Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Hori

Tsutomu Hori 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: 20120276715
    Abstract: A connected substrate having a supporting portion and first and second silicon carbide substrates is prepared. The first silicon carbide substrate has a first backside surface connected to the supporting portion, a first front-side surface, and a first side surface connecting the first backside surface and the first front-side surface to each other. The second silicon carbide substrate has a second backside surface connected to the supporting portion, a second front-side surface, and a second side surface connecting the second backside surface and the second front-side surface to each other and forming a gap between the first side surface and the second side surface. A filling portion for filling the gap is formed. Then, the first and second front-side surfaces are polished. Then, the filling portion is removed. Then, a closing portion for closing the gap is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hori, Shin Harada, Makoto Sasaki, Hiroki Inoue, Kyoko Okita, Yasuo Namikawa, Satomi Itoh
  • Publication number: 20120241741
    Abstract: A first single crystal substrate has a first side surface and it is composed of silicon carbide. A second single crystal substrate has a second side surface opposed to the first side surface and it is composed of silicon carbide. A bonding portion connects the first and second side surfaces to each other between the first and second side surfaces, and it is composed of silicon carbide. At least a part of the bonding portion has polycrystalline structure. Thus, a large-sized silicon carbide substrate allowing manufacturing of a semiconductor device with high yield can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki INOUE, Shin Harada, Tsutomu Hori, Shinsuke Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20120244307
    Abstract: A silicon carbide substrate includes: a base substrate having a diameter of 70 mm or greater; and a plurality of SiC substrates made of single-crystal silicon carbide and arranged side by side on the base substrate when viewed in a planar view. In other words, the plurality of SiC substrates are arranged side by side on and along the main surface of the base substrate. Further, each of the SiC substrates has a main surface opposite to the base substrate and having an off angle of 20° or smaller relative to a {0001} plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu HORI, Shin Harada, Taro Nishiguchi, Makoto Sasaki, Hiroki Inoue, Shinsuke Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20120161158
    Abstract: A first silicon carbide substrate has a first backside surface connected to a supporting portion, a first front-side surface opposite to the first backside surface, and a first side surface connecting the first backside surface and the first front-side surface to each other. A second silicon carbide substrate has a second backside surface connected to the supporting portion, a second front-side surface opposite to the second backside surface, and a second side surface connecting the second backside surface and the second front-side surface to each other and forming a gap between the first side surface and the second side surface. A closing portion closes the gap. Thereby, foreign matters can be prevented from remaining in a gap between a plurality of silicon carbide substrates provided in a combined substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hori, Shin Harada, Hiroki Inoue, Makoto Sasaki, Satomi Itoh, Kyoko Okita, Yasuo Namikawa
  • Publication number: 20110156058
    Abstract: A method for producing a silicon carbide single crystal substrate according to the present invention includes steps of: (A) preparing a silicon carbide single crystal substrate having a mechanically polished main face; (B) performing chemical mechanical polishing on the main face of the silicon carbide single crystal substrate using a polishing slurry containing abrasive grains dispersed therein to finish the main face as a mirror surface; (C?1) oxidizing at least a part of the main face finished as a mirror surface by a gas phase to form an oxide; and (C?2) removing the oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hori, Taisuke Hirooka