Patents by Inventor Takatoshi ORUI

Takatoshi ORUI 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: 12142484
    Abstract: An etching method in accordance with the present disclosure includes providing a substrate, which includes a silicon-containing film, in a chamber; and etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas supplied in the chamber. The process gas includes a phosphorus gas component and a fluorine gas component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Maju Tomura, Yoshihide Kihara, Ryutaro Suda, Takatoshi Orui
  • Publication number: 20230377850
    Abstract: The purpose of this disclosure is to provide an etching method. This method includes: (a) providing a substrate on a substrate support in a chamber, the substrate including a silicon-containing film and a mask on the silicon-containing film, the silicon-containing film including silicon and nitrogen; (b) supplying a process gas to the chamber, the process gas containing a hydrogen fluoride gas and a chlorine-containing gas, where a flow rate of the chlorine-containing gas is 1.5 volume % or more of a total flow of the process gas excluding an inert gas; and (c) generating a plasma from the process gas to etch the silicon-containing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi OHUCHIDA, Masahito YAMAGUCHI, Takatoshi ORUI, Maju TOMURA
  • Publication number: 20230307242
    Abstract: A method of processing a substrate includes patterning a mask over a dielectric layer and etching openings in the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate. The etching includes flowing an etchant, a polar or H-containing gas, and a phosphorus-halide gas. The method may further include forming contacts by filling the openings with a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Hao Tsai, Du Zhang, Mingmei Wang, Takatoshi Orui, Motoi Takahashi, Masahiko Yokoi, Koki Tanaka, Yoshihide Kihara
  • Publication number: 20230307245
    Abstract: A plasma processing method executed by a plasma processing apparatus having a chamber is provided. The method includes: (a) providing a substrate having a silicon containing film and a mask on the silicon containing film; and (b) etching the silicon containing film, the (b) including (b-1) etching the silicon containing film by using a plasma generated from a first processing gas containing a hydrogen fluoride gas and a tungsten containing gas, and (b-2) etching the silicon containing film by using a plasma generated from a second processing gas containing a hydrogen fluoride gas, the second processing gas not containing a tungsten containing gas, or containing a tungsten containing gas at a flow ratio smaller than a flow ratio of the tungsten containing gas in the first processing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Koki MUKAIYAMA, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA, Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Takatoshi ORUI
  • Publication number: 20230268191
    Abstract: An etching method includes (a) providing a substrate in a chamber in a plasma processing apparatus. The substrate includes a silicon-containing film. The etching method further includes (b) etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas in the chamber. The process gas contains a hydrogen fluoride gas and a phosphorus-containing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Maju TOMURA, Takatoshi ORUI, Kae KUMAGAI, Ryutaro SUDA, Satoshi OHUCHIDA, Yusuke WAKO, Yoshihide KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230223249
    Abstract: A substrate processing method includes providing a substrate with a silicon-containing film in a chamber, supplying a process gas containing an HF gas, a phosphorus halide gas, and at least one gas selected from the group consisting of a C4H2F6 gas, a C4H2F8 gas, a C3H2F4 gas, and a C3H2F6 gas into the chamber to generate plasma, and etching the silicon-containing film in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Motoi TAKAHASHI, Ryutaro SUDA, Maju TOMURA, Takatoshi ORUI, Yoshihide KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230215700
    Abstract: A substrate processing method includes placing a substrate with a dielectric film on a substrate support in a chamber, and etching the dielectric film with plasm generated from a reaction gas containing an HF gas and at least one CxHyFz gas selected from the group consisting of a C4H2F6 gas, a C4H2F8 gas, a C3H2F4 gas, and a C3H2F6 gas. The etching includes setting the substrate support at a temperature of 0° C. or lower and setting the HF gas to a flow rate greater than a flow rate of the CxHyFz gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Kae KUMAGAI, Motoi TAKAHASHI, Ryutaro SUDA, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA, Takatoshi ORUI
  • Publication number: 20230215691
    Abstract: A technique increases verticality in etching. An etching method is a method for etching a target film with a plasma processing apparatus including a chamber and a substrate support located in the chamber to support a substrate, the substrate support holding a substrate that includes the target film, the target film including a patterned mask film having at least one opening. The etching method includes supplying a process gas containing an HF gas into the chamber, and etching the target film by: generating plasma from the process gas in the chamber with radio-frequency power having a first frequency, and applying a pulsed voltage periodically to the substrate support at a second frequency lower than the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Ryutaro SUDA, Takatoshi ORUI, Kae KUMAGAI, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230207343
    Abstract: An etching method enables plasma etching of a silicon-containing film with reduced lateral etching. The etching method includes providing a substrate in a chamber included in a plasma processing apparatus. The substrate includes a silicon-containing film. The etching method further includes setting a flow rate proportion of a phosphorus-containing gas with respect to a total flow rate of the process gas so as to establish a predetermined ratio of an etching rate of an alternate stack of a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film to an etching rate of the silicon oxide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro YOKOYAMA, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA, Ryutaro SUDA, Takatoshi ORUI
  • Publication number: 20230197458
