Patents by Inventor Shun Matsui

Shun Matsui 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: 20210292904
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of forming a film so as to fill a recess of a substrate. According to one aspect thereof, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a substrate mounting table on which a substrate is placed; an adsorption inhibiting gas supplier configured to supply an adsorption inhibiting gas onto a surface of the substrate from above the substrate mounting table; and a source gas supplier configured to supply a source gas onto the surface of the substrate from above the substrate mounting table, wherein a distance D1 between a gas supply port provided in the adsorption inhibiting gas supplier and the substrate is greater than a distance D2 between a gas supply port provided in the source gas supplier and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKANO, Shun MATSUI
  • Patent number: 11019254
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that causes an effect of emission of virtual light to be applied in a captured image includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a correction unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire ambient light distribution information in the captured image. The determination unit is configured, based on the ambient light distribution information acquired by the acquisition unit, to determine a color characteristic of a virtual light source that is a light source of the virtual light. The correction unit is configured, based on the color characteristic of the virtual light source determined by the determination unit, to make a correction by which the effect of the virtual light is applied in a partial area of the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Hirai, Kaori Tajima, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10984991
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of capable of managing a substrate processing apparatus efficiently. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: process performing parts configured to process a substrate based on a program; a first controller configured to process the program; and a second controller configured to control the process performing parts based on data received from the first controller, wherein the first controller is further configured to determine whether or not a first controller provided in an additional substrate processing apparatus is malfunctioning based on operation data of the first controller provided in the additional substrate processing apparatus, and to perform an alternative control for the first controller provided in the additional substrate processing apparatus when it is determined that the first controller provided in the additional substrate processing apparatus is malfunctioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Mizuguchi, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10978361
    Abstract: There is provided a technique of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: by a processing performing part, processing a substrate based on setting parameter corresponding to process recipe stored in a controller; by a first transceiver, transmitting measurement value of the processing performing part to the controller; by the controller, causing a learning part to perform machine learning process on the measurement value received from the first transceiver as learning data; by the controller, after the act of causing the learning part to perform the machine learning process, generating update data for updating the setting parameter; by the controller, causing an arithmetic part to generate update parameter for updating the setting parameter based on the update data; by the controller, causing a second transceiver to transmit the update parameter to the first transceiver; and by the updating part, updating the setting parameter based on the update parameter received from the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Sasaki, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Naofumi Ohashi, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10978310
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of improving a quality of a substrate processing. According to one aspect of the technique described herein, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) receiving substrate data including at least one of a stacked number of layers of a device formed on a substrate and a structure of the device; (b) setting an apparatus parameter corresponding to the substrate data; (c) supporting the substrate corresponding to the substrate data above a substrate support; (d) elevating a temperature of the substrate based on the apparatus parameter while the substrate is separated from a surface of the substrate support; (e) placing the substrate on the substrate support after (d); and (f) processing the substrate in a process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Mitsuro Tanabe, Naofumi Ohashi, Eisuke Nishitani, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10934622
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a heat storage part on which a substrate is mounted, a tray including the heat storage part, a substrate transfer part including a rotary shaft and a rotating plate supported by the rotary shaft and being configured such that the tray can be mounted on the rotating plate, a plurality of bases arranged circumferentially around the rotary shaft; and a heater provided for each of the bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruo Yoshino, Naofumi Ohashi, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10930533
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of capable of managing a substrate processing apparatus efficiently. According to one aspect of the technique described herein, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a process chamber where a substrate is processed; a position information acquisition part configured to acquire position information of the process chamber; a memory device configured to store the position information; and an information controller configured to cause the position information acquired by the position information acquisition part to be stored in the memory device and the position information stored in the memory device to be outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Mizuguchi, Naofumi Ohashi, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Publication number: 20210028041
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of optimizing a timing of a maintenance process. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) transferring a substrate from a storage container storing one or more substrates including the substrate to a process chamber, and performing a substrate processing; (b) receiving maintenance reservation information of the process chamber; and (c) continuously performing the substrate processing after the maintenance reservation information is received in (b) until the substrate processing in the process chamber related to the maintenance reservation information is completed, and setting the process chamber to a maintenance enable state after the substrate processing is completed by stopping the one or more substrates from being transferred into the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MIZUGUCHI, Naofumi OHASHI, Tadashi TAKASAKI, Shun MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20210028042
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of optimizing a timing of a maintenance process. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) transferring a substrate from a storage container storing one or more substrates including the substrate to a process chamber, and performing a substrate processing; (b) receiving maintenance reservation information of the process chamber; and (c) continuously performing the substrate processing after the maintenance reservation information is received in (b) until the substrate processing in the process chamber related to the maintenance reservation information is completed, and setting the process chamber to a maintenance enable state after the substrate processing is completed by stopping the one or more substrates from being transferred into the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MIZUGUCHI, Naofumi OHASHI, Tadashi TAKASAKI, Shun MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20210003990
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a plurality of substrate processing apparatuses each configured to process a substrate; a first controller installed in each substrate processing apparatus among the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses and configured to control the substrate processing apparatus; a relay configured to receive a plurality of types of data from the first controller; and a second controller configured to receive the data from the relay, wherein the relay is configured to change a transmission interval of the data to the second controller according to one of each type of the data and each first controller, or according to both of each type of the data and each first controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MIZUGUCHI, Shun MATSUI, Tadashi TAKASAKI, Naofumi OHASHI
