Patents by Inventor Satoshi Nakaoka
Satoshi Nakaoka 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: 20250096011Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, an opening/closing portion, and a pressure control circuit. The chamber includes first and second portions, both of which are capable of accommodating a wafer. The opening/closing portion is provided between the first portion and the second portion, and is movable to open and close a space between the first and second portions. The pressure control circuit is configured to control a pressure difference between the first portion and the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Takahiro KAWATA, Shinsuke KIMURA, Satoshi NAKAOKA, Satoru OHGATA
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Publication number: 20240312802Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a processing tank configured to store a solution capable of processing a substrate; a supply configured to supply the solution to the processing tank; a holding member having an openable and closable support portion capable of sandwiching the substrate, the holding member configured to hold the substrate in the processing tank; a first drive mechanism configured to move the holding member in a first direction along a substrate surface; and a guide disposed between the support portion and the supply in the processing tank and configured to guide a rotational movement of the substrate in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2023Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Yosuke MARUYAMA, Takahiro KAWATA, Satoshi NAKAOKA
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Publication number: 20240087931Abstract: A wafer transfer carrier includes a container and a lid portion. The container accommodates a wafer and a liquid, and is movable in a state where the wafer is in contact with the liquid. The lid portion is capable of sealing an inside of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Satoshi NAKAOKA, Hiroyasu IIMORI
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Patent number: 11682568Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a tank configured to store a liquid chemical with which a plurality of substrates are treated; a piping having an ejection port that ejects the liquid chemical or bubbles into the tank; a plurality of rods that support the plurality of substrates in the tank; and a converter that is provided in the plurality of rods or the tank and that converts vibration applied to each substrate by the liquid chemical or the bubbles ejected from the piping into rotation in one direction around a center of the substrate as a rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Satoshi Nakaoka, Yuji Hashimoto, Hiroshi Fujita
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Patent number: 11676828Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a tank, a heater, a bubble supplier, a sensor and a controller. The tank stores a chemical solution for processing a substrate. The heater heats the chemical solution. The bubble supplier supplies bubbles to the chemical solution in the tank. The sensor detects at least one of a concentration of the chemical solution, a water concentration of the chemical solution, specific gravity of the chemical solution and a vapor concentration of a gas discharged from the tank. The controller controls the supply of bubbles by the bubble supplier based on a detection result of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Muraki, Satoshi Nakaoka
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Patent number: 11610789Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a container configured to contain a substrate, and a pipe configured to supply the container with liquid to treat the substrate. The apparatus further includes an ejector including a first passage where the liquid introduced from the pipe and the liquid introduced from the container are joined and pass through, and a first opening configured to eject the liquid that has passed through the first passage. Furthermore, the first passage has an area where a sectional area of the first passage becomes large as advancing downstream in the liquid.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Katsuhiro Sato, Hiroshi Fujita, Yoshinori Kitamura, Satoshi Nakaoka, Tomohiko Sugita
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Publication number: 20230072887Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a processor configured to process a film provided on an end portion of a substrate. The apparatus further includes a detector configured to detect information relating to a shape of the end portion of the substrate. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to control the processing of the film by the processor, based on the information relating to the shape of the end portion of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Fuyuma ITO, Hiroyasu IIMORI, Shinsuke MURAKI, Yuya AKEBOSHI, Yosuke MARUYAMA, Satoshi NAKAOKA
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Patent number: 11469119Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to an embodiment includes a treatment tank to store a chemical solution to treat a substrate, a pipe having a discharge port through which an air bubble is discharged from a bottom of the treatment tank toward the substrate, and a rod body disposed between the discharge port and the substrate to divide the air bubble.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Satoshi Nakaoka, Yoshinori Kitamura, Katsuhiro Sato
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Publication number: 20220068673Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a tank configured to store a liquid chemical with which a plurality of substrates are treated; a piping having an ejection port that ejects the liquid chemical or bubbles into the tank; a plurality of rods that support the plurality of substrates in the tank; and a converter that is provided in the plurality of rods or the tank and that converts vibration applied to each substrate by the liquid chemical or the bubbles ejected from the piping into rotation in one direction around a center of the substrate as a rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Satoshi NAKAOKA, Yuji HASHIMOTO, Hiroshi FUJITA
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Patent number: 11171020Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to an embodiment includes a treatment tank, a container, a measuring instrument, and a controller. The treatment tank stores a chemical solution to treat a substrate. The container contains a liquid including ammonia from which a gas discharged from the treatment tank is gas-liquid separated. The measuring instrument measures an amount of the ammonia included in the liquid over time. The controller controls the treatment of the substrate based on the amount of the ammonia.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Nakaoka, Katsuhiro Sato, Hiroaki Ashidate, Shinsuke Muraki, Yuji Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20210296143Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a tank, a heater, a bubble supplier, a sensor and a controller. The tank stores a chemical solution for processing a substrate. The heater heats the chemical solution. The bubble supplier supplies bubbles to the chemical solution in the tank. The sensor detects at least one of a concentration of the chemical solution, a water concentration of the chemical solution, specific gravity of the chemical solution and a vapor concentration of a gas discharged from the tank. The controller controls the supply of bubbles by the bubble supplier based on a detection result of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Shinsuke MURAKI, Satoshi NAKAOKA
