Patents by Inventor Tsukasa Kamakura

Tsukasa Kamakura 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: 11848201
    Abstract: A film where a first layer and a second layer are laminated is formed on a substrate by performing: forming the first layer by performing a first cycle a predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying a source to the substrate, and supplying a reactant to the substrate, under a first temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively; and forming the second layer by performing a second cycle a predetermined number of times, the second cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying the source to the substrate, and supplying the reactant to the substrate, under a second temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively, the second temperature being different from the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Takaaki Noda, Yoshiro Hirose
  • Publication number: 20230369043
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming a first film to have a first predetermined film thickness over a substrate by performing a first cycle a first predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a1) forming an oxynitride film by supplying a first film-forming gas to the substrate; and (a2) changing the oxynitride film into a first oxide film by supplying a first oxidizing gas to the substrate to oxidize the oxynitride film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyohisa ISHIBASHI, Tsukasa KAMAKURA
  • Patent number: 11810781
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming a first film to have a first predetermined film thickness over a substrate by performing a first cycle a first predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a1) forming an oxynitride film by supplying a first film-forming gas to the substrate; and (a2) changing the oxynitride film into a first oxide film by supplying a first oxidizing gas to the substrate to oxidize the oxynitride film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyohisa Ishibashi, Tsukasa Kamakura
  • Patent number: 11764056
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming a first film to have a first predetermined film thickness over a substrate by performing a first cycle a first predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a1) forming an oxynitride film by supplying a first film-forming gas to the substrate; and (a2) changing the oxynitride film into a first oxide film by supplying a first oxidizing gas to the substrate to oxidize the oxynitride film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyohisa Ishibashi, Tsukasa Kamakura
  • Patent number: 11726456
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing system, including: a plurality of substrate processing apparatuses; a first control part installed in each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses and configured to transmit a first apparatus data from each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses; a second control part configured to receive the first apparatus data from each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses, generate a priority data of each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses based on the first apparatus data, and transmit the priority data to the first control part; and a display part configured to display the priority data thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Nakayama, Tsukasa Kamakura
  • Patent number: 11728162
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming an oxide film having a predetermined thickness on a surface of a substrate by performing a cycle a plurality of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a nitride film by supplying a film-forming gas to the substrate; and (b) oxidizing and changing the nitride film into a first oxide film by supplying an oxidizing gas to the substrate, wherein a maximum distance from an interface between the nitride film formed in (a) and a base of the nitride film to a surface of the nitride film is set to 2 nm or more and 4 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Kiyohisa Ishibashi, Ryota Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20220301851
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: (a) forming a nitride film containing a predetermined element on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including sequentially performing: (a-1) supplying a first precursor gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate; (a-2) supplying a second precursor gas containing the predetermined element and having a thermal decomposition temperature lower than a thermal decomposition temperature of the first precursor gas to the substrate; and (a-3) supplying a nitriding gas to the substrate; and (b) oxidizing the nitride film formed in (a) and modifying the nitride film into an oxide film containing the predetermined element by supplying an oxidizing gas to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi NITTA, Kiyohisa ISHIBASHI, Tsukasa KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20220122833
    Abstract: A film where a first layer and a second layer are laminated is formed on a substrate by performing: forming the first layer by performing a first cycle a predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying a source to the substrate, and supplying a reactant to the substrate, under a first temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively; and forming the second layer by performing a second cycle a predetermined number of times, the second cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying the source to the substrate, and supplying the reactant to the substrate, under a second temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively, the second temperature being different from the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa KAMAKURA, Takaaki NODA, Yoshiro HIROSE
  • Patent number: 11251038
    Abstract: A film where a first layer and a second layer are laminated is formed on a substrate by performing: forming the first layer by performing a first cycle a predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying a source to the substrate, and supplying a reactant to the substrate, under a first temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively; and forming the second layer by performing a second cycle a predetermined number of times, the second cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying the source to the substrate, and supplying the reactant to the substrate, under a second temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively, the second temperature being different from the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Takaaki Noda, Yoshiro Hirose
  • Patent number: 11251039
    Abstract: A film where a first layer and a second layer are laminated is formed on a substrate by performing: forming the first layer by performing a first cycle a predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying a source to the substrate, and supplying a reactant to the substrate, under a first temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively; and forming the second layer by performing a second cycle a predetermined number of times, the second cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying the source to the substrate, and supplying the reactant to the substrate, under a second temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively, the second temperature being different from the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Takaaki Noda, Yoshiro Hirose
  • Publication number: 20210398864
