Patents by Inventor Shigeki Matsunaka

Shigeki Matsunaka 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: 20230366077
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a film formation apparatus and a film formation method that can form GaN film with high productivity are provided. The film formation apparatus includes: the chamber which an interior thereof can be made vacuum; the rotary table provided inside the chamber, holding a workpiece, and circulating and transporting the workpiece in a circular trajectory, a GaN film formation processing unit including a target formed of film formation material containing GaN and a plasma generator which turns sputtering gas introduced between the target and the rotary table into plasma, the GaN film formation processing unit depositing by sputtering particles of the film formation material containing GaN on the workpiece circulated and transported by the rotary table; and a nitriding processing unit nitriding particles of the film formation material deposited on the workpiece circulated and transported by the rotary table in the GaN film formation processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shigeki MATSUNAKA, Atsushi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20230326875
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a first structure body. The first structure body includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member includes a first magnetic layer and a first nonmagnetic layer alternately provided in a first direction. The first nonmagnetic layer is conductive. The first direction is a stacking direction. The second member includes a second magnetic layer and a second nonmagnetic layer alternately provided in the first direction. The second nonmagnetic layer is conductive. The third member includes a third nonmagnetic layer. The third nonmagnetic layer is conductive. A direction from the third member toward the first member is along the first direction. A direction from the third member toward the second member is along the first direction. A first magnetic layer thickness is greater than a second magnetic layer thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hisashi NISHIGAKI, Atsushi FUJITA, Shohei TANABE, Yoshinao KAMO, Shigeki MATSUNAKA
  • Patent number: 11710707
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a first structure body. The first structure body includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member includes a first magnetic layer and a first nonmagnetic layer alternately provided in a first direction. The first nonmagnetic layer is conductive. The first direction is a stacking direction. The second member includes a second magnetic layer and a second nonmagnetic layer alternately provided in the first direction. The second nonmagnetic layer is conductive. The third member includes a third nonmagnetic layer. The third nonmagnetic layer is conductive. A direction from the third member toward the first member is along the first direction. A direction from the third member toward the second member is along the first direction. A first magnetic layer thickness is greater than a second magnetic layer thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Nishigaki, Atsushi Fujita, Shohei Tanabe, Yoshinao Kamo, Shigeki Matsunaka
  • Publication number: 20210305171
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a first structure body. The first structure body includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member includes a first magnetic layer and a first nonmagnetic layer alternately provided in a first direction. The first nonmagnetic layer is conductive. The first direction is a stacking direction. The second member includes a second magnetic layer and a second nonmagnetic layer alternately provided in the first direction. The second nonmagnetic layer is conductive. The third member includes a third nonmagnetic layer. The third nonmagnetic layer is conductive. A direction from the third member toward the first member is along the first direction. A direction from the third member toward the second member is along the first direction. A first magnetic layer thickness is greater than a second magnetic layer thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hisashi NISHIGAKI, Atsushi FUJITA, Shohei TANABE, Yoshinao KAMO, Shigeki MATSUNAKA
  • Patent number: 11049818
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a multilayer member, and a magnetic member. The multilayer member includes a plurality of magnetic layers and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction from the multilayer member toward the magnetic member. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A thickness along the first direction of the magnetic member is not less than ½ of a thickness along the first direction of the multilayer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Yoshinari Kurosaki, Kenichiro Yamada, Shigeki Matsunaka
  • Patent number: 11011475
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a multilayer member, and a magnetic member. The multilayer member includes a plurality of magnetic layers and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction from the multilayer member toward the magnetic member. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A thickness along the first direction of the magnetic member is not less than ½ of a thickness along the first direction of the multilayer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Yoshinari Kurosaki, Kenichiro Yamada, Shigeki Matsunaka
