Patents by Inventor Teruhiko KODAMA

Teruhiko KODAMA 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: 11887869
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder, a first cleaning body, a first moving mechanism, a second cleaning body, a second moving mechanism, and a controller. The first cleaning body cleans one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by ejecting fluid thereto or by coming into contact therewith. The second cleaning body cleans the other one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by coming into contact therewith. The controller controls the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism to perform a both-surface cleaning processing in which the first cleaning body which ejects the fluid to one surface or is in contact with the upper surface and the second cleaning body which is in contact with the lower surface are horizontally moved in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Mouri, Takanori Obaru, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama
  • Patent number: 11693319
    Abstract: A method of processing a substrate, includes emitting light including vacuum ultraviolet light to a front surface of the substrate, which has a resist film formed thereon from a resist material for EUV lithography, before an exposure process in an interior of a processing container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiichi Tanaka, Kosuke Yoshihara, Yoshihiro Kondo, Makoto Muramatsu, Teruhiko Kodama
  • Publication number: 20230197475
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate while being locally superimposed on a back surface of the substrate; a light irradiator configured to irradiate the back surface with light so as to remove an organic substance on the back surface of the substrate; a light shielding member provided at a back side of the substrate while being spaced apart from the back surface so as to prevent the light from being supplied to a front surface of the substrate; and a holding position changing mechanism configured to change a holding position by the substrate holder on the back surface of the substrate so as to irradiate the entire back surface of the substrate with the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Teruhiko KODAMA, Yuzo OHISHI, Yoshitaka MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11554389
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus configured to clean a surface of a substrate having a circular shape by bringing a cleaning member into contact with the surface of the substrate and rotating the substrate and the cleaning member relatively is provided. A contact region of the cleaning member which comes into contact with the surface of the substrate is widened in a radial shape from a center side of the substrate toward a peripheral side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akihiro Kubo, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama, Yoshiki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11532487
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a polishing member having a polishing surface configured to perform a polishing of a main surface of a substrate; a first dressing member having a first dressing surface configured to perform a dressing of the polishing surface; a second dressing member having a second dressing surface configured to perform a dressing of the first dressing surface; a holding member configured to hold the polishing member and the second dressing member; and a driving unit configured to, by moving the holding member, switch a first state in which the first dressing surface and the polishing surface come into contact with each other to perform the dressing of the polishing surface and a second state in which the first dressing surface and the second dressing surface come into contact with each other to perform the dressing of the first dressing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akihiro Kubo, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama, Yoshiki Okamoto, Hayato Hosaka
  • Publication number: 20220113628
    Abstract: A method of processing a substrate, includes emitting light including vacuum ultraviolet light to a front surface of the substrate, which has a resist film formed thereon from a resist material for EUV lithography, before an exposure process in an interior of a processing container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichi TANAKA, Kosuke YOSHIHARA, Yoshihiro KONDO, Makoto MURAMATSU, Teruhiko KODAMA
  • Patent number: 11287798
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a film-forming device that forms a photosensitive film on a front surface of a substrate, a warping data acquisition device that acquires measured warping data of the substrate, a roughening process device that applies roughening process on a back surface of the substrate, and a control device including circuitry that controls the warping data acquisition device such that after the photosensitive film is formed on the front surface of the substrate, the warping data acquisition device acquires the measured warping data before the photosensitive film on the substrate undergoes exposure process, and control the roughening process device such that before the photosensitive film on the substrate undergoes the exposure process, the roughening process device applies the roughening process on the back surface of the substrate based on the measured warping data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruhiko Kodama, Masashi Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20210398827
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder, a first cleaning body, a first moving mechanism, a second cleaning body, a second moving mechanism, and a controller. The first cleaning body cleans one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by ejecting fluid thereto or by coming into contact therewith. The second cleaning body cleans the other one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by coming into contact therewith. The controller controls the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism to perform a both-surface cleaning processing in which the first cleaning body which ejects the fluid to one surface or is in contact with the upper surface and the second cleaning body which is in contact with the lower surface are horizontally moved in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Mouri, Takanori Obaru, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama
  • Patent number: 11139182
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder, a first cleaning body, a first moving mechanism, a second cleaning body, a second moving mechanism, and a controller. The first cleaning body cleans one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by ejecting fluid thereto or by coming into contact therewith. The second cleaning body cleans the other one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by coming into contact therewith. The controller controls the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism to perform a both-surface cleaning processing in which the first cleaning body which ejects the fluid to one surface or is in contact with the upper surface and the second cleaning body which is in contact with the lower surface are horizontally moved in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Mouri, Takanori Obaru, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama
  • Patent number: 11126086
    Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus for applying a coating solution to a front surface of a substrate and developing an exposed coating film on the front surface of the substrate, includes a film forming unit configured to form a friction reducing film on a rear surface of the substrate before exposure processing, the friction reducing film reducing friction between the rear surface of the substrate and a holding surface for holding the rear surface of the substrate in the exposure processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Teruhiko Kodama, Koichi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20210220878
