Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Moriyama
Yoshikazu Moriyama 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).
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Publication number: 20230304187Abstract: A film deposition method according to an embodiment includes rotating a wafer mounted on a susceptor in a reaction chamber. Next, a temperature of the wafer is controlled such that, when changing a rotational speed of the wafer before and after a film deposition step of introducing a process gas into the reaction chamber and epitaxially growing a SiC film on the wafer, a force of friction generated on a contact surface between the wafer and the susceptor becomes larger than a force of inertia generated in a direction of rotation of the wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Yoshikazu MORIYAMA, Yoshiaki DAIGO, Toru WATANABE, Shigeaki ISHII
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Publication number: 20230257904Abstract: A vapor phase growth apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a reactor; and a holder to hold a substrate. The holder includes an inner region, an annular outer region surrounding the inner region, and a support portion on the inner region having an annular shape, and having an arc portion. And assuming that a radius of the substrate is R1, a radius of a film quality guaranteed region of the substrate is R2, a radius of an inner peripheral edge of the arc portion is R3, a radius of the outer peripheral edge of the arc portion is R4, and a distance between an outer peripheral edge of the substrate and an inner peripheral edge of the outer region facing the arc portion is D1, following Expression 1 to 3 are satisfied. R1?D1>R4??(Expression 1), R2?D1>R3??(Expression 2), R2+D1<R4??(Expression 3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Yoshiaki DAIGO, Yoshikazu MORIYAMA
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Publication number: 20230145614Abstract: A vapor phase growth method of embodiments includes: forming a first silicon carbide layer having a first doping concentration on a silicon carbide substrate at a first growth rate by supplying a first process gas under a first gas condition; forming a second silicon carbide layer having a second doping concentration at a second growth rate higher than the first growth rate by supplying a second process gas under a second gas condition; and forming a third silicon carbide layer having a third doping concentration lower than the first doping concentration and the second doping concentration at a third growth rate higher than the second growth rate by supplying a third process gas under a third gas condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Yoshiaki DAIGO, Yoshikazu MORIYAMA, Toru WATANABE, Masataka IWASAKI
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Publication number: 20220005696Abstract: A SiC epitaxial growth apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a chamber into which a process gas at least containing silicon and carbon is introduced and housing a substrate to undergo epitaxial growth with the process gas; piping that discharges a gas containing a byproduct generated through epitaxial growth from the chamber; and a valve for pressure control in a middle of the piping. The valve has a flow inlet into which the gas flows from an upstream portion of the piping that causes the chamber and the valve to connect, and a flow outlet that allows the gas to flow out to a downstream portion of the piping that connects with the upstream portion via the valve. a part of the downstream portion is at a position lower than the flow outlet. The apparatus comprises a trap part being capable of collecting the byproduct at the downstream portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Ichiro MIZUSHIMA, Yoshiaki DAIGO, Yoshikazu MORIYAMA
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Patent number: 10157768Abstract: An apparatus of an embodiment includes: a processing-chamber; a susceptor capable of supporting a substrate, the susceptor including a first member having an opening in a central portion, and a second member covering the opening; a support configured to support and rotate the susceptor in the processing-chamber; and a lift disposed in the support, and capable of moving up and down at least one of the first member and the second member, wherein the support is capable of rotating the susceptor to have predefined phases with respect to the lift, and when the lift moves up, the lift is brought into contact with the first member if the susceptor is in a first phase, and the lift is brought into contact with the second member if the susceptor is in a second phase that is different from the first phase.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yoshikazu Moriyama, Naohisa Ikeya, Kunihiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20180090364Abstract: An apparatus of an embodiment includes: a processing-chamber; a susceptor capable of supporting a substrate, the susceptor including a first member having an opening in a central portion, and a second member covering the opening; a support configured to support and rotate the susceptor in the processing-chamber; and a lift disposed in the support, and capable of moving up and down at least one of the first member and the second member, wherein the support is capable of rotating the susceptor to have predefined phases with respect to the lift, and when the lift moves up, the lift is brought into contact with the first member if the susceptor is in a first phase, and the lift is brought into contact with the second member if the susceptor is in a second phase that is different from the first phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Yoshikazu MORIYAMA, Naohisa IKEYA, Kunihiko SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9552983Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, including: loading a wafer into a reaction chamber; placing the wafer on a push-up shaft moved up; preheating the wafer under controlling an in-plane temperature distribution of the wafer to be a recess state under a state of placing the wafer on the push-up shaft moved up; lowering the push-up shaft with the wafer kept in the recess state to hold the wafer on a wafer holding member; heating the wafer to a predetermined temperature; rotating the wafer; and supplying a process gas onto the wafer.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hironobu Hirata, Masayoshi Yajima, Yoshikazu Moriyama
