Patents by Inventor Tetsuo KAWANABE

Tetsuo KAWANABE 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: 20240014010
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber in which a sample is subjected to plasma processing, including, at an upper side therein, a dielectric plate, through which microwaves are transmitted; a radio frequency power supply which supplies radio frequency power for the microwaves; a cavity resonator which resonates microwaves transmitted from the radio frequency power supply through a waveguide and is placed above the dielectric plate; and a magnetic field forming mechanism which forms a magnetic field in the processing chamber. The plasma processing apparatus further includes: a ring-shaped conductor placed inside the cavity resonator; and a circular conductor which is placed inside the cavity resonator and placed in an opening at the center of the ring-shaped conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Tetsuo KAWANABE, Makoto SATAKE, Motohiro TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220415618
    Abstract: In a plasma processing apparatus including a processing chamber disposed in a vacuum chamber, a sample stage disposed in the processing chamber and on which a sample is placed, in the vacuum chamber, a second shower plate disposed above the sample stage, a first shower plate disposed above the second shower plate, and a dielectric window disposed above the first shower plate, first gas is supplied from a first gas supply unit to a space between the dielectric window and the first shower plate, and second gas is supplied from a second gas supply unit to a space between the first shower plate and the second shower plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuo Kawanabe, Motohiro Tanaka, Takahiro Sakuragi, Kohei Sato
  • Patent number: 10217613
    Abstract: A plasma processor, including a first gas supplier to supply first gas to the inside of a vacuum vessel, a stage on which a wafer is placed, an electromagnetic wave supplier to supply electromagnetic waves for generating first plasma, a susceptor provided to an outer peripheral portion of the stage, a second high frequency power source connected to the susceptor, and a second gas supplier to supply second gas to the inside of the susceptor. The inside of the susceptor is provided with a high frequency electrode connected to the second high frequency power source and a first earth electrode disposed opposite to the high frequency electrode. The second high frequency power source supplies high frequency power while the second gas supplier supplies the second gas, thereby generating second plasma inside the susceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Kawanabe, Takumi Tandou, Tsutomu Tetsuka, Naoki Yasui
  • Publication number: 20170186587
    Abstract: A plasma processor, including a first gas supplier to supply first gas to the inside of a vacuum vessel, a stage on which a wafer is placed, an electromagnetic wave supplier to supply electromagnetic waves for generating first plasma, a susceptor provided to an outer peripheral portion of the stage, a second high frequency power source connected to the susceptor, and a second gas supplier to supply second gas to the inside of the susceptor. The inside of the susceptor is provided with a high frequency electrode connected to the second high frequency power source and a first earth electrode disposed opposite to the high frequency electrode. The second high frequency power source supplies high frequency power while the second gas supplier supplies the second gas, thereby generating second plasma inside the susceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Tetsuo KAWANABE, Takumi TANDOU, Tsutomu TETSUKA, Naoki YASUI
  • Publication number: 20160151530
    Abstract: A sterilization device includes: a charged fine water droplet supplying unit; and a plasma generating unit, wherein the charged fine water droplet supplying unit and the plasma generating unit are provided on a wall surface of a wind channel in order of the charged fine water droplet supplying unit and the plasma generating unit from an upper stream in a direction in which air flows, the plasma generating unit includes a charged fine water droplet supplying part and a plasma generator, the charged fine water droplet supplying part includes a high-voltage power supply, an earthed electrode, and an electrode to which moisture is supplied by a water feeding unit, a negative high voltage with respect to the earthed electrode being applied to the electrode supplied with moisture, the plasma generator includes a pair of plasma generating electrodes and a high-frequency power supply, the plasma generating electrodes being covered by a dielectric substance and being provided in the same plane with the dielectric subs
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo KAWANABE, Takumi TANDOU, Masanori AKIMOTO