Jinseob KIM, Myungjun LEE
  • Patent number: 11604136
    Abstract: Provided is a pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus configured to measure an object, the pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus including a stage configured to support the object to be measured, a light source unit configured to generate and output light, an irradiation optical system configured to focus the light from the light source unit on the object, a first detector configured to detect an image of reflected light from the object on an imaging plane, a self-interference generator (SIG) configured to generate self-interference with respect to the reflected light, a second detector configured to detect a hologram image of interference light of the SIG on a pupil plane, and a processor configured to reconstruct reflectance information based on the hologram image, and measure the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehwang Jung, Yasuhiro Hidaka, Mitsunori Numata, Wookrae Kim, Jinseob Kim, Myungjun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220214288
    Abstract: An optical device is provided. The optical device includes: a light source; a pinhole plate arranged on a path of input light between the light source and an objective lens; an image sensor configured to detect a reflected light generated by the input light being reflected by a sample; and a noise filter arranged on the path of the reflected light between the image sensor and the objective lens, and the noise filter may remove a part of the reflected light generated by underlying layers below a measurement target layer of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hidaka, Mitsunori Numata
  • Publication number: 20220074848
    Abstract: Provided is a pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus configured to measure an object, the pupil ellipsometry measurement apparatus including a stage configured to support the object to be measured, a light source unit configured to generate and output light, an irradiation optical system configured to focus the light from the light source unit on the object, a first detector configured to detect an image of reflected light from the object on an imaging plane, a self-interference generator (SIG) configured to generate self-interference with respect to the reflected light, a second detector configured to detect a hologram image of interference light of the SIG on a pupil plane, and a processor configured to reconstruct reflectance information based on the hologram image, and measure the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehwang JUNG, Yasuhiro HIDAKA, Mitsunori NUMATA, Wookrae KIM, Jinseob KIM, Myungjun LEE
  • Patent number: 10429315
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an illumination light source to output an illumination light, an illumination optical system to transmit the illumination light toward a sample, an imaging optical system to transmit light reflected from the sample, a stage to move the sample in a predetermined transfer direction, and a photographing unit to receive the reflected light. The imaging apparatus may include one or more diffraction grids located at conjugate focal planes of the sample. The operation of the photographing unit may be synchronized with a movement of the sample by the stage to obtain an image in accordance with a time delay integration method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Ishikawa, Ken Ozawa, Kwang-Soo Kim, Sean Park, Mitsunori Numata
  • Publication number: 20190025226
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an illumination light source to output an illumination light, an illumination optical system to transmit the illumination light toward a sample, an imaging optical system to transmit light reflected from the sample, a stage to move the sample in a predetermined transfer direction, and a photographing unit to receive the reflected light. The imaging apparatus may include one or more diffraction grids located at conjugate focal planes of the sample. The operation of the photographing unit may be synchronized with a movement of the sample by the stage to obtain an image in accordance with a time delay integration method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Akio ISHIKAWA, Ken OZAWA, Kwang-Soo KIM, Sean PARK, Mitsunori NUMATA
  • Patent number: 9594240
    Abstract: Provided are a lighting apparatus, and an optical inspection apparatus and an optical microscope using the lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a light source that emits light, an optical device that outputs light that is more uniformly intense over a predetermined ray angle distribution than light input thereto; a multi-reflection device that reflects light multiple times, the multi-reflection device having a light incident surface receiving light and a light emission surface that emits multiply reflected light, and a light diffusion device that diffuses the light emitted from the light emission surface of the multi-reflection device. The light source, the optical device, the multi-reflection device, and light diffusion device share an optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kimura, Mitsuhiro Togashi, Masaki Takada, Mitsunori Numata
  • Patent number: 9453800
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a defect of an object may include a light emitter configured to emit straight polarized lights having different polarized directions, a spatial filter having openings through which the straight polarized lights selectively pass, an optical member configured to condense the straight polarized lights, which pass through the openings, on the object, and a light detector configured to detect lights reflected from the object. Thus, the defect may be accurately detected in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Ishikawa, Mitsuhiro Togashi, Mitsunori Numata
  • Publication number: 20150160445
    Abstract: Provided are a lighting apparatus, and an optical inspection apparatus and an optical microscope using the lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a light source that emits light, an optical device that outputs light that is more uniformly intense over a predetermined ray angle distribution than light input thereto; a multi-reflection device that reflects light multiple times, the multi-reflection device having a light incident surface receiving light and a light emission surface that emits multiply reflected light, and a light diffusion device that diffuses the light emitted from the light emission surface of the multi-reflection device. The light source, the optical device, the multi-reflection device, and light diffusion device share an optical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KIMURA, Mitsuhiro TOGASHI, Masaki TAKADA, Mitsunori NUMATA
  • Publication number: 20140185044
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a defect of an object may include a light emitter configured to emit straight polarized lights having different polarized directions, a spatial filter having openings through which the straight polarized lights selectively pass, an optical member configured to condense the straight polarized lights, which pass through the openings, on the object, and a light detector configured to detect lights reflected from the object. Thus, the defect may be accurately detected in a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Ishikawa, Mitsuhiro Togashi, Mitsunori Numata