Patents by Inventor Takehiro Kato
Takehiro Kato 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).
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Patent number: 12158744Abstract: According to one embodiment, an analysis device performs an analysis related to a plurality of tasks of a manufacturing process. The analysis device receives an image when each of the plurality of tasks is performed. The analysis device receives the images from an imaging device acquiring the images. The analysis device receives a detection signal from a tool used in at least one of the plurality of tasks. The detection signal is detected by the tool. The analysis device refers to end determination data for determining an end of each of the plurality of tasks. The analysis device determines the end of each of the plurality of tasks based on the images, the detection signal, and the end determination data.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takanori Yoshii, Hiroaki Nakamura, Takehiro Kato, Makoto Tsuji, Yasuo Namioka
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Patent number: 12057498Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having a substrate, a drift layer, a base region, a source region, trench gate structures, an interlayer insulating film, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The substrate is made of silicon carbide. The drift layer is disposed on the substrate and has an impurity concentration lower than the substrate. The base region is made of silicon carbide and disposed on the drift layer. The source region is made of silicon carbide having an impurity concentration higher than the drift layer. Each trench gate structure has a gate trench, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The interlayer insulating film covers the gate electrode and the gate insulating film. The source electrode is in ohmic-contact with the source region. The drain electrode is disposed on a rear surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichi Takeuchi, Katsumi Suzuki, Yusuke Yamashita, Takehiro Kato
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Patent number: 12030745Abstract: An elevator device includes a guide rail (1), a car (3), and a guide device (4). The car (3) is movable in a horizontal direction at a specific height. The guide device (4) includes a supporting member (11) and a guide member (12). The guide member (12) is displaceable to a first position for restricting movement of the car (3) in the horizontal direction and guiding up-down movement of the car (3) and a second position where the guide member (12) does not come into contact with the guide rail (1) when the car (3) moves in the horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro Kato, Yasuo Watanabe, Taiki Morikura, Yoshinao Takahashi
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Publication number: 20240177973Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma processing chamber; a substrate support; a lower electrode; an RF power supply; and an upper electrode assembly. The upper electrode assembly includes a gas diffusion plate; an insulating plate; and an upper electrode plate arranged between the gas diffusion plate and the insulating plate, and having a plurality of first through holes and a plurality of second through holes. The insulating plate includes an inner annular protrusion and an outer annular protrusion protruding downward from a lower surface of the insulating plate, and the insulating plate has a plurality of first gas introduction holes, a plurality of second gas introduction holes, and a plurality of third gas introduction holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Koki HIDAKA, Koichi KAZAMA, Takanori SATO, Miyu SHIHOMMATSU, Takehiro KATO
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Publication number: 20230324858Abstract: According to one embodiment, a production management device acquires a first short-term plan generated based on a first long-term plan. The first long-term plan is of a plan of production in a prescribed period. The first short-term plan is of a plan of production in a first period. The device acquires first progress data of a progress in a task, and acquires first prediction data by using the first progress data. The first prediction data is of a prediction of a progress in the task. The device revises the first short-term plan based on the first prediction data, and acquires second prediction data by using second progress data. The second progress data is of a progress in the task. The second prediction data is of a prediction of a progress of the production in the prescribed period. The device generates a second long-term plan in the prescribed period.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Hirotomo OSHIMA, Yuta SHIRAKAWA, Takanori YOSHII, Masamitsu FUKUDA, Takehiro KATO, Keisuke NISHIMURA, Yasuo NAMIOKA
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Publication number: 20230326096Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processing device causes a display of a first object at a position separated from a fastening location of a screw. The first object is virtual and indicates the fastening location. The processing device associates first data and second data when a prescribed physical object contacts the first object and the first data is received from a tool turning the screw. The second data is related to the fastening location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Takanori YOSHII, Takashi ISHII, Yoshiyuki HIRAHARA, Takehiro KATO, Yasuo NAMIOKA
