Patents by Inventor Syuji Nozawa

Syuji Nozawa 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: 20190122883
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device by performing a process on a substrate, comprising: forming a sacrificial film made of a polymer having a urea bond on a surface of the substrate by supplying a precursor for polymerization onto the surface of the substrate; subsequently, performing a step of changing a sectional shape of the sacrificial film and a step of adjusting a film thickness of the sacrificial film by heating the sacrificial film; subsequently, performing the process on the surface of the substrate; and subsequently, removing the sacrificial film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Reiji NIINO, Syuji NOZAWA, Makoto FUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10096499
    Abstract: A substrate processing method of the present disclosure includes forming a film on a workpiece using a processing gas in a processing chamber with a setting temperature profile including increase or decrease of a temperature; and etching the film. An etching rate of the film in the etching depends on a film formation temperature in the forming. The setting temperature profile is determined based on a first temperature dependence of the etching rate in the etching on the film formation temperature, and a second temperature dependence of a film formation amount in the forming on the film formation temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Takenaga, Syuji Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20180286744
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device by performing a process on a substrate includes: forming a protective layer made of a polymer having a urea bond by supplying a raw material for polymerization to a surface of a substrate on which a protected film to be protected is formed; forming a sealing film at a first temperature lower than a second temperature at which the polymer is depolymerized so cover a portion where the protective layer is exposed; subsequently, subjecting the substrate to a treatment at a third temperature equal to or higher than the second temperature at which the polymer as the protective layer is depolymerized; subsequently, performing a treatment which causes damage to the protected film when the protective layer is not present; and after the performing a treatment which causes damage to the protected film, depolymerizing the polymer by heating the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Reiji NIINO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Syuji NOZAWA, Makoto FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180264516
    Abstract: A film forming apparatus includes: a film forming gas discharge part; an exhaust port; a rotation mechanism; a heating part configured to heat the interior of a reaction container to a temperature lower than a temperature of a film forming gas discharged from the film forming gas discharge part; first gas discharge holes opened, in the film forming gas discharge part, toward a gas temperature reducing member so that the film forming gas is cooled by colliding with the gas temperature reducing member inside the reaction container before the film forming gas is supplied to substrates; and second gas discharge holes opened, in the film forming gas discharge part, in a direction differing from an opening direction of the first gas discharge holes so that the film forming gas does not collide with the gas temperature reducing member before the film forming gas is supplied to the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto FUJIKAWA, Reiji NIINO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Syuji NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180269069
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device by processing a substrate, the method includes forming a first film of a polymer having urea bonds by supplying a polymerization raw material to a surface of the substrate, subsequently, forming a pattern by etching the first film, and subsequently, forming a second film of a material different from the polymer of the first film by performing a substitution processing to the first film by supplying a reaction gas, which reacts with the polymerization raw material to generate a product, to the substrate while heating the substrate to depolymerize the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Reiji NIINO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Syuji NOZAWA, Makoto FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180261458
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device manufacturing method including: forming a first mask film composed of a polymer having a urea bond by supplying a raw material to a surface of the substrate for polymerization; forming a second mask inorganic film to be laminated on the first mask film; forming a pattern on the first mask film and the second mask inorganic film and performing an ion implantation on the surface of the substrate; removing the second mask inorganic film after the ion implantation; and removing the first mask film by heating the substrate after the ion implantation and depolymerizing the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Reiji NIINO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Syuji NOZAWA, Makoto FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140335693
    Abstract: A substrate processing method of the present disclosure includes forming a film on a workpiece using a processing gas in a processing chamber with a setting temperature profile including increase or decrease of a temperature; and etching the film. An etching rate of the film in the etching depends on a film formation temperature in the forming. The setting temperature profile is determined based on a first temperature dependence of the etching rate in the etching on the film formation temperature, and a second temperature dependence of a film formation amount in the forming on the film formation temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Takenaga, Syuji Nozawa
  • Patent number: 8580077
