Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Kubota

Yoshihiro Kubota 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: 20120118354
    Abstract: A single crystal silicon solar cell including a stack having at least a light-reflecting film, a single crystal silicon layer, a transparent adhesive layer, and a transparent insulator substrate; a plurality of areas of a first conductivity type and a plurality of areas of a second conductivity type formed in a surface of the silicon layer near the light-reflecting film; a plurality of pn junctions formed in a plane direction of the silicon layer; a plurality of first individual electrodes, each being formed on each one of the plurality of areas of the first conductivity type, and a plurality of second individual electrodes, each being formed on each one of the plurality of areas of the second conductivity type; and a first collector electrode for connecting the plurality of first individual electrodes and a second collector electrode for connecting the plurality of second individual electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuo ITO, Shoji AKIYAMA, Makoto KAWAI, Kouichi TANAKA, Yuuji TOBISAKA, Yoshihiro KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 8138064
    Abstract: A method for producing a silicon film-transferred insulator wafer is disclosed. The method includes a surface activation step of performing a surface activation treatment on at least one of a surface of an insulator wafer and a hydrogen ion-implanted surface of a single crystal silicon wafer into which a hydrogen ion has been implanted to form a hydrogen ion-implanted layer; a bonding step that bonds the hydrogen ion-implanted surface to the surface of the insulator wafer to obtain bonded wafers; a first heating step that heats the bonded wafers; a grinding and/or etching step of grinding and/or etching a surface of a single crystal silicon wafer side of the bonded wafers; a second heating step that heats the bonded wafers; and a detachment step to detach the hydrogen ion-implanted layer by applying a mechanical impact to the hydrogen ion-implanted layer of the bonded wafers thus heated at the second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kubota, Atsuo Ito, Makoto Kawai, Kouichi Tanaka, Yuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Nojima
  • Patent number: 8129612
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing a single-crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting a hydrogen ion or a rare gas ion into a single-crystal silicon substrate; forming a transparent insulator layer on a metal substrate; performing a surface activation treatment with respect to at least one of the ion implanted surface and a surface of the transparent insulator layer; bonding these surfaces; mechanically delaminating the single-crystal silicon substrate to provide a single-crystal silicon layer; forming a plurality of second conductivity type diffusion regions in the delaminated surface side of the single-crystal silicon layer so that a plurality of first conductivity type regions and the plurality of second conductivity regions are present in the delaminated surface of the single-crystal silicon layer; respectively forming a plurality of individual electrodes on the plurality of first and second conductivity type regions of the single-crystal silicon layer; forming respective co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ito, Shoji Akiyama, Makoto Kawai, Koichi Tanaka, Yuuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120045714
    Abstract: A pellicle for lithography according to the present invention comprises a pellicle film (10) of single crystal silicon, and the pellicle film (10) is supported by a support member (20) including an outer frame portion (20a) and a porous portion (mesh structure) (20b) that occupies an inner area surrounded by the outer frame portion (20a). In order to prevent oxidation of surfaces of the pellicle film 10, anti-oxidizing films 30a and 30b are provided to cover portions where the single crystal silicon film is exposed to the outside. The support member (20) can be obtained by processing a handle substrate of an SOI substrate, and the pellicle film (10) of single crystal silicon can be obtained from an SOI layer of the SOI substrate. Since the pellicle film (10) is tightly coupled to the support member (20), sufficient mechanical strength can be assured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 8119903
    Abstract: There is disclosed a single crystal silicon solar cell includes the steps of: implanting hydrogen ions or rare gas ions to a single crystal silicon substrate; performing surface activation on at least one of an ion-implanted surface of the single crystal silicon substrate and a surface of a transparent insulator substrate; bonding the ion-implanted surface of the single crystal silicon substrate and the transparent insulator substrate with the surface-activated surface being set as a bonding surface; applying an impact onto the ion implanted layer to mechanically delaminate the single crystal silicon substrate to form a single crystal silicon layer; forming a plurality of diffusion regions having a second conductivity type on the delaminated plane side of the single crystal silicon layer; forming a plurality of first conductivity type regions and a plurality of second conductivity type regions on the delaminated plane of the single crystal silicon layer; and forming a light reflection film that covers the plu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ito, Shoji Akiyama, Makoto Kawai, Koichi Tanaka, Yuuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 8115141
