Patents by Inventor Takashi Taira

Takashi Taira 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: 20230326725
    Abstract: In a plasma processing apparatus, a table has a wafer support to hold a wafer and a peripheral segment surrounding the wafer support and having through-holes. The peripheral segment has an upper surface lower than that of the wafer support. An outer focus ring is disposed over the peripheral segment and has a recess or a cutout at an inner portion of the outer focus ring, and the recess or cutout has through-holes. An inner focus ring is disposed in the recess or cutout of the outer focus ring. Lift pins respectively extend through the through-holes of the peripheral segment and the through-holes of the recess or cutout of the outer focus ring. Shift mechanisms control shift of the respective lift pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuichi TAKAHASHI, Takaharu MIYADATE, Takaaki KIKUCHI, Atsushi OGATA, Nobutaka SASAKI, Takashi TAIRA
  • Patent number: 11562892
    Abstract: A dielectric member that is attached to a lower surface of a stage is provided. The stage includes a base provided with a base channel through which a heat exchange medium passes. The dielectric member includes at least one first component including a passage that is connected to the base channel, and a second component surrounding the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Takashi Taira
  • Patent number: 11417404
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell unit which includes memory cell arrays including a plurality of memory cells; a peripheral circuit which performs voltage transmission control including a write operation, a read operation, and an erasing operation with respect to the memory cell unit; and signal lines which connect the peripheral circuit to the memory cell unit, and at least a portion of the signal lines is formed in a non-facing region, the non-facing region being a region where the memory cell unit does not face the peripheral circuit, the non-facing region being in a peripheral region formed around a periphery of the memory cell arrays of the memory cell unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Taira
  • Patent number: 11264267
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a stage, a light source, an optical assembly, a light receiver, and controller circuitry. The stage includes a first placing surface on which a substrate is to be placed, and a second placing surface that surrounds the first placing surface and on which a focus ring is to be placed. The optical assembly focuses light from the light source on a lower surface position, which is a position of a lower surface of the focus ring placed on the second placing surface. The light receiver receives light from the lower surface position. The controller circuitry detects at least one of a presence and an absence of the focus ring on the second placing surface, based on light received by the light receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takaharu Miyadate, Takashi Taira, Kenji Nagai, Hideaki Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20220051731
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell unit which includes memory cell arrays including a plurality of memory cells; a peripheral circuit which performs voltage transmission control including a write operation, a read operation, and an erasing operation with respect to the memory cell unit; and signal lines which connect the peripheral circuit to the memory cell unit, and at least a portion of the signal lines is formed in a non-facing region, the non-facing region being a region where the memory cell unit does not face the peripheral circuit, the non-facing region being in a peripheral region formed around a periphery of the memory cell arrays of the memory cell unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi TAIRA
  • Publication number: 20210090864
    Abstract: A dielectric member that is attached to a lower surface of a stage is provided. The stage includes a base provided with a base channel through which a heat exchange medium passes. The dielectric member includes at least one first component including a passage that is connected to the base channel, and a second component surrounding the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Takashi TAIRA
  • Publication number: 20210035783
    Abstract: An edge ring includes a first edge ring, and a second edge ring that has a side surface adjacent to a side surface of the first edge ring and is movable in a vertical direction along the side surface of the first edge ring. Further, the side surface of the first edge ring and the side surface of the second edge ring at least partially face each other in a movement range of the second edge ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi TAIRA, Takaaki KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200303235
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a stage, a light source, an optical assembly, a light receiver, and controller circuitry. The stage includes a first placing surface on which a substrate is to be placed, and a second placing surface that surrounds the first placing surface and on which a focus ring is to be placed. The optical assembly focuses light from the light source on a lower surface position, which is a position of a lower surface of the focus ring placed on the second placing surface. The light receiver receives light from the lower surface position. The controller circuitry detects at least one of a presence and an absence of the focus ring on the second placing surface, based on light received by the light receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takaharu MIYADATE, Takashi Taira, Kenji Nagai, Hideaki Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20200098550
    Abstract: In a plasma processing apparatus, a table has a wafer support to hold a wafer and a peripheral segment surrounding the wafer support and having through-holes. The peripheral segment has an upper surface lower than that of the wafer support. An outer focus ring is disposed over the peripheral segment and has a recess or a cutout at an inner portion of the outer focus ring, and the recess or cutout has through-holes. An inner focus ring is disposed in the recess or cutout of the outer focus ring. Lift pins respectively extend through the through-holes of the peripheral segment and the through-holes of the recess or cutout of the outer focus ring. Shift mechanisms control shift of the respective lift pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuichi TAKAHASHI, Takaharu MIYADATE, Takaaki KIKUCHI, Atsushi OGATA, Nobutaka SASAKI, Takashi TAIRA
  • Publication number: 20090051020
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, wherein a semiconductor chip is mounted on a lead frame including a plurality of lead lines, and terminals included in the semiconductor chip are connected to the lead lines, thereby to manufacture the semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: arranging distal end parts of the plurality of lead lines at equal intervals along a direction of a first axis, the distal end parts being connected with the terminals included in the semiconductor chip; arranging terminal parts for inputting/outputting signals, at equal intervals along a direction of a second axis; shaping intermediate parts for connecting the distal end parts and the terminal parts, so as to be bent between the distal end parts and the terminal parts; forming a half number of the plurality of lead lines and the remaining half number of the plurality of lead lines so as to have a shape of line symmetry with respect to the second axis; and mounting the semi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takashi Taira, Masaru Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 7079432
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device has a function of simultaneously activating a plurality of word lines connected to the same bit line via cell transistors. The semiconductor storage device comprises a column redundancy system that sets repair regions of column redundancy based on row addresses. By the column redundancy system, the repair regions are set to cause the plurality of word lines which can be activated together to belong to the same repair region, when the repair regions are set to divide the bit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Kato, Takashi Taira, Kenji Ishizuka, Yohji Watanabe, Munehiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7027335
