Patents by Inventor Sadayoshi Horii
Sadayoshi Horii 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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Publication number: 20150171179Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including a metal film which can be formed with lower costs but still mange to have a necessary work function and oxidation resistance. The semiconductor device includes: an insulating film disposed on a substrate; and a metal film disposed on the insulating film to directly contact the insulating film, the metal film including a laminated structure where a first metal film and a second metal film are alternately and repeatedly laminated, wherein the second metal film has a work function different from that of the first metal film and is different from the first metal film in material, and an oxidation resistance of the first metal film is greater than that of the second metal film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Sadayoshi HORII, Arito OGAWA, Hideharu ITATANI
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Patent number: 8741731Abstract: A high-k capacitor insulating film stable at a higher temperature is formed. There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method comprises: forming a first amorphous insulating film comprising a first element on a substrate; adding a second element different from the first element to the first amorphous insulating film so as to form a second amorphous insulating film on the substrate; and annealing the second amorphous insulating film at a predetermined annealing temperature so as to form a third insulating film by changing a phase of the second amorphous insulating film. The concentration of the second element added to the first amorphous insulating film is controlled according to the annealing temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Yuji Takebayashi, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Sadayoshi Horii, Hideharu Itatani, Arito Ogawa
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Patent number: 8728935Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of minimally preventing the property deterioration caused by the oxidation of a metal film, and a substrate processing apparatus are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Harada, Hideharu Itatani, Sadayoshi Horii
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Patent number: 8685866Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including alternately repeating a process of forming a first metal oxide film including a first metal element and a process of forming a second metal oxide film including a second metal element on a substrate accommodated in a processing chamber, so as to form a third metal oxide film including the first and second metal elements with a predetermined composition ratio on the substrate. One of the first and second metal elements of the third metal oxide film has a concentration higher than a concentration of the other, and one of the first and second metal oxide films including the higher-concentration metal element is formed in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) mode or an atomic layer deposition (ALD) saturation mode, and the other of the first and second metal oxide films is formed in an ALD unsaturation mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignees: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc., Renesas Electronics Corp.Inventors: Sadayoshi Horii, Atsushi Sano, Masahito Kitamura, Yoshitake Kato
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Patent number: 8580671Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention includes a first step of forming a metal oxide film containing at least one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of hafnium, yttrium, lanthanum, aluminum, zirconium, strontium, titanium, barium, tantalum, niobium, on a substrate having a metal thin film formed on the surface, at a first temperature allowing no oxidization of the metal thin film to occur, and allowing the metal oxide film to be set in an amorphous state; and a second step of forming a metal oxide film containing at least one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of hafnium, yttrium, lanthanum, aluminum, zirconium, strontium, titanium, barium, tantalum, niobium on the metal oxide film formed in the first step, up to a target film thickness, at a second temperature exceeding the first temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Sadayoshi Horii, Yoshinori Imai, Mika Karasawa
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Patent number: 8435905Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device that has a rapid film formation rate and high productivity, and to provide a substrate processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Sadayoshi Horii, Hideharu Itatani, Kazuhiro Harada
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Patent number: 8420552Abstract: A high-k capacitor insulating film stable at a higher temperature is formed. There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method comprises: forming a first amorphous insulating film comprising a first element on a substrate; adding a second element different from the first element to the first amorphous insulating film so as to form a second amorphous insulating film on the substrate; and annealing the second amorphous insulating film at a predetermined annealing temperature so as to form a third insulating film by changing a phase of the second amorphous insulating film. The concentration of the second element added to the first amorphous insulating film is controlled according to the annealing temperature.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Yuji Takebayashi, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Sadayoshi Horii, Hideharu Itatani, Arito Ogawa