  • Patent number: 11011474
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a plurality of magnetic layers, and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A first thickness along the first direction of the one of the plurality of magnetic layers is not less than ½ times a second thickness along the first direction of the one of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kikitsu, Yoshinari Kurosaki, Kenichiro Yamada, Shigeki Matsunaka
  • Publication number: 20200243457
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a multilayer member, and a magnetic member. The multilayer member includes a plurality of magnetic layers and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction from the multilayer member toward the magnetic member. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A thickness along the first direction of the magnetic member is not less than ½ of a thickness along the first direction of the multilayer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Yoshinari Kurosaki, Kenichiro Yamada, Shigeki Matsunaka
  • Publication number: 20200227358
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a plurality of magnetic layers, and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A first thickness along the first direction of the one of the plurality of magnetic layers is not less than ½ times a second thickness along the first direction of the one of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira KIKITSU, Yoshinari KUROSAKI, Kenicharo YAMADA, Shigeki MATSUNAKA
  • Patent number: 10633736
    Abstract: A film formation apparatus includes a carrying unit circulating and carrying an electronic component in a sputtering chamber, a film formation processing unit including a mount surface and a mount member which is mounted on the mount surface, and on which the electronic component is placed. The mount member includes a holding sheet having an adhesive surface, and a non-adhesive surface, and a sticking sheet having a first sticking surface with adhesiveness sticking to the non-adhesive surface, and a second sticking surface with adhesiveness sticking to the mount surface of the tray. The adhesive surface includes a pasting region for pasting the electronic components. The first sticking surface sticks across an entire region of the non-adhesive surface corresponding to at least the pasting region to provide a file formation apparatus which employs a simple structure that is capable of suppressing heating of electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Ito, Yoshinao Kamo, Shigeki Matsunaka, Atsushi Fujita
  • Patent number: 10244670
    Abstract: An electronic component, an electronic component manufacturing apparatus, and an electronic component manufacturing method are provided which enable an electromagnetic wave shielding film formed on a package to achieve an excellent shielding characteristic. An electronic component 10 includes an electromagnetic wave shielding film 13 formed on the top face of a package sealing elements. The thickness of the electromagnetic wave shielding film 13 on the top face of the package 12 is 0.5 to 9 ?m, and the relationship between the average height Rc of the roughness curvature factor of the top face of the package 12 and the thickness Te of the electromagnetic wave shielding film 13 is Rc?2Te.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Ito, Yoshinao Kamo, Shigeki Matsunaka, Atsushi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20180163295
    Abstract: A film formation apparatus includes a carrying unit circulating and carrying an electronic component in a chamber, a film formation processing unit forming a film on the electronic component, a tray carried by the carrying unit, and including a mount surface, and a mount member which is mounted on the mount surface, and on which the electronic component is placed. The mount member includes a holding sheet having an adhesive surface, and a non-adhesive surface, and a sticking sheet having a first sticking surface with adhesiveness sticking to the non-adhesive surface, and a second sticking surface with adhesiveness sticking to the mount surface of the tray. The adhesive surface includes a pasting region for pasting the electronic components. The first sticking surface sticks across an entire region of the non-adhesive surface corresponding to at least the pasting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Akihiko ITO, Yoshinao KAMO, Shigeki MATSUNAKA, Atsushi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20180110162
    Abstract: An electronic component, an electronic component manufacturing apparatus, and an electronic component manufacturing method are provided which enable an electromagnetic wave shielding film formed on a package to achieve an excellent shielding characteristic. An electronic component 10 includes an electromagnetic wave shielding film 13 formed on the top face of a package sealing elements. The thickness of the electromagnetic wave shielding film 13 on the top face of the package 12 is 0.5 to 9 ?m, and the relationship between the average height Rc of the roughness curvature factor of the top face of the package 12 and the thickness Te of the electromagnetic wave shielding film 13 is Rc?2Te.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Akihiko ITO, Yoshinao KAMO, Shigeki MATSUNAKA, Atsushi FUJITA
  • Patent number: 9103025
