Patents by Inventor Rintaro Higuchi
Rintaro Higuchi 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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Patent number: 12787311Abstract: A substrate processing method includes: (A) preparing a substrate, on which a high-dielectric film having a higher permittivity than a SiO2 film is formed; (B) supplying, to the substrate, a metal solution containing a second metal element having a higher electronegativity or a lower valence than a first metal element contained in the high-dielectric film; and (C) forming a doping layer, in which the first metal element is substituted with the second metal element, on a surface of the high-dielectric film.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Rintaro Higuchi, Mitsunori Nakamori, Koji Kagawa, Kenji Sekiguchi, Hajime Nakabayashi, Syuhei Yonezawa
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Publication number: 20260316125Abstract: A substrate processing method includes: a first process of supplying, to a substrate including a stacked film constituted by a polysilicon film and a metal film stacked adjacent to the polysilicon film, a hydrogen-dissolved chemical liquid in which hydrogen is dissolved in a chemical liquid, wherein an energy level of the hydrogen-dissolved chemical liquid is higher than that of the metal film; and a second process of supplying hydrogen water to the substrate after the first process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2026Publication date: October 15, 2026Inventors: Rintaro HIGUCHI, Koji KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20260271644Abstract: A substrate processing method includes a first etching process including supplying a first etching liquid to a substrate on which a gate electrode and a work function adjusting film that adjusts a work function of the gate electrode are formed, and etching the work function adjusting film. The first etching process includes supplying hydrofluoric acid, mixed solution of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide (SPM), or mixed solution of ammonia and hydrogen peroxide (SC1) to the substrate as the first etching liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2024Publication date: September 10, 2026Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Rintaro HIGUCHI, Koji KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20260247891Abstract: A substrate processing method includes an etching step that supplies an etching liquid to a substrate with a SiCN film that is formed thereon to etch the SiCN film. The etching step supplies a mixed liquid of hydrofluoric acid and an oxidant as the etching liquid to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: August 20, 2026Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Rintaro HIGUCHI, Koji KAGAWA
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Publication number: 20240128307Abstract: A substrate processing method includes: (A) preparing a substrate, on which a high-dielectric film having a higher permittivity than a SiO2 film is formed; (B) supplying, to the substrate, a metal solution containing a second metal element having a higher electronegativity or a lower valence than a first metal element contained in the high-dielectric film; and (C) forming a doping layer, in which the first metal element is substituted with the second metal element, on a surface of the high-dielectric film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Rintaro HIGUCHI, Mitsunori NAKAMORI, Koji KAGAWA, Kenji SEKIGUCHI, Hajime NAKABAYASHI, Syuhei YONEZAWA
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Patent number: 11935736Abstract: A substrate processing method for removing liquid on a substrate having an uneven pattern formed on a surface of the substrate and drying the substrate. The substrate processing method includes: forming a laminate having a two-layer structure including a first material in a solid state forming a lower layer and a second material in a solid state forming an upper layer, in a concave portion of the pattern; removing the second material from the concave portion by performing at least one of a heating process, a light-emitting process, and a reaction process using gas with respect to the second material to sublimate, decompose, and gas-react the second material; and removing the first material from the concave portion by performing at least one of the heating process, the light-emitting process, and the reaction process using gas with respect to the first material to sublimate, decompose, and gas-react the first material.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Rintaro Higuchi, Tsunemoto Ogata, Mitsunori Nakamori
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Patent number: 11450530Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate rotator, a processing liquid supply, an anode and a cathode, and a controller. The substrate rotator is configured to hold and rotate a substrate. The processing liquid supply is configured to supply a processing liquid to the substrate held by the substrate rotator. The anode and the cathode are configured to apply a voltage to the processing liquid supplied from the processing liquid supply. The controller is configured to control the substrate rotator, the processing liquid supply, and the anode and the cathode. The controller allows, by contacting the anode and the cathode with the processing liquid independently, the processing liquid in contact with the anode and the processing liquid in contact with the cathode to be supplied to the substrate while being spaced apart from each other when the substrate is rotated.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventor: Rintaro Higuchi
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Publication number: 20210313171Abstract: A substrate processing method for removing liquid on a substrate having an uneven pattern formed on a surface of the substrate and drying the substrate. The substrate processing method includes: forming a laminate having a two-layer structure including a first material in a solid state forming a lower layer and a second material in a solid state forming an upper layer, in a concave portion of the pattern; removing the second material from the concave portion by performing at least one of a heating process, a light-emitting process, and a reaction process using gas with respect to the second material to sublimate, decompose, and gas-react the second material; and removing the first material from the concave portion by performing at least one of the heating process, the light-emitting process, and the reaction process using gas with respect to the first material to sublimate, decompose, and gas-react the first material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Rintaro HIGUCHI, Tsunemoto OGATA, Mitsunori NAKAMORI
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Publication number: 20210305053Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate rotator, a processing liquid supply, an anode and a cathode, and a controller. The substrate rotator is configured to hold and rotate a substrate. The processing liquid supply is configured to supply a processing liquid to the substrate held by the substrate rotator. The anode and the cathode are configured to apply a voltage to the processing liquid supplied from the processing liquid supply. The controller is configured to control the substrate rotator, the processing liquid supply, and the anode and the cathode. The controller allows, by contacting the anode and the cathode with the processing liquid independently, the processing liquid in contact with the anode and the processing liquid in contact with the cathode to be supplied to the substrate while being spaced apart from each other when the substrate is rotated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventor: Rintaro Higuchi
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Patent number: 11049723Abstract: A substrate processing method includes: maintaining an atmosphere in contact with at least a surface of a substrate on which a first material that is a metal and a second material that is a material other than the first material are exposed, as a deoxidized atmosphere; supplying a film forming material, which selectively forms a film on the first material among the first material and the second material, to the surface of the substrate in a state where the deoxidized atmosphere is maintained by the maintaining; performing a surface treatment of the second material in a state where the film is formed on a surface of the first material supplied in the supplying the film forming material; and removing the film from the surface of the first material after the performing the surface treatment.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Koukichi Hiroshiro, Rintaro Higuchi, Koji Kagawa, Kenji Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20200219730Abstract: A substrate processing method includes: maintaining an atmosphere in contact with at least a surface of a substrate on which a first material that is a metal and a second material that is a material other than the first material are exposed, as a deoxidized atmosphere; supplying a film forming material, which selectively forms a film on the first material among the first material and the second material, to the surface of the substrate in a state where the deoxidized atmosphere is maintained by the maintaining; performing a surface treatment of the second material in a state where the film is formed on a surface of the first material supplied in the supplying the film forming material; and removing the film from the surface of the first material after the performing the surface treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Koukichi Hiroshiro, Rintaro Higuchi, Koji Kagawa, Kenji Sekiguchi