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Patent number: 8415237Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of loading a substrate into a processing chamber; processing the substrate by supplying plural kinds of reaction substances into the processing chamber multiple number of times; and unloading the processed substrate from the processing chamber, wherein at least one of the plural kinds of reaction substances contains a source gas obtained by vaporizing a liquid source by a vaporizing part; in the step of processing the substrate, vaporizing operation of supplying the liquid source to the vaporizing part and vaporizing the liquid source is intermittently performed, and at least at a time other than performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source, a solvent capable of dissolving the liquid source is flowed to the vaporizing part at a first flow rate; and at a time other than performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source and every time performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source prescribed number of times, the solType: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Sadayoshi Horii, Yoshinori Imai
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Patent number: 8404603Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. In the method, an aluminum-containing insulation film is formed on an electrode film of a substrate by alternately repeating a process of supplying an aluminum precursor into a processing chamber in which the substrate is accommodated and exhausting the aluminum precursor from the processing chamber and a process of supplying an oxidizing or nitriding precursor into the processing chamber and exhausting the oxidizing or nitriding precursor from the processing chamber; and a high permittivity insulation film different from the aluminum-containing insulation film is formed on the aluminum-containing insulation film by alternately repeating a process of supplying a precursor into the processing chamber and exhausting the precursor from the processing chamber and a process of supplying an oxidizing precursor into the processing chamber and exhausting the oxidizing precursor from the processing chamber. In addition, heat treatment is performed on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Arito Ogawa, Sadayoshi Horii, Taketoshi Sato, Hideharu Itatani, Nobuyuki Mise, Osamu Tonomura
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Publication number: 20120322254Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention includes a first step of forming a metal oxide film containing at least one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of hafnium, yttrium, lanthanum, aluminium, zirconium, strontium, titanium, barium, tantalum, niobium, on a substrate having a metal thin film formed on the surface, at a first temperature allowing no oxidization of the metal thin film to occur, and allowing the metal oxide film to be set in an amorphous state; and a second step of forming a metal oxide film containing at least one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of hafnium, yttrium, lanthanum, aluminium, zirconium, strontium, titanium, barium, tantalum, niobium on the metal oxide film formed in the first step, up to a target film thickness, at a second temperature exceeding the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Sadayoshi HORII, Yoshinori IMAI, Mika YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8193083Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention includes a first step of forming a metal oxide film containing at least one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of hafnium, yttrium, lanthanum, aluminium, zirconium, strontium, titanium, barium, tantalum, niobium, on a substrate having a metal thin film formed on the surface, at a first temperature allowing no oxidization of the metal thin film to occur, and allowing the metal oxide film to be set in an amorphous state; and a second step of forming a metal oxide film containing at least one or more kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of hafnium, yttrium, lanthanum, aluminium, zirconium, strontium, titanium, barium, tantalum, niobium on the metal oxide film formed in the first step, up to a target film thickness, at a second temperature exceeding the first temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Sadayoshi Horii, Yoshinori Imai, Mika Karasawa
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Publication number: 20110300695Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of loading a substrate into a processing chamber; processing the substrate by supplying plural kinds of reaction substances into the processing chamber multiple number of times; and unloading the processed substrate from the processing chamber, wherein at least one of the plural kinds of reaction substances contains a source gas obtained by vaporizing a liquid source by a vaporizing part; in the step of processing the substrate, vaporizing operation of supplying the liquid source to the vaporizing part and vaporizing the liquid source is intermittently performed, and at least at a time other than performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source, a solvent capable of dissolving the liquid source is flowed to the vaporizing part at a first flow rate; and at a time other than performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source and every time performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source prescribed number of times, the solType: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Sadayoshi HORII, Yoshinori Imai
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Patent number: 8026159Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of loading a substrate into a processing chamber; processing the substrate by supplying plural kinds of reaction substances into the processing chamber multiple number of times; and unloading the processed substrate from the processing chamber, wherein at least one of the plural kinds of reaction substances contains a source gas obtained by vaporizing a liquid source by a vaporizing part; in the step of processing the substrate, vaporizing operation of supplying the liquid source to the vaporizing part and vaporizing the liquid source is intermittently performed, and at least at a time other than performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source, a solvent capable of dissolving the liquid source is flown to the vaporizing part at a first flow rate; and at a time other than performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source and every time performing the vaporizing operation of the liquid source prescribed number of times, the solvType: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Sadayoshi Horii, Yoshinori Imai