  • Patent number: 10714316
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes supplying a first process gas to a process space where a substrate is accommodated, and using an inert gas as a carrier gas of the first process gas; and supplying plasma of a second process gas to the process space where the substrate is accommodated, and using an active auxiliary gas as a carrier gas of the second process gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Kazuhiro Morimitsu, Hideharu Itatani, Eisuke Nishitani, Shun Matsui
  • Publication number: 20200213511
    Abstract: There is provided a notifying apparatus. A detecting unit detects a motion amount of an object from an image obtained through first shooting, the first shooting being carried out repeatedly at predetermined intervals of time. A converting unit converts the motion amount into a motion blur amount that will arise in second shooting, on the basis of the predetermined intervals of time and an exposure time used in the second shooting. A determining unit determines whether or not to make a motion blur notification on the basis of a predetermined notification condition. A notifying unit makes a notification of motion blur on the basis of the motion blur amount when it has been determined that the motion blur notification is to be made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suzuki, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10685832
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a metal container including a process chamber configured to process a substrate, a substrate mounting plate rotatably installed in the container and having a plurality of substrate mounting surfaces circumferentially arranged at an upper surface thereof, a heater configured to heat the substrate mounted on each of the plurality of substrate mounting surfaces, a heat attenuator installed between the heater and the container, a gas supply part configured to supply a gas to the process chamber, and a support part configured to rotate the substrate mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Inada, Naofumi Ohashi, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10651068
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of optimizing a timing of a maintenance process. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) transferring a substrate from a storage container storing one or more substrates including the substrate to a process chamber, and performing a substrate processing; (b) receiving maintenance reservation information of the process chamber; and (c) continuously performing the substrate processing after the maintenance reservation information is received in (b) until the substrate processing in the process chamber related to the maintenance reservation information is completed, and setting the process chamber to a maintenance enable state after the substrate processing is completed by stopping the one or more substrates from being transferred into the process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Mizuguchi, Naofumi Ohashi, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Publication number: 20200144037
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of capable of managing a substrate processing apparatus efficiently. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: process performing parts configured to process a substrate based on a program; a first controller configured to process the program; and a second controller configured to control the process performing parts based on data received from the first controller, wherein the first controller is further configured to determine whether or not a first controller provided in an additional substrate processing apparatus is malfunctioning based on operation data of the first controller provided in the additional substrate processing apparatus, and to perform an alternative control for the first controller provided in the additional substrate processing apparatus when it is determined that the first controller provided in the additional substrate processing apparatus is malfunctioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MIZUGUCHI, Shun MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20200123654
    Abstract: Described is a technique of improving a quality of a film formed on a substrate. According, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: (a) exhausting an inner atmosphere of a first gas supply pipe configured to supply a first gas generated by a vaporizer to a process chamber accommodating a substrate by a first gas discharge system connected to the first gas supply pipe; (b) exhausting an inner atmosphere of the vaporizer through a second gas discharge system provided at a vaporizer outlet pipe of the vaporizer by supplying an inert gas to the vaporizer via a vaporizer inlet pipe of the vaporizer; and (c) supplying the first gas generated by the vaporizer to the process chamber accommodating the substrate via the vaporizer outlet pipe, the first gas supply pipe and a first timing valve provided at the first gas supply pipe before (a) or after (b) is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi OHASHI, Shun MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20200098653
    Abstract: There is provided a technique of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: by a processing performing part, processing a substrate based on setting parameter corresponding to process recipe stored in a controller; by a first transceiver, transmitting measurement value of the processing performing part to the controller; by the controller, causing a learning part to perform machine learning process on the measurement value received from the first transceiver as learning data; by the controller, after the act of causing the learning part to perform the machine learning process, generating update data for updating the setting parameter; by the controller, causing an arithmetic part to generate update parameter for updating the setting parameter based on the update data; by the controller, causing a second transceiver to transmit the update parameter to the first transceiver; and by the updating part, updating the setting parameter based on the update parameter received from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi SASAKI, Kazuhiro MORIMITSU, Naofumi OHASHI, Tadashi TAKASAKI, Shun MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20200089196
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a load port on which a plurality of storage containers, each storage container storing a plurality of substrates, are mounted, a plurality of process chambers configured to be capable of accommodating the substrates, a transfer part configured to transfer the substrates stored in each storage container to each of the process chambers; an operation part configured to, when performing the process in a state in which a substrate is not present in each process chamber, count first count data of data tables for corresponding process chambers; a memory configured to store the data tables; and a controller configured to assign first transfer flag data to a data table of a process chamber having largest first count data and configured to control the transfer part based on the first transfer flag data so as to transfer the substrates in the predetermined order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi OHASHI, Toshiyuki KIKUCHI, Shun MATSUI, Tadashi TAKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200035523
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes (a) performing a heating process on a substrate in a process chamber, (b) transferring the substrate between the process chamber and a load lock chamber connected to a vacuum transfer chamber by a transfer robot installed in the vacuum transfer chamber connected to the process chamber, and (c) reading transfer information corresponding to process information applied to the substrate from a memory device in which plural pieces of the process information on a process content of the substrate and plural pieces of the transfer information of the transfer robot corresponding to the plural pieces of the process information are recorded, and controlling the transfer robot to transfer the substrate based on the read transfer information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinori ABURATANI, Takashi YAHATA, Tadashi TAKASAKI, Naofumi OHASHI, Shun MATSUI, Keita ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10541170
    Abstract: There is provided a technique, including: a process chamber in which a substrate is processed; a substrate support member configured to support the substrate; an elevator configured to elevate the substrate support member; a gas supply port configured to supply a gas to the substrate; and a controller configured to control an elevating operation of the elevator so as to differentiate an interval between the gas supply port and the substrate supported by the substrate support member, when a gas is supplied from the gas supply port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Yahata, Naofumi Ohashi, Shun Matsui