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus configured to clean a surface of a substrate having a circular shape by bringing a cleaning member into contact with the surface of the substrate and rotating the substrate and the cleaning member relatively is provided. A contact region of the cleaning member which comes into contact with the surface of the substrate is widened in a radial shape from a center side of the substrate toward a peripheral side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Akihiro Kubo, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama, Yoshiki Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20210039221
    Abstract: A substrate warpage correction method according to this disclosure corrects warpage of a substrate without performing a process on a front surface of the substrate. The substrate warpage correction method includes a surface roughening of performing a surface roughening process on a rear surface of the substrate using a surface roughening processing apparatus configured to be able to perform the surface roughening process on the rear surface of the substrate, to form grooves in the rear surface to thereby correct the warpage of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Nozomu KANETAKE, Akihiro KUBO, Teruhiko KODAMA, Taro YAMAMOTO, Yasushi TAKIGUCHI, Yoshiki OKAMOTO, Hayato HOSAKA
  • Publication number: 20200365417
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a polishing member having a polishing surface configured to perform a polishing of a main surface of a substrate; a first dressing member having a first dressing surface configured to perform a dressing of the polishing surface; a second dressing member having a second dressing surface configured to perform a dressing of the first dressing surface; a holding member configured to hold the polishing member and the second dressing member; and a driving unit configured to, by moving the holding member, switch a first state in which the first dressing surface and the polishing surface come into contact with each other to perform the dressing of the polishing surface and a second state in which the first dressing surface and the second dressing surface come into contact with each other to perform the dressing of the first dressing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Akihiro Kubo, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama, Yoshiki Okamoto, Hayato Hosaka
  • Patent number: 10840079
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a first holding part configured to hold a substrate; a second holding part configured to hold the substrate; a sliding member configured to rotate about a vertical axis so that the sliding member slides on a back surface of the substrate; a revolution mechanism configured to revolve the sliding member under rotation about a vertical revolution axis; and a relative movement mechanism configured to horizontally move a relative position between the substrate and a revolution trajectory of the sliding member so that when the substrate is held by the first holding part, the sliding member slides on a central portion of the back surface of the substrate, and when the substrate is held by the second holding part, the sliding member slides on the peripheral portion of the back surface of the substrate under rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasushi Takiguchi, Taro Yamamoto, Yoshiki Okamoto, Hayato Hosaka, Teruhiko Kodama, Akihiro Kubo, Ryuto Ozasa, Yuji Ariuchi, Shinsuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 10649335
    Abstract: A substrate processing method, includes acquiring a height distribution along a radial direction of a substrate in a peripheral edge portion of a front surface of the substrate, forming an underlayer film on the entire front surface of the substrate so as to correct a drop of a height of the peripheral edge portion based on the height distribution, and forming a resist film on the entire surface of the underlayer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruhiko Kodama, Masashi Enomoto, Masahide Tadokoro, Takafumi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20200096966
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a film-forming device that forms a photosensitive film on a front surface of a substrate, a warping data acquisition device that acquires measured warping data of the substrate, a roughening process device that applies roughening process on a back surface of the substrate, and a control device including circuitry that controls the warping data acquisition device such that after the photosensitive film is formed on the front surface of the substrate, the warping data acquisition device acquires the measured warping data before the photosensitive film on the substrate undergoes exposure process, and control the roughening process device such that before the photosensitive film on the substrate undergoes the exposure process, the roughening process device applies the roughening process on the back surface of the substrate based on the measured warping data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruhiko KODAMA, Masashi ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 10528028
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a film-forming device to form photosensitive film on substrate, an exposure device to expose the film on the substrate, a relay device to transfer the substrate between the film-forming and exposure devices, a warping data acquisition device to acquire measured warping data of the substrate, a communication device to perform data communication with the exposure device, and a control device including film-forming, relay, measuring, and communication control sub-devices. The film-forming sub-device controls the film-forming device to form the film on the substrate, the relay sub-device controls the relay device to transfer the substrate to the exposure device, the measuring sub-device controls the warping data acquisition device to acquire the data after the controlling by the film-forming sub-device prior to the controlling by the relay sub-device, and the communication sub-device controls the communication device to transmit the data to the exposure device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Teruhiko Kodama, Masashi Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20190212653
    Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus for applying a coating solution to a front surface of a substrate and developing an exposed coating film on the front surface of the substrate, includes a film forming unit configured to form a friction reducing film on a rear surface of the substrate before exposure processing, the friction reducing film reducing friction between the rear surface of the substrate and a holding surface for holding the rear surface of the substrate in the exposure processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Teruhiko KODAMA, Koichi MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20190181022
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder, a first cleaning body, a first moving mechanism, a second cleaning body, a second moving mechanism, and a controller. The first cleaning body cleans one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by ejecting fluid thereto or by coming into contact therewith. The second cleaning body cleans the other one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder by coming into contact therewith. The controller controls the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism to perform a both-surface cleaning processing in which the first cleaning body which ejects the fluid to one surface or is in contact with the upper surface and the second cleaning body which is in contact with the lower surface are horizontally moved in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Mouri, Takanori Obaru, Yasushi Takiguchi, Teruhiko Kodama
  • Patent number: 10074542
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing method which includes polishing a rear surface of a substrate before a pattern exposure such that the rear surface is subjected to a roughening treatment; and bypassing a roughness alleviating treatment with respect to the polished rear surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akihiro Kubo, Teruhiko Kodama