    Abstract: There is disclosed a heating element 10 comprising: at least a heat-resistant base member 1; a conductive layer 3 having a heater pattern 3a formed on the heat-resistant base member; a protection layer 4 with an insulating property formed on the conductive layer; and a corrosion-resistant layer 4p having a nitrogen gas permeability of 1×10?2 cm2/sec or less or being made of a compound containing a dopant formed on the protection layer 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Kimura, Yoshihiro Kubota, Waichi Yamamura, Shoji Kano
  • Patent number: 8106290
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a single crystal silicon solar cell includes implanting either hydrogen ions or rare-gas ions into a single crystal silicon substrate; bringing the single crystal silicon substrate in close contact with a transparent insulator substrate via a transparent adhesive, with the ion-implanted surface being a bonding surface; curing the transparent adhesive; mechanically delaminating the single crystal silicon substrate to form a single crystal silicon layer; forming a plurality of diffusion areas of a second conductivity type in the delaminated surface side of the single crystal silicon layer, and causing a plurality of areas of a first conductivity type and the plurality of areas of the second conductivity type to be present in the delaminated surface of the single crystal silicon layer; forming each of a plurality of individual electrodes on each one of the plurality of areas of the first conductivity type and on each one of the plurality of areas of the second conductivity type; formin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ito, Shoji Akiyama, Makoto Kawai, Kouichi Tanaka, Yuuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 8088670
    Abstract: When manufacturing a bonded substrate using an insulator substrate as a handle wafer, there is provided a method for manufacturing a bonded substrate which can be readily removed after carried and after mounted by roughening a back surface of the bonded substrate (corresponding to a back surface of the insulator substrate) and additionally whose front surface can be easily identified like a process of a silicon semiconductor wafer in case of the bonded substrate using a transparent insulator substrate as a handle wafer. There is provided a method for manufacturing a bonded substrate in which an insulator substrate is used as a handle wafer and a donor wafer is bonded to a front surface of the insulator substrate, the method comprises at least that a sandblast treatment is performed with respect to a back surface of the insulator substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kubota, Atsuo Ito, Kouichi Tanaka, Makoto Kawai, Yuuji Tobisaka
  • Publication number: 20110316131
    Abstract: A BGA type semiconductor device includes: a substrate having wirings and electrodes; a semiconductor element disposed on the substrate, having a rectangular plan shape, and a plurality of electrodes disposed along each side of the semiconductor element; a plurality of wires connecting the electrodes on the semiconductor element with the electrodes on the substrate; a heat dissipation member disposed on the substrate, covering the semiconductor element, and having openings formed in areas facing apex portions of the plurality of wires connected to the electrodes formed along each side of the semiconductor element; and a sealing resin member for covering and sealing the semiconductor element and heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Kubota, Hiroshi Ohtsubo, Yuichi Asano
  • Publication number: 20110290320
    Abstract: A method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof to form an ion implanted layer in the single crystal silicon substrate; forming a transparent electroconductive film on a surface of a transparent insulator substrate; conducting a surface activating treatment for the ion implanting surface of the single crystal silicon substrate and/or a surface of the transparent electroconductive film on the transparent insulator substrate; bonding the ion implanting surface of the single crystal silicon substrate and the surface of the transparent electroconductive film on the transparent insulator substrate to each other; applying an impact to the ion implanted layer; and forming a p-n junction in the single crystal silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ito, Shoji Akiyama, Makoto Kawai, Koichi Tanaka, Yuuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20110290321
    Abstract: A method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof; closely contacting the single crystal silicon substrate and a transparent insulator substrate with each other via a transparent electroconductive adhesive while using the ion implanting surface as a bonding surface; curing and maturing the transparent electroconductive adhesive into a transparent electroconductive film; applying an impact to the ion implanted layer to mechanically delaminate the single crystal silicon substrate to leave a single crystal silicon layer; and forming a p-n junction in the single crystal silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ito, Shoji Akiyama, Makoto Kawai, Koichi Tanaka, Yuuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20110244654