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Publication number: 20150228477Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, including: loading a wafer into a reaction chamber; placing the wafer on a push-up shaft moved up; preheating the wafer under controlling an in-plane temperature distribution of the wafer to be a recess state under a state of placing the wafer on the push-up shaft moved up; lowering the push-up shaft with the wafer kept in the recess state to hold the wafer on a wafer holding member; heating the wafer to a predetermined temperature; rotating the wafer; and supplying a process gas onto the wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Hironobu HIRATA, Masayoshi YAJIMA, Yoshikazu MORIYAMA
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Patent number: 9093484Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a semiconductor device includes: a chamber configured to load a wafer into the chamber; a gas supplying mechanism configured to supply processed gas into the chamber; a gas discharging mechanism configured to discharge the gas from the chamber; a wafer supporting member configured to mount the wafer; a heater including a heater element configured to heat the wafer up to a predetermined temperature and a heater electrode molded integrally with the heater element; an electrode part connected to the heater electrode and configured to applied a voltage to the heater element via the heater electrode; a base configured to fix the electrode part; and a rotational drive control mechanism configured to rotate the wafer; wherein at least a part of a connection portion of the heater electrode and the electrode part is positioned under the upper surface of the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kunihiko Suzuki, Yoshikazu Moriyama
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Publication number: 20150093883Abstract: According to a manufacturing apparatus for semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a reaction chamber includes a gas introduction unit and a deposition reaction unit. The gas introduction unit includes a gas introduction port for introducing process gas and a buffer unit into which the process gas is introduced from the gas introduction port. In the deposition reaction unit, deposition reaction is performed on a wafer by the process gas. A rectifying plate provided under an area at least a part of which is enclosed by the buffer unit supplies the process gas introduced from a side of the buffer unit in a horizontally dispersed state to an upper surface of the wafer in a rectified state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Yoshikazu MORIYAMA, Shigeaki ISHII
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Patent number: 8951353Abstract: A manufacturing method for semiconductor device includes: loading a wafer to a reaction chamber and placing the wafer on a support member; supplying process gas including source gas to a surface of the wafer, controlling a heater output and heating the wafer to a predetermined temperature while rotating the wafer at a first rotational speed, and thereby forming a film on a surface of the wafer; stopping supplying the source gas; decreasing a rotational speed of the wafer to a second rotational speed which enables an offset balance of the wafer to be maintained and stopping the heater output; and decreasing a temperature of the wafer while rotating the wafer at the second rotational speed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yoshikazu Moriyama, Yoshihisa Ohta
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Patent number: 8796594Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing equipment is provided herein. The semiconductor manufacturing equipment includes a heater element configured to heat a wafer, a first connection part and a second connection part integrated with the heater element, a first electrode electrically contacted with and fixed to the first connection part on a first surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode electrically contacted with and fixed to the second connection part on a second surface of the second electrode. The second surface is perpendicular to the direction of the first surface, and the heater element produces heat by applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hideki Arai, Satoshi Inada, Yoshikazu Moriyama, Noriki Juumatsu
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Patent number: 8632634Abstract: In a coating apparatus, a distributor plate 104 is disposed upstream of a silicon wafer 101 relative to the direction of flow of reactive gas. The distributor plate 104 has therein first through-holes 104a and second through-holes 104b arranged so as not to meet the first through-holes 104a. The reactive gas passes through the first through-holes 104a and flows down toward the silicon wafer 101. Further, a cooling gas passes through the second through-holes 104b.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yoshikazu Moriyama, Kunihiko Suzuki, Hironobu Hirata