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Publication number: 20210280438Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a container configured to contain a substrate, and a pipe configured to supply the container with liquid to treat the substrate. The apparatus further includes an ejector including a first passage where the liquid introduced from the pipe and the liquid introduced from the container are joined and pass through, and a first opening configured to eject the liquid that has passed through the first passage. Furthermore, the first passage has an area where a sectional area of the first passage becomes large as advancing downstream in the liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Katsuhiro SATO, Hiroshi FUJITA, Yoshinori KITAMURA, Satoshi NAKAOKA, Tomohiko SUGITA
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Patent number: 11069700Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a first stacked body, a second stacked body, a first division film, a second division film, and a plurality of discrete films. The a first stacked body includes first electrode layers stacked in a first direction. The second stacked body, above the first stacked body, includes second electrode layers stacked in the first direction. The second semiconductor layer is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer. The first division film, extending in the first direction through the first stacked body, divides the first stacked body in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second division film, extending in the first direction through the second stacked body, divides the second stacked body in the second direction. The discrete films, extending in the first direction through the second stacked body, are disposed above the first division film.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Sakata, Kazutaka Suzuki, Hiroaki Ashidate, Katsuhiro Sato, Satoshi Nakaoka
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Patent number: 10978316Abstract: A semiconductor processing device according to an embodiment includes a processing tank configured to store a chemical therein to allow a semiconductor substrate to be immersed in the chemical. A gas supply part is provided below the semiconductor substrate accommodated in the processing tank and is configured to supply air bubbles to the chemical from below the semiconductor substrate. A chemical supply part is provided above the gas supply part and below the semiconductor substrate and is configured to discharge the chemical caused to circulate from the processing tank, towards the air bubbles appearing from the gas supply part.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Nakaoka, Tomohiko Sugita, Shinsuke Kimura, Hiroaki Ashidate, Katsuhiro Sato
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Publication number: 20200295027Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a first stacked body, a second stacked body, a first division film, a second division film, and a plurality of discrete films. The a first stacked body includes first electrode layers stacked in a first direction. The second stacked body, above the first stacked body, includes second electrode layers stacked in the first direction. The second semiconductor layer is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer. The first division film, extending in the first direction through the first stacked body, divides the first stacked body in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second division film, extending in the first direction through the second stacked body, divides the second stacked body in the second direction. The discrete films, extending in the first direction through the second stacked body, are disposed above the first division film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi SAKATA, Kazutaka SUZUKI, Hiroaki ASHIDATE, Katsuhiro SATO, Satoshi NAKAOKA
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Publication number: 20200273726Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to an embodiment includes a treatment tank, a container, a measuring instrument, and a controller. The treatment tank stores a chemical solution to treat a substrate. The container contains a liquid including ammonia from which a gas discharged from the treatment tank is gas-liquid separated. The measuring instrument measures an amount of the ammonia included in the liquid over time. The controller controls the treatment of the substrate based on the amount of the ammonia.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi NAKAOKA, Katsuhiro SATO, Hiroaki ASHIDATE, Shinsuke MURAKI, Yuji HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20200273727Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to an embodiment includes a treatment tank to store a chemical solution to treat a substrate, a pipe having a discharge port through which an air bubble is discharged from a bottom of the treatment tank toward the substrate, and a rod body disposed between the discharge port and the substrate to divide the air bubble.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi NAKAOKA, Yoshinori KITAMURA, Katsuhiro SATO
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Publication number: 20190259639Abstract: A semiconductor processing device according to an embodiment includes a processing tank configured to store a chemical therein to allow a semiconductor substrate to be immersed in the chemical. A gas supply part is provided below the semiconductor substrate accommodated in the processing tank and is configured to supply air bubbles to the chemical from below the semiconductor substrate. A chemical supply part is provided above the gas supply part and below the semiconductor substrate and is configured to discharge the chemical caused to circulate from the processing tank, towards the air bubbles appearing from the gas supply part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi NAKAOKA, Tomohiko Sugita, Shinsuke Kimura, Hiroaki Ashidate, Katsuhiro Sato
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Publication number: 20030029815Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple method for effective, low-cost and safe separation and recovery of oils with excellent safety and quality, without causing degradation of oils or creating a danger of explosion or inflammation, from inorganic materials containing the adhered oils such as oils and fats, lipids, mineral oils, and the like. The method proposed hereby is for separating oils from inorganic materials by adding water to inorganic materials containing the adhered oils such as oils and fats, lipids, mineral oils, and the like, and conducting heating and pressurizing treatment under conditions of a temperature of 120-300° C. and a pressure of 0.2-13.0 MPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Satoshi Nakaoka, Kazuhito Okada, Hiroyuki Yoshida