Patents by Inventor Nobuo Matsuki

Nobuo Matsuki 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: 20240087883
    Abstract: A method for forming a silicon-containing film in a recess formed on a surface of a substrate, the method includes: (a) forming a flowable film in the recess by exposing the substrate, which is adjusted to a first temperature, to plasma generated from a processing gas including a halogen-containing silane: and (b) curing the flowable film by thermally processing the substrate at a second temperature higher than the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuo MATSUKI, Yoshinori MORISADA, Daisuke OBA
  • Publication number: 20240085793
    Abstract: Various embodiments of methods are provided for forming a moisture barrier layer on an EUV-active photoresist film before patterning the EUV-active photoresist film with EUV lithography. According to one embodiment, the methods disclosed herein may form an EUV-active photoresist film on a surface of a semiconductor substrate and a moisture barrier layer containing a hydrocarbon polymer on the EUV-active photoresist film before the EUV-active photoresist film is patterned with EUV lithography to form a patterned photoresist on the substrate surface. In some embodiments, a first hydrocarbon polymer layer may be formed on the substrate surface before an EUV-active photoresist film is formed on the first hydrocarbon polymer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kandabara Tapily, Nobuo Matsuki
  • Publication number: 20240045332
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods are provided to form an EUV-active photoresist film for use in EUV photolithographic processes. The methods disclosed herein may generally include forming an extreme ultraviolet (EUV)-active photoresist film on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, where the EUV-active photoresist film is an organometallic oxide with polymerized carbon-carbon bonds, and patterning the EUV-active photoresist film with EUV lithography to form a patterned photoresist on the surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kandabara Tapily, Nobuo Matsuki
  • Publication number: 20240014005
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container having an opening in a sidewall, a partition wall that covers the opening and forms an internal space communicating with an inside of the processing container, an internal electrode that passes through the partition wall, is detachably and airtightly inserted into the internal space, and is supplied with RF power, and an external electrode provided outside the partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Nobuo MATSUKI, Taro IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20240014013
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container having an opening in a sidewall, a partition wall that covers the opening and defines an internal space communicating with an inside of the processing container, and an internal electrode that passes through the partition wall, is airtightly inserted into the internal space, and is supplied with RF power. A first gap is provided between the partition wall and the internal electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuo MATSUKI, Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Taro IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20240001315
    Abstract: The mixing system includes a first container filled with a polyol composition, a second container filled with an isocyanate composition, and a stationary mixer configured to mix the polyol composition discharged from the first container and the isocyanate composition discharged from the second container. The polyol composition includes a polyol, a catalyst, and a low boiling point compound having a boiling point of less than 0° C. The isocyanate composition includes an isocyanate compound and a low boiling point compound having a boiling point of less than 0° C. The first container and the second container each have an internal pressure in a range of 0.3 to 1.0 MPa at 35° C., and a mixer portion of the stationary mixer has a length of 30 to 230 mm. A mixing system can be provided that enhances the mixability of a polyol composition and a polyisocyanate composition in a stationary mixer and prevents curing in the stationary mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yuu KAKIMOTO, Takehiko USHIMI, Nobuo MATSUKI
  • Patent number: 11850827
    Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention has an average storage modulus (G?) at 110 to 150° C. measured at a frequency of 1 Hz in a shear mode of 15000 Pa or less, and has an adhesive strength of 0.3 N/mm2 or more as measured in a cross peeling test performed under the following conditions on a cross peeling test sample produced by a predetermined method. Cross peeling test: A maximum load (N) when the polycarbonate plate glass is peeled from the clear float plate glass in a direction perpendicular to an adhesive surface at a rate of 10 mm/min at 23° C. is measured, and that measured maximum load (N) is taken as the adhesive strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsuki, Shinji Kawada
  • Publication number: 20230295797
    Abstract: A film forming method forms a film on a substrate by plasma in a processing container including a stage configured to hold the substrate thereon, wherein the film forming method includes: (a) a step of supplying a raw material gas and a reaction gas as a processing gas to the processing container; and (b) a step of generating plasma of the processing gas using a radio-frequency power of 100 MHz or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuo MATSUKI, Yoshinori MORISADA, Takayuki KOMIYA, Satoru KAWAKAMI, Taro IKEDA, Toshihiko IWAO
  • Publication number: 20230215754
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a vacuum transfer chamber including a substrate transfer mechanism provided in a vacuum transfer space thereof to collectively hold and transfer substrates with a substrate holder; and a processing chamber having processing spaces and connected to the vacuum transfer chamber. The processing chamber includes a loading/unloading port provided on a side of the vacuum transfer chamber to allow the vacuum transfer space and the processing spaces to communicate with each other. The processing spaces include a first processing space in which a first process is performed on the substrate and a second processing space in which a second process is performed on the substrate subjected to the first process. The first and second processing spaces are arranged in a direction in which the substrate is loaded and unloaded, and the substrate holder has a length that extends over the first and second processing spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Satoru KAWAKAMI, Nobuo MATSUKI
  • Patent number: 11491768
    Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of enhancing the sound insulating property over a wide range of temperature from 0° C. to 40° C. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass having a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure, the interlayer film includes a resin layer, and a ratio of a first storage modulus G? at a peak temperature of a maximum peak of tan ? to a second storage modulus G? at a temperature 100° C. higher than the peak temperature of the maximum peak of tan ? is 50 or more and 500 or less in viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 1 Hz in a shearing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ishikawa, Shinji Kawada, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Nobuo Matsuki