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus for generating a plasma of a processing gas by applying a high frequency power to an electrode provided in a processing chamber and processing a substrate using the plasma is provided. The plasma processing apparatus includes an optical data detection unit, a data storage unit and a control unit. The optical data detection unit detects optical data when plasma processing the substrate. The data storage unit stores correlation data representing a correlation between type data corresponding to a plurality of types classified based on a type of a mask or a film to be processed disposed on the substrate and optical data to be detected by the optical data detection unit, and end point detection setting data sets, each of the setting data sets serving to detect a plasma processing end point and corresponding to one of the types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Kosuke Ogasawara, Susumu Saito, Syuji Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20100089532
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus for generating a plasma of a processing gas by applying a high frequency power to an electrode provided in a processing chamber and processing a substrate using the plasma is provided. The plasma processing apparatus includes an optical data detection unit, a data storage unit and a control unit. The optical data detection unit detects optical data when plasma processing the substrate. The data storage unit stores correlation data representing a correlation between type data corresponding to a plurality of types classified based on a type of a mask or a film to be processed disposed on the substrate and optical data to be detected by the optical data detection unit, and end point detection setting data sets, each of the setting data sets serving to detect a plasma processing end point and corresponding to one of the types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke OGASAWARA, Susumu Saito, Syuji Nozawa
  • Patent number: 7662646
    Abstract: In a plasma processing method, a correlation between substrate type data and optical data is obtained by using a multivariate analysis; substrate type data is obtained from optical data based on the correlation when initiating a plasma processing; and a substrate type is determined by using the obtained substrate type data. Further, a setting data set corresponding to the determined substrate type is selected from setting data sets, each for detecting a plasma processing end point of the plasma processing, each of the setting data sets being stored in advance in a data storage unit; an end point of the plasma processing is detected based on the selected setting data set; and the plasma processing is terminated at the detected end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Kosuke Ogasawara, Susumu Saito, Syuji Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20090095421
    Abstract: This invention accurately detects an etch amount of an etching target layer irrespective of a type of a mask layer. A light La is reflected by an upper surface of a photoresist mask layer 316 and a bottom of a hole H. Thereby a reflected light La1 and a reflected light La2 are obtained. The reflected lights La1 and La2 interfere with each other, thereby generating an interference light Lai. A light Lb is reflected by an interface between the photoresist mask layer 316 and a polysilicon film 304, and the upper surface of the photoresist mask layer 316. Thereby a reflected light Lb1 and a reflected light Lb2 are obtained. The reflected lights Lb1 and Lb2 interfere with each other, thereby generating an interference light Lbi. Using the interference lights Lai and Lbi, an etch amount of the polysilicon film 304 is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Syuji Nozawa, Katsuhiro Nishimaki
  • Patent number: 7481944
    Abstract: This invention accurately detects an etch amount of an etching target layer irrespective of a type of a mask layer. A light La is reflected by an upper surface of a photoresist mask layer 316 and a bottom of a hole H. Thereby a reflected light La1 and a reflected light La2 are obtained. The reflected lights La1 and La2 interfere with each other, thereby generating an interference light Lai. A light Lb is reflected by an interface between the photoresist mask layer 316 and a polysilicon film 304, and the upper surface of the photoresist mask layer 316. Thereby a reflected light Lb1 and a reflected light Lb2 are obtained. The reflected lights Lb1 and Lb2 interfere with each other, thereby generating an interference light Lb1. Using the interference lights Lai and Lbi, an etch amount of the polysilicon film 304 is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Syuji Nozawa, Katsuhiro Nishimaki
  • Publication number: 20080070327
    Abstract: In a plasma processing method, a correlation between substrate type data and optical data is obtained by using a multivariate analysis; substrate type data is obtained from optical data based on the correlation when initiating a plasma processing; and a substrate type is determined by using the obtained substrate type data. Further, a setting data set corresponding to the determined substrate type is selected from setting data sets, each for detecting a plasma processing end point of the plasma processing, each of the setting data sets being stored in advance in a data storage unit; an end point of the plasma processing is detected based on the selected setting data set; and the plasma processing is terminated at the detected end point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Kosuke OGASAWARA, Susumu Saito, Syuji Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20050029228
    Abstract: This invention accurately detects an etch amount of an etching target layer irrespective of a type of a mask layer. A light La is reflected by an upper surface of a photoresist mask layer 316 and a bottom of a hole H. Thereby a reflected light La1 and a reflected light La2 are obtained. The reflected lights La1 and La2 interfere with each other, thereby generating an interference light Lai. A light Lb is reflected by an interface between the photoresist mask layer 316 and a polysilicon film 304, and the upper surface of the photoresist mask layer 316. Thereby a reflected light Lb1 and a reflected light Lb2 are obtained. The reflected lights Lb1 and Lb2 interfere with each other, thereby generating an interference light Lb1. Using the interference lights Lai and Lbi, an etch amount of the polysilicon film 304 is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Syuji Nozawa, Katsuhiro Nishimaki