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of coping with change in the environment for each of the substrate placing surfaces. According to one aspect thereof, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: (a) supplying a gas to a process vessel through branch pipes while substrates are placed on substrate placing surfaces arranged in the process vessel, respectively; (b) detecting at least one among: information of a component corresponding to each of the substrate placing surfaces; and an amount of the gas supplied to each of the branch pipes; (c) determining a state level of each of the substrate placing surfaces based on the detected information; and (d) selecting a substrate placing surface among the substrate placing surfaces to which a substrate subsequently loaded into the process vessel is to be transferred next according to the state level of each of the substrate placing surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Tsukasa KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20210305044
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming a first film to have a first predetermined film thickness over a substrate by performing a first cycle a first predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a1) forming an oxynitride film by supplying a first film-forming gas to the substrate; and (a2) changing the oxynitride film into a first oxide film by supplying a first oxidizing gas to the substrate to oxidize the oxynitride film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyohisa ISHIBASHI, Tsukasa KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20210217608
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming an oxide film having a predetermined thickness on a surface of a substrate by performing a cycle a plurality of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a nitride film by supplying a film-forming gas to the substrate; and (b) oxidizing and changing the nitride film into a first oxide film by supplying an oxidizing gas to the substrate, wherein a maximum distance from an interface between the nitride film formed in (a) and a base of the nitride film to a surface of the nitride film is set to 2 nm or more and 4 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa KAMAKURA, Kiyohisa ISHIBASHI, Ryota KATAOKA
  • Patent number: 10978310
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of improving a quality of a substrate processing. According to one aspect of the technique described herein, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) receiving substrate data including at least one of a stacked number of layers of a device formed on a substrate and a structure of the device; (b) setting an apparatus parameter corresponding to the substrate data; (c) supporting the substrate corresponding to the substrate data above a substrate support; (d) elevating a temperature of the substrate based on the apparatus parameter while the substrate is separated from a surface of the substrate support; (e) placing the substrate on the substrate support after (d); and (f) processing the substrate in a process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Mitsuro Tanabe, Naofumi Ohashi, Eisuke Nishitani, Tadashi Takasaki, Shun Matsui
  • Patent number: 10847392
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of forming a film with uniform characteristics from an upper portion to a lower portion of a deep concave structure whose aspect ratio is high. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) placing a substrate comprising a deep concave structure constituted by at least an upper portion and a lower portion on a substrate support provided in a process chamber; (b) supplying a process gas into the process chamber to form a layer on an inner surface of the deep concave structure; and (c) discharging by-products generated in an inner space of the deep concave structure in (b) by setting a pressure of a process space defined by the process chamber to be lower than a pressure of the inner space of the deep concave structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsukasa Kamakura
  • Patent number: 10808318
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a process chamber accommodating a substrate support supporting substrates in multiple stages to process the substrates; a supply buffer part adjacent the process chamber; a first gas supply part installed in the supply buffer part; a second gas supply part installed in the supply buffer part; an inner wall installed between the supply buffer part and the process chamber, on which a plurality of slits are formed to correspond to the substrates; and a maintenance port disposed at a lower end of the inner wall, wherein the first gas supply part includes a first gas nozzle having a supply hole that supplies first gas into the supply buffer part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo Hanashima, Tsukasa Kamakura, Takafumi Sasaki, Hidenari Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10784116
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) providing a substrate having a film containing a predetermined element, oxygen and carbon formed on a surface of the substrate; and (b) modifying at least a surface of the film by supplying a carbon-free fluorine-based gas to the substrate under a condition in which etching of the film does not occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kamakura, Koei Kuribayashi, Daigo Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200257269
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing system, including: a plurality of substrate processing apparatuses; a first control part installed in each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses and configured to transmit a first apparatus data from each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses; a second control part configured to receive the first apparatus data from each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses, generate a priority data of each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses based on the first apparatus data, and transmit the priority data to the first control part; and a display part configured to display the priority data thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori NAKAYAMA, Tsukasa KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20200243324
    Abstract: A film where a first layer and a second layer are laminated is formed on a substrate by performing: forming the first layer by performing a first cycle a predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying a source to the substrate, and supplying a reactant to the substrate, under a first temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively; and forming the second layer by performing a second cycle a predetermined number of times, the second cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying the source to the substrate, and supplying the reactant to the substrate, under a second temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively, the second temperature being different from the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa KAMAKURA, Takaaki NODA, Yoshiro HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20200243325
    Abstract: A film where a first layer and a second layer are laminated is formed on a substrate by performing: forming the first layer by performing a first cycle a predetermined number of times, the first cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying a source to the substrate, and supplying a reactant to the substrate, under a first temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively; and forming the second layer by performing a second cycle a predetermined number of times, the second cycle including non-simultaneously performing: supplying the source to the substrate, and supplying the reactant to the substrate, under a second temperature at which neither the source nor the reactant is thermally decomposed when the source and the reactant are present alone, respectively, the second temperature being different from the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsukasa KAMAKURA, Takaaki NODA, Yoshiro HIROSE