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Patent number: 8460470Abstract: A vapor phase deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a support table arranged in the chamber, and having a first support unit which is in contact with a back side surface of a substrate and on which the substrate is placed and a second support unit which is connected to the first support unit to support the first support unit, a heat source arranged at a position having a distance from a back side surface of the substrate, the distance being larger than a distance between back side surface of the support table and the heat source, and which heats the substrate, a first flow path configured to supply a gas to form a film into the chamber, and a second flow path configured to exhaust the gas from the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hironobu Hirata, Akira Jyogo, Yoshikazu Moriyama
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Publication number: 20130022743Abstract: A vapor growth apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a reaction chamber into which a wafer is loaded, a first valve which is connected to the reaction chamber and controls a flow rate of a first exhaust gas discharged from the reaction chamber, a first pump which is provided on a downstream side of the first valve and discharges the first exhaust gas, a first pressure gauge which detects a first pressure that is a pressure of the reaction chamber, a first pressure control unit which controls the first valve based on the first pressure, a second pressure gauge which detects a second pressure that is a pressure between the first valve and the first pump, and a second pressure control unit which controls an operation volume of the first pump based on the first pressure and the second pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Yoshikazu MORIYAMA, Yuusuke Sato
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Publication number: 20120055406Abstract: A vapor phase deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a support table arranged in the chamber, and having a first support unit which is in contact with a back side surface of a substrate and on which the substrate is placed and a second support unit which is connected to the first support unit to support the first support unit, a heat source arranged at a position having a distance from a back side surface of the substrate, the distance being larger than a distance between back side surface of the support table and the heat source, and which heats the substrate, a first flow path configured to supply a gas to form a film into the chamber, and a second flow path configured to exhaust the gas from the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Hironobu Hirata, Akira Jyogo, Yoshikazu Moriyama
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Publication number: 20120052659Abstract: A manufacturing method for semiconductor device includes: loading a wafer to a reaction chamber and placing the wafer on a support member; supplying process gas including source gas to a surface of the wafer, controlling a heater output and heating the wafer to a predetermined temperature while rotating the wafer at a first number of rotations, and thereby forming a film on a surface of the wafer; stopping supplying the source gas; decreasing a number of rotations of the wafer to a second number of rotations which enables an offset balance of the wafer to be maintained and stopping the heater output; and decreasing a temperature of the wafer while rotating the wafer at the second number of rotations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Yoshikazu Moriyama, Yoshihisa Ohta
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Patent number: 8007588Abstract: A vapor phase epitaxial growth method using a vapor phase epitaxy apparatus having a chamber, a support structure holding thereon a substrate in the chamber, a first flow path supplying a reactant gas for film formation on the substrate and a second flow path for exhaust of the gas, said method includes rotating the substrate, supplying the reactant gas and a carrier gas to thereby perform vapor-phase epitaxial growth of a semiconductor film on the substrate, and during the vapor-phase epitaxial growth of the semiconductor film on the substrate, controlling process parameters to make said semiconductor film uniform in thickness, said process parameters including flow rates and concentrations of the reactant gas and the carrier gas, a degree of vacuum within said chamber, a temperature of the substrate, and a rotation speed of said substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hideki Ito, Satoshi Inada, Yoshikazu Moriyama
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Patent number: 7923355Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device includes retaining a wafer in a reaction chamber, supplying first process gas including source gas and second process gas containing H2 or inert gas onto the wafer in a rectified state alternately in a predetermined cycle, rotating the wafer, and heating the wafer to form a film on the wafer.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Nuflare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Masayoshi Yajima, Yoshikazu Moriyama
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Publication number: 20110039399Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a semiconductor device includes: a chamber configured to load a wafer into the chamber; a gas supplying mechanism configured to supply processed gas into the chamber; a gas discharging mechanism configured to discharge the gas from the chamber; a wafer supporting member configured to mount the wafer; a heater including a heater element configured to heat the wafer up to a predetermined temperature and a heater electrode molded integrally with the heater element; an electrode part connected to the heater electrode and configured to applied a voltage to the heater element via the heater electrode; a base configured to fix the electrode part; and a rotational drive control mechanism configured to rotate the wafer; wherein at least a part of a connection portion of the heater electrode and the electrode part is positioned under the upper surface of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Kunihiko Suzuki, Yoshikazu Moriyama