    Abstract: A nitride-based semiconductor crystal and a second substrate are bonded together. In this state, impact is applied externally to separate the low-dislocation density region of the nitride-based semiconductor crystal along the hydrogen ion-implanted layer, thereby transferring (peeling off) the surface layer part of the low-dislocation density region onto the second substrate. At this time, the lower layer part of the low-dislocation density region stays on the first substrate without being transferred onto the second substrate. The second substrate onto which the surface layer part of the low-dislocation density region has been transferred is defined as a semiconductor substrate available by the manufacturing method of the present invention, and the first substrate on which the lower layer part of the low-dislocation density region stays is reused as a substrate for epitaxial growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kubota, Atsuo Ito, Makoto Kawai, Yuuji Tobisaka, Koichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8030176
    Abstract: Provided is a method for easily preparing a substrate comprising a monocrystalline film thereon or thereabove with almost no crystal defects without using a special substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kubota, Makoto Kawai, Kouichi Tanaka, Yuji Tobisaka, Shoji Akiyama, Yoshihiro Nojima
  • Patent number: 8030118
    Abstract: A method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof; closely contacting the single crystal silicon substrate and a transparent insulator substrate with each other via a transparent electroconductive adhesive while using the ion implanting surface as a bonding surface; curing and maturing the transparent electroconductive adhesive into a transparent electroconductive film; applying an impact to the ion implanted layer to mechanically delaminate the single crystal silicon substrate to leave a single crystal silicon layer; and forming a p-n junction in the single crystal silicon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ito, Shoji Akiyama, Makoto Kawai, Koichi Tanaka, Yuuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 8021910
    Abstract: A method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof to form an ion implanted layer in the single crystal silicon substrate; forming a transparent electroconductive film on a surface of a transparent insulator substrate; conducting a surface activating treatment for the ion implanting surface of the single crystal silicon substrate and/or a surface of the transparent electroconductive film on the transparent insulator substrate; bonding the ion implanting surface of the single crystal silicon substrate and the surface of the transparent electroconductive film on the transparent insulator substrate to each other; applying an impact to the ion implanted layer; and forming a p-n junction in the single crystal silicon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Ito, Shoji Akiyama, Makoto Kawai, Koichi Tanaka, Yuuji Tobisaka, Yoshihiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 7977209
    Abstract: A heating plate having a smooth surface is placed on a hot plate which constitutes a heating section, and the smooth surface of the heating plate is closely adhered on the rear surface of a single-crystal Si substrate bonded to a transparent insulating substrate. The temperature of the heating plate is kept at 200° C. or higher but not higher than 350° C. When the rear surface of the single-crystal Si substrate bonded to the insulating substrate is closely adhered on the heating plate, the single-crystal Si substrate is heated by thermal conduction, and a temperature difference is generated between the single-crystal Si substrate and the transparent insulating substrate. A large stress is generated between the both substrates due to rapid expansion of the single-crystal Si substrate, thus separation takes place at a hydrogen ion-implanted interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kubota, Atsuo Ito, Makoto Kawai, Yuuji Tobisaka, Koichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7972937
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method by which bonding at a low temperature is possible and an amount of metal contaminants in an SOI film is decreased. An embodiment of the present invention is realized in the following manner. A single crystal silicon substrate 10 surface-activated by a plasma-treatment and a quartz substrate 20 are bonded together at a low temperature, to which an external impact is given to mechanically delaminate silicon film from a single crystal silicon bulk thereby obtaining a semiconductor substrate (SOI substrate) having a silicon film (SOI film) 12. Next, the SOI substrate is subjected to a heat-treatment at a temperature of 600° C. to 1250° C. so that metal impurities accidentally mixed into an interface of the SOI film and the quartz substrate and into the SOI film in such a step as a plasma-treatment are gettered to a surface region of the silicon film 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kubota, Atsuo Ito, Makoto Kawai, Yuuji Tobisaka, Koichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: D653320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Takagi Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kubota, Ko Isozaki
  • Patent number: D653321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Takagi Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kubota, Shikoh Morita
  • Patent number: D662195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Takagi Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kubota, Shikoh Morita