Patents by Inventor Shinpei KUNITA

Shinpei KUNITA 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).

  • Patent number: 11257703
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a metal base member fixed to a surface, on the opposite side of a wafer mounting surface, of an electrostatic chuck; an electrode terminal connected to an electrode embedded in the electrostatic chuck; a through hole provided at a position of the base member, the position being opposed to the electrode terminal; an insulating sleeve fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the through hole; a chuck-side terminal which is connected to the electrode terminal via a flexible cable, and fixed to the insulating sleeve with arranged in the insulating sleeve; a flexible insulating tube that covers the cable, the flexible insulating tube having one end fixed to the electrode terminal and the other end fixed to the chuck-side terminal; and an insulating resin member that covers at least part of the electrode terminal, the part being not covered by the insulating tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinpei Kunita
  • Publication number: 20200411357
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a metal base member fixed to a surface, on the opposite side of a wafer mounting surface, of an electrostatic chuck; an electrode terminal connected to an electrode embedded in the electrostatic chuck; a through hole provided at a position of the base member, the position being opposed to the electrode terminal; an insulating sleeve fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the through hole; a chuck-side terminal which is connected to the electrode terminal via a flexible cable, and fixed to the insulating sleeve with arranged in the insulating sleeve; a flexible insulating tube that covers the cable, the flexible insulating tube having one end fixed to the electrode terminal and the other end fixed to the chuck-side terminal; and an insulating resin member that covers at least part of the electrode terminal, the part being not covered by the insulating tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shinpei KUNITA