  • Publication number: 20220235456
    Abstract: A method of forming an insulation film on a substrate, includes: reacting, as a film-forming gas, an oxygen-containing silicon compound gas represented by formula below with a non-oxidizing hydrogen-containing gas in a state in which at least the non-oxidizing hydrogen-containing gas is plasmarized, to form a film of a flowable silanol compound on the substrate; and subsequently, annealing the substrate to turn the flowable silanol compound into the insulation film. Si?O?(O—CmHn)?CxHy (where m, n, and a are arbitrary integers of 1 or more, ?, ?, x, and y are arbitrary integers of 0 or more, and ? and ? are not 0 at a same time).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Nobuo MATSUKI
  • Publication number: 20220063248
    Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention has an average storage modulus (G?) at 110 to 150° C. measured at a frequency of 1 Hz in a shear mode of 15000 Pa or less, and has an adhesive strength of 0.3 N/mm2 or more as measured in a cross peeling test performed under the following conditions on a cross peeling test sample produced by a predetermined method. Cross peeling test: A maximum load (N) when the polycarbonate plate glass is peeled from the clear float plate glass in a direction perpendicular to an adhesive surface at a rate of 10 mm/min at 23° C. is measured, and that measured maximum load (N) is taken as the adhesive strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo MATSUKI, Shinji KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20220009205
    Abstract: The interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass that is disposed between an inorganic glass and an organic glass to bond the inorganic glass and the organic glass together, wherein the interlayer film for laminated glass comprises at least a first resin portion and a second resin portion, the interlayer film for laminated glass has a total thickness of 50 ?m or more and 2.0 mm or less, a product (kG1?) of a storage modulus (G1?) of the first resin portion measured at 80° C. at a frequency of 1 Hz in a shear mode and a coefficient (k) calculated by the following formula is less than 1.1×107 Pa, and a storage modulus (G2?) of the second resin portion measured at 80° C. at a frequency of 1 Hz in a shear mode is larger than 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yui HIGASHIONNA, Nobuo MATSUKI, Shinji KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20210039360
    Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of enhancing the sound insulating property over a wide range of temperature from 0° C. to 40° C. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass having a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure, the interlayer film includes a resin layer, and a ratio of a first storage modulus G? at a peak temperature of a maximum peak of tan ? to a second storage modulus G? at a temperature 100° C. higher than the peak temperature of the maximum peak of tan ? is 50 or more and 500 or less in viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 1 Hz in a shearing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki Ishikawa, Shinji Kawada, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Nobuo Matsuki
  • Patent number: 10738380
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a holding unit configured to hold a substrate in the chamber, a driving unit configured to move the holding unit holding the substrate such that the substrate passes through a deposition area in the chamber, a deposition unit configured to form a film on the substrate passing through the deposition area by supplying a deposition material to the deposition area, and a cooling unit configured to cool the holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nozawa, Nobuo Matsuki, Reiji Sakamoto, Masahito Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20170211179
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a holding unit configured to hold a substrate in the chamber, a driving unit configured to move the holding unit holding the substrate such that the substrate passes through a deposition area in the chamber, a deposition unit configured to form a film on the substrate passing through the deposition area by supplying a deposition material to the deposition area, and a cooling unit configured to cool the holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki NOZAWA, Nobuo MATSUKI, Reiji SAKAMOTO, Masahito ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 8080282
    Abstract: A method for forming a silicon carbide film containing Si, C, O, H, and optionally N on a substrate placed in a reaction space, includes the steps of: introducing into the reaction space a precursor containing Si, C, O, and H and having at least one Si—O bond in its molecule; introducing into the reaction space an inert gas; applying RF power in the reaction space, wherein a ratio of a flow rate (sccm) of the inert gas to the RF power (W/cm2) is controlled at 30-850; and thereby depositing on the substrate a silicon carbide film containing Si, C, O, H, and optionally N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: ASM Japan K.K.
    Inventors: Atsuki Fukazawa, Manabu Kato, Nobuo Matsuki
  • Patent number: 8003174
    Abstract: A method of forming a dielectric film, includes: introducing a siloxane gas essentially constituted by Si, O, C, and H and a silazane gas essentially constituted by Si, N, H, and optionally C into a reaction chamber where a substrate is placed; depositing a siloxane-based film including Si—N bonds on the substrate by plasma reaction; and annealing the siloxane-based film on the substrate in an annealing chamber to remove Si—N bonds from the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: ASM Japan K.K.
    Inventors: Atsuki Fukazawa, Woo Jin Lee, Nobuo Matsuki
  • Patent number: 7781352
    Abstract: A method of forming an inorganic silazane-based dielectric film includes: introducing a gas constituted by Si and H and a gas constituted by N and optionally H into a reaction chamber where an object is placed; controlling a temperature of the object at ?50° C. to 50° C.; and depositing by plasma reaction a film constituted by Si, N, and H containing inorganic silazane bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: ASM Japan K.K.
    Inventors: Atsuki Fukazawa, Nobuo Matsuki, Jeongseok Ha
  • Patent number: 7718553
    Abstract: A method for forming an insulation film on a semiconductor substrate by plasma reaction includes: introducing into a reaction chamber a source gas of a silicon-containing hydrocarbon compound comprising in its molecule at least one Si—O bond and at least one bond selected from the group consisting of a Si—Si bond, Si—N bond, and Si—H bond; introducing into the reaction chamber an additive gas constituted by C, H, and optionally O; controlling a susceptor at a temperature of ?50° C. to 50° C.; forming by plasma reaction an insulation film constituted by Si, O, H, and optionally N on an irregular surface of a substrate at a deposition rate of 100 nm/min or less; and heat-treating the substrate with the insulation film, thereby increasing a density of the insulation film to more than 2.1 g/cm3 as a result of the heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: ASM Japan K.K.
    Inventors: Atsuki Fukazawa, Nobuo Matsuki