Patents by Inventor Motoi YAMAGATA

Motoi YAMAGATA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230249306
    Abstract: A method of cooling a substrate by bringing a cooler into direct contact with a stage on which the substrate is placed, and processing the substrate while rotating the stage in a state in which the cooler is moved away from the stage, includes: cooling the cooler to a target temperature in a state in which the stage is brought into direct contact with the cooler, and cooling the stage to an initial cooling temperature; raising a temperature of the stage; controlling the temperature of the stage to a steady cooling temperature when the temperature of the stage reaches the steady cooling temperature; and placing the substrate on the stage kept at the steady cooling temperature, and continuously performing a substrate processing on a plurality of substrates while rotating the stage in a state in which the stage is moved away from the cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke KIKUCHI, Masato SHINADA, Motoi YAMAGATA, Hiroshi SONE
  • Patent number: 11532784
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber where a substrate support on which a substrate is placed and a target holder configured to hold a target are disposed, a freezing device disposed with a gap with respect to a bottom surface of the substrate support and having a chiller and a cold heat medium laminated on the chiller, and a rotating device configured to rotate the substrate support. The substrate processing apparatus further includes a first elevating device configured to raise and lower the substrate support, a coolant channel formed in the chiller to supply a coolant to the gap, and a cold heat transfer material disposed in the gap and being in contact with the substrate support and the cold heat medium so as to transfer heat therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu Nakagawasai, Koji Maeda, Shinji Orimoto, Motoi Yamagata
  • Patent number: 11417504
    Abstract: A stage device includes a stage configured to hold a target substrate in a vacuum chamber, a cold heat transfer body fixedly disposed below a bottom surface of the stage with a gap between the stage and the cold heat transfer body and cooled to an extremely low temperature by a chiller disposed below the cold heat transfer body, and cooling fluid supplied to the gap to transfer cold heat of the cold heat transfer body to the stage. The stage device further includes a stage support configured to rotatably support the stage and formed in a cylindrical shape to surround an upper part of the cold heat transfer body wherein the stage support has a vacuum insulation structure, and a rotation part configured to support the stage support and rotated by a driving mechanism while being sealed with magnetic fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu Nakagawasai, Naoyuki Suzuki, Shinji Orimoto, Hiroyuki Yokohara, Motoi Yamagata, Koji Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220238314
    Abstract: A mounting table structure includes a mounting table on which a substrate is mounted, a refrigerating mechanism configured to cool the substrate, an elevating drive part configured to move the mounting table or the refrigerating mechanism up and down, and at least one contact provided at a position between the refrigerating mechanism and the mounting table which face each other. The refrigerating mechanism and the mounting table are allowed to be brought into contact with each other via the contact by moving the mounting table or the refrigerating mechanism up and down by the elevating drive part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Motoi YAMAGATA, Hiroshi SONE, Masato SHINADA
  • Publication number: 20220220606
    Abstract: There is provided a method for processing a substrate, comprising: preparing a substrate processing device including a rotatable stage on which a substrate is placed, a frozen heat transfer body fixed on a backside of the stage with a gap interposed therebetween and cooled to an extremely low temperature, a gas supply mechanism configured to supply to the gap a cooling gas for transferring a cold heat of the frozen heat transfer body to the stage, a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the stage, and a processing mechanism configured to process the substrate; preheating the stage such that a temperature of the stage reaches a steady cooling temperature within a fixed range; and after preheating, continuously processing a plurality of substrates by the processing mechanism while rotating the stage that has reached the steady cooling temperature in a state where a substrate having a specific temperature higher than or equal to room temperature is placed on the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tamaki TAKEYAMA, Hiroaki CHIHAYA, Motoi YAMAGATA, Manabu NAKAGAWASAI, Shinji ORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220151078
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a substrate with a sensor in which a sensor is disposed on a plate-shaped substrate. The method comprises: holding the sensor by a magnetic force from a position on an opposite surface of a surface of the plate-shaped substrate on which the sensor is disposed that corresponds to a position where the sensor is fixed; and fixing the sensor to the plate-shaped substrate by curing an adhesive attached to the sensor in a state where the sensor is held by the magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Manabu NAKAGAWASAI, Motoi YAMAGATA
  • Publication number: 20210280777
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber where a substrate support on which a substrate is placed and a target holder configured to hold a target are disposed, a freezing device disposed with a gap with respect to a bottom surface of the substrate support and having a chiller and a cold heat medium laminated on the chiller, and a rotating device configured to rotate the substrate support. The substrate processing apparatus further includes a first elevating device configured to raise and lower the substrate support, a coolant channel formed in the chiller to supply a coolant to the gap, and a cold heat transfer material disposed in the gap and being in contact with the substrate support and the cold heat medium so as to transfer heat therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Manabu NAKAGAWASAI, Koji MAEDA, Shinji ORIMOTO, Motoi YAMAGATA
  • Publication number: 20200135434
    Abstract: A stage device includes a stage configured to hold a target substrate in a vacuum chamber, a cold heat transfer body fixedly disposed below a bottom surface of the stage with a gap between the stage and the cold heat transfer body and cooled to an extremely low temperature by a chiller disposed below the cold heat transfer body, and cooling fluid supplied to the gap to transfer cold heat of the cold heat transfer body to the stage. The stage device further includes a stage support configured to rotatably support the stage and formed in a cylindrical shape to surround an upper part of the cold heat transfer body wherein the stage support has a vacuum insulation structure, and a rotation part configured to support the stage support and rotated by a driving mechanism while being sealed with magnetic fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Manabu NAKAGAWASAI, Naoyuki SUZUKI, Shinji ORIMOTO, Hiroyuki YOKOHARA, Motoi YAMAGATA, Koji MAEDA