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device comprises a memory cell array including memory cells, and bit lines for transfer of data in the memory cells; an amplifier circuit connected to the bit lines to amplify data in the memory cells; a first switching element connected between the bit lines and the amplifier circuit; a first reference voltage source which applies to the gate of the first switching element a voltage for turning the first switching element ON; a second switching element and a third switching element connected in series between the gate of the first switching element and the first reference voltage source, said second switching element and said third switching element being connected in parallel to each other; a second reference voltage source which applies to the gates of the second and third switching elements a voltage for turning the second and third switching elements ON; and a first timing shift circuit connected between the gate of the third switching element and the second reference voltage sour
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mikihiko Ito, Masaru Koyanagi, Takashi Taira
  • Publication number: 20050122802
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor storage device in which only a defective element is replaced by a row redundant element to compensate for a defect if at least one of a plurality of elements is defective in a case where the plurality of elements in a memory cell array are simultaneously activated. The semiconductor storage device includes an array control circuit which is configured to interrupt the operation of the defective element by preventing a word line state signal from being received based on a signal to determine whether a row redundancy replacement process is performed or not. The word line state signal is input to the plurality of memory blocks in the cell array unit via a single signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Daisuke Kato, Takashi Taira, Kenji Ishizuka, Yohji Watanabe, Munehiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6876588
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor storage device in which only a defective element is replaced by a row redundant element to compensate for a defect if at least one of a plurality of elements is defective in a case where the plurality of elements in a memory cell array are simultaneously activated. The semiconductor storage device includes an array control circuit which is configured to interrupt the operation of the defective element by preventing a word line state signal from being received based on a signal to determine whether a row redundancy replacement process is performed or not. The word line state signal is input to the plurality of memory blocks in the cell array unit via a single signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Kato, Takashi Taira, Kenji Ishizuka, Yohji Watanabe, Munehiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20040141382
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device comprises a memory cell array including memory cells, and bit lines for transfer of data in the memory cells; an amplifier circuit connected to the bit lines to amplify data in the memory cells; a first switching element connected between the bit lines and the amplifier circuit; a first reference voltage source which applies to the gate of the first switching element a voltage for turning the first switching element ON; a second switching element and a third switching element connected in series between the gate of the first switching element and the first reference voltage source, said second switching element and said third switching element being connected in parallel to each other; a second reference voltage source which applies to the gates of the second and third switching elements a voltage for turning the second and third switching elements ON; and a first timing shift circuit connected between the gate of the third switching element and the second reference voltage sour
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mikihiko Ito, Masaru Koyanagi, Takashi Taira
  • Patent number: 6741509
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor storage device in which only a defective element is replaced by a row redundant element to compensate for a defect if at least one of a plurality of elements is defective in a case where the plurality of elements in a memory cell array are simultaneously activated. The semiconductor storage device includes an array control circuit which is configured to interrupt the operation of the defective element by preventing a word line state signal from being received based on a signal to determine whether a row redundancy replacement process is performed or not. The word line state signal is input to the plurality of memory blocks in the cell array unit via a single signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Kato, Takashi Taira, Kenji Ishizuka, Yohji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040062134
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor storage device in which only a defective element is replaced by a row redundant element to compensate for a defect if at least one of a plurality of elements is defective in a case where the plurality of elements in a memory cell array are simultaneously activated. The semiconductor storage device includes an array control circuit which is configured to interrupt the operation of the defective element by preventing a word line state signal from being received based on a signal to determine whether a row redundancy replacement process is performed or not. The word line state signal is input to the plurality of memory blocks in the cell array unit via a single signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kato, Takashi Taira, Kenji Ishizuka, Yohji Watanabe, Munehiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20020114198
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor storage device in which only a defective element is replaced by a row redundant element to compensate for a defect if at least one of a plurality of elements is defective in a case where the plurality of elements in a memory cell array are simultaneously activated. The semiconductor storage device includes an array control circuit which is configured to interrupt the operation of the defective element by preventing a word line state signal from being received based on a signal to determine whether a row redundancy replacement process is performed or not. The word line state signal is input to the plurality of memory blocks in the cell array unit via a single signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Daisuke Kato, Takashi Taira, Kenji Ishizuka, Yohji Watanabe, Munehiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6194115
    Abstract: The invention in this application relates to a toner composition for electrostatic latent image development which is characterized in that, in a toner composition comprising at least binder resin, colorant and charge control agent, to be used in a print forming method provided with a print fixing device which fixes the toner image on a recording medium by means of a light flash, the concentration of benzene generated by heating for 90 seconds at 330° C. is no more than 60 &mgr;g/g, and the invention provides a toner composition for electrostatic latent image development which either extends the filter life or does not require the use of a filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimikazu Nagase, Masaaki Ishiyama, Takashi Taira, Hiroyuki Takahata, Kousuke Yotsuduka, Shigehiro Hano, Yoshihiro Chujo
  • Patent number: 6081468
    Abstract: To suppress the power-on current flowing when power is tuned on in the circuit which feeds precharging current to the bit lines of the banks in a synchronous DRAM comprising a multi-bank structure. The device comprises a plurality of bank circuits BKi which are all of the same structure, wherein the bit line precharging power supply lines which the respective bank circuits have are connected in common, a first precharging power supply circuit which has its output node connected to the precharging power supply line and starts its precharging current feed operation when the power supply in the DRAM chip is turned on, and a second precharging power supply circuit which has its output node connected to the precharging power supply line and starts its precharging current feed operation after the bit line has been raised to a predetermined potential by the precharging current of the first precharging power supply circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Taira, Kimimasa Imai