Patents by Inventor Tomiyasu Maezono

Tomiyasu Maezono 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: 11043399
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a storage; processors; a liquid supply which supplies, into the storage, at least a first liquid composed of a processing liquid or source liquids for composing the processing liquid; a detector which detects a value of a parameter indicating a state of the first liquid supplied into the storage or a state of the processing liquid in the storage; and a controller which controls the processors to perform a liquid processing in sequence. The controller determines, based on a detection result of the value of the parameter, whether it is possible to supply the processing liquid continuously into a preset number of processors concurrently under a condition requested by the processors, and, if not, the controller performs a simultaneous processing restricting control of reducing a number of processors which are supposed to perform the liquid processing concurrently to be lower than the preset number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomiyasu Maezono, Sadamichi Mori, Kouji Takuma, Chikara Nobukuni, Keigo Satake, Shinji Sugahara, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200211867
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a storage; processors; a liquid supply which supplies, into the storage, at least a first liquid composed of a processing liquid or source liquids for composing the processing liquid; a detector which detects a value of a parameter indicating a state of the first liquid supplied into the storage or a state of the processing liquid in the storage; and a controller which controls the processors to perform a liquid processing in sequence. The controller determines, based on a detection result of the value of the parameter, whether it is possible to supply the processing liquid continuously into a preset number of processors concurrently under a condition requested by the processors, and, if not, the controller performs a simultaneous processing restricting control of reducing a number of processors which are supposed to perform the liquid processing concurrently to be lower than the preset number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Tomiyasu Maezono, Sadamichi Mori, Kouji Takuma, Chikara Nobukuni, Keigo Satake, Shinji Sugahara, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10067514
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a mixing tank, a first opening/closing valve, a second opening/closing valve, a first flow rate measuring unit, a second flow rate measuring unit, a control unit, and a substrate processing unit. A first liquid and a second liquid are mixed such that the second liquid is mixed in an amount more than that of the first liquid. The first and second opening/closing valves open/close a first flow path and a second flow path, respectively. The first and second flow rate measuring units measure flow rates of the first and second liquids flowing through the first and second flow paths, respectively. The control unit controls opening/closing of the first opening/closing valve and the second opening/closing valve. The substrate processing unit processes a substrate by supplying a mixed liquid of the first and second liquids to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yasuo Kiyohara, Ikuo Sunaka, Koji Tanaka, Takami Satoh, Kazuyoshi Mizumoto, Takashi Uno, Hirotaka Maruyama, Hidetomo Uemukai, Tomiyasu Maezono
  • Patent number: 9862007
    Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate liquid processing apparatus and method for performing a liquid processing on a substrate using a processing liquid, and a computer-readable recording medium with a substrate liquid processing program recorded therein. In the method, a first chemical liquid supply step is performed to supply a first chemical liquid from a first chemical liquid supply unit to a processing liquid storage unit, a first chemical liquid purifying step is performed to purify the first chemical liquid in a chemical liquid purifying unit, a second chemical liquid supply step is performed to supply a second chemical liquid from a second chemical liquid supply unit to the processing liquid storage unit, and a processing liquid supply step is performed to supply the processing liquid obtained by mixing the first and second chemical liquids from the processing liquid supply unit to substrate liquid processing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Daisuke Saiki, Shogo Mizota, Takashi Yabuta, Jun Nonaka, Tatsuya Nagamatsu, Koji Tanaka, Tomiyasu Maezono
  • Publication number: 20150273538
    Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate liquid processing apparatus and method for performing a liquid processing on a substrate using a processing liquid, and a computer-readable recording medium with a substrate liquid processing program recorded therein. In the method, a first chemical liquid supply step is performed to supply a first chemical liquid from a first chemical liquid supply unit to a processing liquid storage unit, a first chemical liquid purifying step is performed to purify the first chemical liquid in a chemical liquid purifying unit, a second chemical liquid supply step is performed to supply a second chemical liquid from a second chemical liquid supply unit to the processing liquid storage unit, and a processing liquid supply step is performed to supply the processing liquid obtained by mixing the first and second chemical liquids from the processing liquid supply unit to substrate liquid processing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke Saiki, Shogo Mizota, Takashi Yabuta, Jun Nonaka, Tatsuya Nagamatsu, Koji Tanaka, Tomiyasu Maezono
  • Publication number: 20150146498
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a mixing tank, a first opening/closing valve, a second opening/closing valve, a first flow rate measuring unit, a second flow rate measuring unit, a control unit, and a substrate processing unit. A first liquid and a second liquid are mixed such that the second liquid is mixed in an amount more than that of the first liquid. The first and second opening/closing valves open/close a first flow path and a second flow path, respectively. The first and second flow rate measuring units measure flow rates of the first and second liquids flowing through the first and second flow paths, respectively. The control unit controls opening/closing of the first opening/closing valve and the second opening/closing valve. The substrate processing unit processes a substrate by supplying a mixed liquid of the first and second liquids to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuo Kiyohara, Ikuo Sunaka, Koji Tanaka, Takami Satoh, Kazuyoshi Mizumoto, Takashi Uno, Hirotaka Maruyama, Hidetomo Uemukai, Tomiyasu Maezono