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Publication number: 20230245338Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processing system estimates a pose of a worker, a position of an article, an orientation of the article, and a state of the article based on an image of the worker and the article. The processing system further estimates a work spot of the worker on the article based on an estimation result of the pose, an estimation result of the position, and an estimation result of the orientation. The processing system further estimates a task performed by the worker based on an estimation result of the work spot and an estimation result of the state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Hirotomo OSHIMA, Yuta SHIRAKAWA, Takanori YOSHII, Takehiro KATO, Keisuke NISHIMURA, Yasuo NAMIOKA
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Publication number: 20230085797Abstract: According to one embodiment, an analysis device performs an analysis related to a plurality of tasks of a manufacturing process. The analysis device receives an image when each of the plurality of tasks is performed. The analysis device receives the images from an imaging device acquiring the images. The analysis device receives a detection signal from a tool used in at least one of the plurality of tasks. The detection signal is detected by the tool. The analysis device refers to end determination data for determining an end of each of the plurality of tasks. The analysis device determines the end of each of the plurality of tasks based on the images, the detection signal, and the end determination data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takanori YOSHII, Hiroaki NAKAMURA, Takehiro KATO, Makoto TSUJI, Yasuo NAMIOKA
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Publication number: 20220181448Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having an active region in which a main switching element structure is formed, a current sense region in which a sense switching element structure is formed, and a peripheral region located around the active region and the current sense region. The semiconductor substrate is a 4H-SiC substrate having an off angle in a <11-20>direction. The current sense region is disposed in a range where the active region is not present when viewed along the <1-100>direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: JUNICHI UEHARA, TAKEHIRO KATO, TADASHI MISUMI, YUSUKE YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20220169482Abstract: An elevator device includes a guide rail (1), a car (3), and a guide device (4). The car (3) is movable in a horizontal direction at a specific height. The guide device (4) includes a supporting member (11) and a guide member (12). The guide member (12) is displaceable to a first position for restricting movement of the car (3) in the horizontal direction and guiding up-down movement of the car (3) and a second position where the guide member (12) does not come into contact with the guide rail (1) when the car (3) moves in the horizontal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takehiro KATO, Yasuo WATANABE, Taiki MORIKURA, Yoshinao TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20220059657Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a source region is made of an epitaxial layer so as to reduce variation in thickness of a base region and variation in a threshold value. Outside of a cell part, a side surface of a gate trench is inclined relative to a normal direction to a main surface of a substrate, as compared with a side surface of a gate trench in the cell part that is provided by the epitaxial layer of the source region being in contact with the base region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: MASATO NOBORIO, TAKEHIRO KATO, YUSUKE YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20210384343Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having a substrate, a drift layer, a base region, a source region, trench gate structures, an interlayer insulating film, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The substrate is made of silicon carbide. The drift layer is disposed on the substrate and has an impurity concentration lower than the substrate. The base region is made of silicon carbide and disposed on the drift layer. The source region is made of silicon carbide having an impurity concentration higher than the drift layer. Each trench gate structure has a gate trench, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The interlayer insulating film covers the gate electrode and the gate insulating film. The source electrode is in ohmic-contact with the source region. The drain electrode is disposed on a rear surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: YUICHI TAKEUCHI, KATSUMI SUZUKI, YUSUKE YAMASHITA, TAKEHIRO KATO
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Publication number: 20210335584Abstract: A stage includes: a substrate mounting member having a mounting surface on which a target substrate is mounted; a support member configured to support the substrate mounting member; a refrigerant flow path formed inside the support member along the mounting surface, and including a ceiling surface disposed on the mounting surface side, a bottom surface opposite to the ceiling surface, and an introduction port for introducing a refrigerant formed on the bottom surface; and a heat insulating member including at least a first planar portion covering a portion of the ceiling surface, which faces the introduction port, and a second planar portion covering an inner side surface of a curved portion of the refrigerant flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Masakatsu KASHIWAZAKI, Toshifumi ISHIDA, Ryo SASAKI, Takehiro KATO
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Patent number: 10923395Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a semiconductor element is formed in a semiconductor, an interlayer insulating film having a contact hole and containing at least one of phosphorus and boron is disposed above the semiconductor, a metal electrode is disposed above the interlayer insulating film and is connected to the semiconductor element through the contact hole, and the interlayer insulating film is filled with hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasushi Urakami, Takehiro Kato, Sachiko Aoi