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Publication number: 20110163452Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including a metal film which can be formed with lower costs but still mange to have a necessary work function and oxidation resistance. The semiconductor device includes an insulating film disposed on a substrate; and a metal film disposed adjacent to the insulating film. The metal film includes a stacked structure of a first metal film and a second metal film. The oxidation resistance of the first metal film is greater than that of the second metal film. The second metal film has a work function greater than 4.8 eV and is different from the first metal film in material. The first metal film is disposed between the second metal film and the insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Sadayoshi HORII, Arito OGAWA, Hideharu ITATANI
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Patent number: 7968437Abstract: Productivity and product yield, as well as the step coverage and the adhesion are improved. A film forming process includes an initial film forming step, and a main film forming step. In the initial film forming step, a step of supplying a material gas into a processing chamber to adsorb the material gas on the substrate, and a step of supplying a first reaction gas not containing oxygen atoms into the processing chamber to cause a reaction with the material gas adsorbed on the substrate in order to from a thin film on the substrate, are repeated multiple cycles to form the thin film with the specified thickness on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Hideharu Itatani, Sadayoshi Horii
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Publication number: 20110151660Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of minimally preventing the property deterioration caused by the oxidation of a metal film, and a substrate processing apparatus are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro HARADA, Hideharu ITATANI, Sadayoshi HORII
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Publication number: 20110104896Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a substrate processing apparatus, which are designed to prevent deterioration of the surface morphology of a Ni-containing film caused by dependence on an under layer, and to form a continuous film in a thin-film region. The method includes: loading a substrate into a process vessel; heating the substrate in the process vessel; pretreating the heated substrate by supplying a reducing gas into the process vessel and exhausting the reducing gas; removing the reducing gas remaining in the process vessel by supplying an inert gas into the process vessel and exhausting the inert gas; forming a nickel-containing film on the heated and pretreated substrate to a predetermined thickness by supplying a nickel-containing source into the process vessel and exhausting the nickel-containing source; and unloading the substrate from the process vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro HARADA, Hideharu ITATANI, Sadayoshi HORII
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Publication number: 20110024875Abstract: A high-k capacitor insulating film stable at a higher temperature is formed. There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method comprises: forming an amorphous first insulating film comprising a first element on a substrate; adding a second element different from the first element to the first insulating film so as to form an amorphous second insulating film on the substrate; and annealing the second insulating film at a predetermined annealing temperature so as to form a third insulating film by changing a phase of the second insulating film. The concentration of the second element added to the first insulating film is controlled according to the annealing temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Yuji TAKEBAYASHI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Sadayoshi Horii, Hideharu ITATANI, Arito OGAWA
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Publication number: 20110008955Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including alternately repeating a process of forming a first metal oxide film including a first metal element and a process of forming a second metal oxide film including a second metal element on a substrate accommodated in a processing chamber, so as to form a third metal oxide film including the first and second metal elements with a predetermined composition ratio on the substrate. One of the first and second metal elements of the third metal oxide film has a concentration higher than a concentration of the other, and one of the first and second metal oxide films including the higher-concentration metal element is formed in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) mode or an atomic layer deposition (ALD) saturation mode, and the other of the first and second metal oxide films is formed in an ALD unsaturation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicants: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC., NEC ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Sadayoshi HORII, Atsushi SANO, Masahito KITAMURA, Yoshitake KATO
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Publication number: 20110003482Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. In the method, an aluminium-containing insulation film is formed on an electrode film of a substrate by alternately repeating a process of supplying an aluminium precursor into a processing chamber in which the substrate is accommodated and exhausting the aluminium precursor from the processing chamber and a process of supplying an oxidizing or nitriding precursor into the processing chamber and exhausting the oxidizing or nitriding precursor from the processing chamber; and a high permittivity insulation film different from the aluminium-containing insulation film is formed on the aluminium-containing insulation film by alternately repeating a process of supplying a precursor into the processing chamber and exhausting the precursor from the processing chamber and a process of supplying an oxidizing precursor into the processing chamber and exhausting the oxidizing precursor from the processing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Arito Ogawa, Sadayoshi Horii, Taketoshi SATO, Hideharu Itatani, Nobuyuki MISE, Osamu Tonomura