    Abstract: A magnetron sputtering apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a target and a substrate holder disposed to face one another in the vacuum chamber, a magnetron disposed on the target side which is opposite to where the substrate holder is disposed, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the magnetron about an axis perpendicular to a face of the target. The magnetron includes an inner magnet formed of a sector-shaped frame and an outer magnet formed of a sector-shaped frame, these inner and outer magnets having a different polarity each other, the outer magnet being disposed to surround the inner magnet leaving a gap between the arcuate segments of the inner and outer magnets as well as a gap between straight segments of the inner and outer magnets, the width of these frames being substantially the same with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Katsumi Iyanagi, Shigeki Matsunaka
  • Patent number: 8016985
    Abstract: A magnetron sputtering apparatus includes: a target provided in a sputtering chamber; a susceptor opposed to the target; a high-frequency power supply connected to the susceptor; a plate provided outside the sputtering chamber and coaxial with a central axis of the target; a rotary motion mechanism configured to rotate the plate about the central axis; S-pole magnets placed on one side of the plate with their S-pole end directed to the target; and first and second N-pole magnets placed on the one side of the plate with their N-pole end directed to the target. The first N-pole magnets are placed along a circle coaxial with the plate and opposed to an outer peripheral vicinity of the target. The S-pole magnets are placed inside the first N-pole magnets and along a circle coaxial with the plate. The second N-pole magnets are placed inside the S-pole magnets and along a circle coaxial with the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeki Matsunaka, Osamu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20080242087
    Abstract: A magnetron sputtering apparatus includes: a target provided in a sputtering chamber; a susceptor opposed to the target; a high-frequency power supply connected to the susceptor; a plate provided outside the sputtering chamber and coaxial with a central axis of the target; a rotary motion mechanism configured to rotate the plate about the central axis; S-pole magnets placed on one side of the plate with their S-pole end directed to the target; and first and second N-pole magnets placed on the one side of the plate with their N-pole end directed to the target. The first N-pole magnets are placed along a circle coaxial with the plate and opposed to an outer peripheral vicinity of the target. The S-pole magnets are placed inside the first N-pole magnets and along a circle coaxial with the plate. The second N-pole magnets are placed inside the S-pole magnets and along a circle coaxial with the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shigeki Matsunaka, Osamu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20080169186
    Abstract: A magnetron sputtering apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a target and a substrate holder disposed to face one another in the vacuum chamber, a magnetron disposed on the target side which is opposite to where the substrate holder is disposed, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the magnetron about an axis perpendicular to a face of the target. The magnetron includes an inner magnet formed of a sector-shaped frame and an outer magnet formed of a sector-shaped frame, these inner and outer magnets having a different polarity each other, the outer magnet being disposed to surround the inner magnet leaving a gap between the arcuate segments of the inner and outer magnets as well as a gap between straight segments of the inner and outer magnets, the width of these frames being substantially the same with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Katsumi Iyanagi, Shigeki Matsunaka
  • Patent number: 6341042
    Abstract: A laser radiating apparatus controls an intensity of energy of a laser beam output from a laser generating device and radiates an object with the laser beam. The laser radiating apparatus includes an intensity homogenizer for substantially homogenizing distribution of the intensity of energy of the laser beam, an imaging lens for converging the laser beam substantially homogenized by the intensity homogenizer and radiating an object with the laser beam, a slit for removing a part of the converged laser beam and shaping it into a predetermined beam shape, a detector for detecting an intensity of energy of the part of the laser beam removed by the slit, and a control device for controlling the intensity of energy of the laser beam based on a detection signal output from the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeki Matsunaka, Atsushi Fujihara, Tsutomu Kakuno
  • Patent number: 5792520
    Abstract: A copper film layer and a resin film are sequentially layered on a skin material, the resin film is irradiated with a laser beam so as to be removed, a mask is formed on the copper film layer by use of the residual of the resin film, thereafter, an etching process is provided thereto, so that a copper film layer pattern is formed on the reflective surface of the skin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Yamashita, Koichi Furukawa, Teruaki Orikasa, Noriaki Goto, Shigeki Matsunaka, Yoshitaka Kawada