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Patent number: 10699935Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing device includes a stage, a plurality of pins, and a driving unit. The stage includes a mounting surface. The mounting surface has a first region for mounting thereon a substrate, and a second region for mounting thereon a focus ring. The second region is provided to surround the first region. A plurality of holes is formed in the stage. The holes extend in a direction that intersects the mounting surface while passing through the boundary between the first region and the second region. The pins are provided in the respective holes. Each of the pins has a first and a second upper end surface. The second upper end surface is provided above the first upper end surface, and is offset towards the first region with respect to the first upper end surface. The driving unit moves the pins up and down in the aforementioned direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: TOKO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Shinji Himori, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Takehiro Kato, Etsuji Ito
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Publication number: 20190341308Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a semiconductor element is formed in a semiconductor, an interlayer insulating film having a contact hole and containing at least one of phosphorus and boron is disposed above the semiconductor, a metal electrode is disposed above the interlayer insulating film and is connected to the semiconductor element through the contact hole, and the interlayer insulating film is filled with hydrogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Yasushi URAKAMI, Takehiro KATO, Sachiko AOI
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Patent number: 10147633Abstract: A transfer apparatus transfers an object to be transferred onto a case. The transfer apparatus includes a transfer arm, an arm shaft, a plurality of electromagnets, and a control unit. The transfer arm has a pick unit on a front end thereof and extends and retracts in a horizontal direction. The object to be transferred is held on the pick unit. The arm shaft supports the transfer arm. The plurality of electromagnets apply an force in upward direction to the transfer arm by generating a magnetic field in the case. The control unit controls the plurality of electromagnets in such a manner that when the transfer arm extends and retracts in the horizontal direction, the force in upward direction applied to the transfer arm increases as a length from the arm shaft to the front end of the transfer arm increases.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Shinji Himori, Takehiro Kato, Etsuji Ito
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Publication number: 20180114717Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing device includes a stage, a plurality of pins, and a driving unit. The stage includes a mounting surface. The mounting surface has a first region for mounting thereon a substrate, and a second region for mounting thereon a focus ring. The second region is provided to surround the first region. A plurality of holes is formed in the stage. The holes extend in a direction that intersects the mounting surface while passing through the boundary between the first region and the second region. The pins are provided in the respective holes. Each of the pins has a first and a second upper end surface. The second upper end surface is provided above the first upper end surface, and is offset towards the first region with respect to the first upper end surface. The driving unit moves the pins up and down in the aforementioned direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Shinji HIMORI, Yoshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Takehiro KATO, Etsuji ITO
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Patent number: 9859146Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing device includes a stage, a plurality of pins, and a driving unit. The stage includes a mounting surface. The mounting surface has a first region for mounting thereon a substrate, and a second region for mounting thereon a focus ring. The second region is provided to surround the first region. A plurality of holes is formed in the stage. The holes extend in a direction that intersects the mounting surface while passing through the boundary between the first region and the second region. The pins are provided in the respective holes. Each of the pins has a first and a second upper end surface. The second upper end surface is provided above the first upper end surface, and is offset towards the first region with respect to the first upper end surface. The driving unit moves the pins up and down in the aforementioned direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Shinji Himori, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Takehiro Kato, Etsuji Ito
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Patent number: 9857687Abstract: A method of manufacturing a substrate includes applying solder resist ink containing a mixing resin of epoxy-based resin and acrylic-based resin on at least one surface of a substrate body to form a solder resist layer, and irradiating a predetermined portion of the solder resist layer with ultraviolet rays and controlling an amount of irradiation of the ultraviolet rays irradiated to the predetermined of the solder resist layer to form the predetermined portion in transmissivity that transmits light.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignees: TOKAI SHINEI ELECTRONICS INIDUSTRY CO., LTD, YAMATOYA & CO., LTDInventors: Kazunori Tsuge, Yoshihito Tanaka, Koji Akiyama, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Nishio, Takehiro Kato, Masaru Murakami, Tadayoshi Saito, Hirotoshi Yoshimura, Akira Inoue, Iwao Numakura, Noriaki Tsukada