    Abstract: An etching method in accordance with the present disclosure includes providing a substrate, which includes a silicon-containing film, in a chamber; and etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas supplied in the chamber. The process gas includes a phosphorus gas component and a fluorine gas component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro YOKOYAMA, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA, Ryutaro SUDA, Takatoshi ORUI
  • Patent number: 11615964
    Abstract: An etching method in accordance with the present disclosure includes providing a substrate, which includes a silicon-containing film, in a chamber; and etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas supplied in the chamber. The process gas includes a phosphorus gas component and a fluorine gas component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Maju Tomura, Yoshihide Kihara, Ryutaro Suda, Takatoshi Orui
  • Patent number: 11600501
    Abstract: An etching method enables plasma etching of a silicon-containing film with reduced lateral etching. The etching method includes providing a substrate in a chamber included in a plasma processing apparatus. The substrate includes a silicon-containing film. The etching method further includes setting a flow rate proportion of a phosphorus-containing gas with respect to a total flow rate of the process gas so as to establish a predetermined ratio of an etching rate of an alternate stack of a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film to an etching rate of the silicon oxide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Maju Tomura, Yoshihide Kihara, Ryutaro Suda, Takatoshi Orui
  • Patent number: 11551937
    Abstract: An etching method in accordance with the present disclosure includes providing a substrate, which includes a silicon-containing film, in a chamber; and etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas supplied in the chamber. The process gas includes a phosphorus gas component and a fluorine gas component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Maju Tomura, Yoshihide Kihara, Ryutaro Suda, Takatoshi Orui
  • Publication number: 20220359167
    Abstract: A substrate processing method comprising: providing a substrate having a silicon-containing dielectric film in the substrate support; and generating plasma from a processing gas including a hydrogen- and fluorine-containing gas to etch the silicon-containing dielectric film, wherein the etching step comprises supplying the processing gas into the chamber, supplying a first radio-frequency signal for generating the plasma to the substrate support or the upper electrode, and supplying a first electrical bias to the upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Takatoshi ORUI, Ryutaro SUDA, Yoshihide KIHARA, Maju TOMURA, Kae KUMAGAI
  • Patent number: 11456180
    Abstract: An etching method of an exemplary embodiment involves providing a substrate in a chamber of a plasma treatment system. The substrate includes a silicon-containing film. The method further involves etching the silicon-containing film by a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas in the chamber. The process gas contains a halogen gas component and phosphorous gas component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Maju Tomura, Yoshihide Kihara, Ryutaro Suda, Takatoshi Orui
  • Patent number: 11417530
    Abstract: An etching method of an exemplary embodiment involves providing a substrate in a chamber of a plasma treatment system. The substrate includes a silicon-containing film. The method further involves etching the silicon-containing film by a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas in the chamber. The process gas contains a halogen gas component and phosphorous gas component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Maju Tomura, Yoshihide Kihara, Ryutaro Suda, Takatoshi Orui
  • Publication number: 20220199412
    Abstract: An etching method in accordance with the present disclosure includes providing a substrate, which includes a silicon-containing film, in a chamber; and etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas supplied in the chamber. The process gas includes a phosphorus gas component and a fluorine gas component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro YOKOYAMA, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA, Ryutaro SUDA, Takatoshi ORUI
  • Patent number: 11367965
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal panel of a scanning antenna including a transmission and/or reception region in which a plurality of antenna units are arrayed, and a non-transmission and/or reception region, the liquid crystal panel including: a TFT substrate provided with a first dielectric substrate, a TFT supported by the first dielectric substrate, a gate bus line, a source bus line, and a patch electrode; a slot substrate provided with a second dielectric substrate, and a slot electrode formed on a first main surface of the second dielectric substrate and including a slot arranged so as to correspond to the patch electrode; a liquid crystal layer provided between the TFT substrate and the slot substrate and including a plurality of liquid crystal regions; and a plurality of sealing portions that respectively surround the plurality of liquid crystal regions and bond the TFT substrate and the slot substrate together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi Ohtake, Takatoshi Orui, Wataru Nakamura, Kiyoshi Minoura, Masanobu Mizusaki
  • Publication number: 20220157610
    Abstract: An etching method in accordance with the present disclosure includes providing a substrate, which includes a silicon-containing film, in a chamber; and etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species in plasma generated from a process gas supplied in the chamber. The process gas includes a phosphorus gas component and a fluorine gas component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro YOKOYAMA, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA, Ryutaro SUDA, Takatoshi ORUI
  • Publication number: 20220148884
    Abstract: An etching method that is disclosed includes providing a substrate into a chamber. The substrate has a silicon-containing film including a silicon nitride film. The etching method includes generating plasma from a processing gas in the chamber to etch the silicon-containing film. The processing gas includes a fluorine-containing gas and a boron-containing gas. In the etching, a temperature of a substrate support supporting the substrate is set to a temperature of less than 0° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Takatoshi ORUI, Ryutaro SUDA, Maju TOMURA, Yoshihide KIHARA