Patents by Inventor Takayuki OSANAI

Takayuki OSANAI 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: 11789374
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber, a first partition wall covering a plasma generation region in the chamber and having a first opening, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in a first space inside the chamber and outside the first partition wall and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in the plasma generation region and having passed through the first opening, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber and configured to supply gas to the first space, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall and configured to exhaust gas in a second space inside the first partition wall to outside of both the first partition wall and the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hoshino, Yukio Watanabe, Toshihiro Nishisaka, Atsushi Ueda, Koichiro Koge, Takayuki Osanai, Gouta Niimi
  • Patent number: 11483917
    Abstract: A chamber device may include a concentrating mirror, a central gas supply port, an inner wall, an exhaust port, a recessed portion, and a lateral gas supply port. The recessed portion may be on a side lateral to the focal line and recessed outward from the inner wall when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the focal line. The lateral gas supply port is formed at the recessed portion and may supply gas toward gas supplied from the central gas supply port so that a flow direction of the gas supplied from the central gas supply port is bent from a direction along the focal line toward the exhaust port and an internal space of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Takayuki Osanai, Koichiro Koge
  • Patent number: 11366394
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation system may include a chamber, a first partition wall having at least one opening which provides communication between a first space and a second space, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in the second space and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in a plasma generation region located in the first space, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall, a distance between the center of the plasma generation region and an edge of the at least one opening being equal to or more than a stop distance LSTOP [mm] calculated by the following equation: LSTOP=272.8·EAVG0.4522·P?1 EAVG [eV] representing average kinetic energy of ions generated in the plasma generation region and P [Pa] representing a gas pressure inside the first partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Koge, Atsushi Ueda, Takayuki Osanai
  • Patent number: 11363705
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber device, a concentrating mirror, a central gas supply port configured to supply gas along a focal line passing through a first focal point and a second focal point from the center side of the reflection surface, and a first peripheral gas supply port disposed at a peripheral portion of the reflection surface and configured to supply gas in a direction from the outer side of the reflection surface toward the inner side of the reflection surface. The first peripheral gas supply port may supply gas, when viewed along the focal line, in an inclined direction inclined to a tangential direction side of the peripheral portion at the peripheral portion where the first peripheral gas supply port is located with respect to a first straight line passing through the first peripheral gas supply port and the focal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Osanai, Atsushi Ueda, Koichiro Koge, Akihiro Ohsawa, Toshiya Shintani, Yoshiaki Yoshida, Yuki Ishida, Yosuke Takada
  • Patent number: 11350514
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus includes a chamber device, a concentrating mirror, an exhaust port, and a central gas supply port. The exhaust port is formed at the chamber device and is formed on the side lateral to a focal line and opposite to the reflection surface with respect to the plasma generation region. The central gas supply port is formed on the side opposite to the exhaust port with respect to the plasma generation region on the supply line passing through the exhaust port, the plasma generation region, and an inner side of a peripheral portion of the reflection surface. The central gas supply port supplies the gas toward the exhaust port along the supply line through the plasma generation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Koge, Atsushi Ueda, Takayuki Osanai
  • Publication number: 20220146943
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation system may include a chamber, a first partition wall having at least one opening which provides communication between a first space and a second space, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in the second space and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in a plasma generation region located in the first space, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall, a distance between the center of the plasma generation region and an edge of the at least one opening being equal to or more than a stop distance LSTOP [mm] calculated by the following equation. LSTOP=272.8·EVG0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro KOGE, Atsushi UEDA, Takayuki OSANAI
  • Publication number: 20220082927
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber, a first partition wall covering a plasma generation region in the chamber and having a first opening, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in a first space inside the chamber and outside the first partition wall and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in the plasma generation region and having passed through the first opening, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber and configured to supply gas to the first space, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall and configured to exhaust gas in a second space inside the first partition wall to outside of both the first partition wall and the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke HOSHINO, Yukio WATANABE, Toshihiro NISHISAKA, Atsushi UEDA, Koichiro KOGE, Takayuki OSANAI, Gouta NIIMI
  • Publication number: 20210307150
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus includes a chamber device, a concentrating mirror, an exhaust port, and a central gas supply port. The exhaust port is formed at the chamber device and is formed on the side lateral to a focal line and opposite to the reflection surface with respect to the plasma generation region. The central gas supply port is formed on the side opposite to the exhaust port with respect to the plasma generation region on the supply line passing through the exhaust port, the plasma generation region, and an inner side of a peripheral portion of the reflection surface. The central gas supply port supplies the gas toward the exhaust port along the supply line through the plasma generation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro KOGE, Atsushi UEDA, Takayuki OSANAI
  • Publication number: 20210298160
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber device, a concentrating mirror, a central gas supply port configured to supply gas along a focal line passing through a first focal point and a second focal point from the center side of the reflection surface, and a first peripheral gas supply port disposed at a peripheral portion of the reflection surface and configured to supply gas in a direction from the outer side of the reflection surface toward the inner side of the reflection surface. The first peripheral gas supply port may supply gas, when viewed along the focal line, in an inclined direction inclined to a tangential direction side of the peripheral portion at the peripheral portion where the first peripheral gas supply port is located with respect to a first straight line passing through the first peripheral gas supply port and the focal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki OSANAI, Atsushi UEDA, Koichiro KOGE, Akihiro OHSAWA, Toshiya SHINTANI, Yoshiaki YOSHIDA, Yuki ISHIDA, Yosuke TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20210289611
    Abstract: A chamber device may include a concentrating mirror, a central gas supply port, an inner wall, an exhaust port, a recessed portion, and a lateral gas supply port. The recessed portion may be on a side lateral to the focal line and recessed outward from the inner wall when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the focal line. The lateral gas supply port is formed at the recessed portion and may supply gas toward gas supplied from the central gas supply port so that a flow direction of the gas supplied from the central gas supply port is bent from a direction along the focal line toward the exhaust port and an internal space of the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi UEDA, Takayuki OSANAI, Koichiro KOGE