Patents by Inventor Yoshimasa NAGATOMI

Yoshimasa NAGATOMI 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: 11970771
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Morikawa, Masakazu Shimada, Takeshi Kasai, Kenichi Suzaki, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Yoshimasa Nagatomi
  • Publication number: 20230098746
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes forming a film containing a first element and oxygen on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: (a) supplying a modifying agent to the substrate to form, on the substrate, an adsorption layer containing the modifying agent physically adsorbed on a surface of the substrate; (b) supplying a precursor containing the first element to the substrate and causing the precursor to react with the surface of the substrate to form a first layer containing the first element on the substrate; and (c) supplying an oxidizing agent to the substrate and causing the oxidizing agent to react with the first layer to modify the first layer into a second layer containing the first element and oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NAGATOMI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Kenichi SUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230055506
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a process container where a plurality of substrates to be processed is arranged in an inside of the process container; and a gas injector including a pipe extending along a direction in which the plurality of substrates is arranged, and configured to supply a gas into the process container, wherein the gas injector includes at least one first injection hole installed along a longitudinal direction of the pipe in a section where the plurality of substrates is arranged, and configured to supply the gas, and a plurality of second injection holes having an area smaller than a flow path cross-sectional area of the pipe, and installed to be opened obliquely to the longitudinal direction at a tip of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru KAGAYA, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI, Madoka TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220403511
    Abstract: Provided is a technique including: a processing chamber that processes a substrate; a first gas supplier that supplies a metal-containing gas into the processing chamber; a second gas supplier that supplies a first oxygen-containing gas into the processing chamber; and an exhauster including a gas exhaust pipe and a trap that collects a component of the metal-containing gas contained in an exhaust gas using plasma, the exhauster discharging the exhaust gas from the processing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Kenichi SUZAKI, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI
  • Publication number: 20220186368
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIKAWA, Masakazu SHIMADA, Takeshi KASAI, Kenichi SUZAKI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI
  • Publication number: 20220119949
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a technique that includes: a process gas nozzle configured to supply a process gas into a process chamber; two or more inert gas nozzles installed at each of both sides of the process gas nozzle in a circumferential direction of the process chamber and configured to supply an inert gas into the process chamber; a process gas supplier configured to supply the process gas to the process gas nozzle; an inert gas supplier configured to supply the inert gas to each of the inert gas nozzles; and a controller configured to be capable of controlling a flow rate of the process gas supplied from the process gas supplier to the process gas nozzle and a flow rate of the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supplier to each of the inert gas nozzles, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NAGATOMI, Mika URUSHIHARA, Takafumi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11293096
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Morikawa, Masakazu Shimada, Takeshi Kasai, Kenichi Suzaki, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Yoshimasa Nagatomi
  • Publication number: 20220093386
    Abstract: According to one aspect thereof, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming an oxide film containing a predetermined element on a surface of a substrate provided with a pattern formed thereon by repeatedly performing a cycle including: (a) forming a first layer containing the predetermined element by supplying a source gas containing the predetermined element from an outer periphery of the substrate toward the surface; and (b) forming an oxide layer containing the predetermined element by supplying an oxidizing gas from the outer periphery toward the surface, wherein (a) and (b) are performed non-simultaneously. A supply time of the oxidizing gas is selected such that a thickness distribution of the oxide film becomes a predetermined distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki NONOMURA, Kenichi SUZAKI, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI
  • Publication number: 20210395891
    Abstract: Described herein is a technique capable of improving characteristics of a film. According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a technique that includes: (a) performing (a-1) supplying in parallel a metal-containing gas and a reducing gas that contains silicon and hydrogen and is free of halogen to a substrate in a process chamber, and (a-2) exhausting an inner atmosphere of the process chamber; (b) repeatedly performing (a) a first number of times; (c) supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate in the process chamber and exhausting the inner atmosphere of the process chamber after performing (b); and (d) repeatedly performing (a) a second number of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Takuya JODA, Yukinao KAGA, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI
  • Patent number: 10910217
    Abstract: By sequentially performing, a plurality of times, a step of supplying a mixed gas of an organic metal-containing source gas and an inert gas to a process chamber housing a substrate by adjusting a flow velocity of the mixed gas on the substrate to 7.8 m/s to 15.6 m/s and adjusting a partial pressure of the organic metal-containing source gas in the mixed gas to 0.167 to 0.3, a step of exhausting the process chamber, a step of supplying an oxygen-containing gas to the process chamber, and a step of exhausting the process chamber, a metal oxide film is formed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Nagatomi, Hirohisa Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20200294790
    Abstract: By sequentially performing, a plurality of times, a step of supplying a mixed gas of an organic metal-containing source gas and an inert gas to a process chamber housing a substrate by adjusting a flow velocity of the mixed gas on the substrate to 7.8 m/s to 15.6 m/s and adjusting a partial pressure of the organic metal-containing source gas in the mixed gas to 0.167 to 0.3, a step of exhausting the process chamber, a step of supplying an oxygen-containing gas to the process chamber, and a step of exhausting the process chamber, a metal oxide film is formed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NAGATOMI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10707074
    Abstract: By sequentially performing, a plurality of times, a step of supplying a mixed gas of an organic metal-containing source gas and an inert gas to a process chamber housing a substrate by adjusting a flow velocity of the mixed gas on the substrate to 7.8 m/s to 15.6 m/s and adjusting a partial pressure of the organic metal-containing source gas in the mixed gas to 0.167 to 0.3, a step of exhausting the process chamber, a step of supplying an oxygen-containing gas to the process chamber, and a step of exhausting the process chamber, a metal oxide film is formed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Nagatomi, Hirohisa Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20180286662
    Abstract: By sequentially performing, a plurality of times, a step of supplying a mixed gas of an organic metal-containing source gas and an inert gas to a process chamber housing a substrate by adjusting a flow velocity of the mixed gas on the substrate to 7.8 m/s to 15.6 m/s and adjusting a partial pressure of the organic metal-containing source gas in the mixed gas to 0.167 to 0.3, a step of exhausting the process chamber, a step of supplying an oxygen-containing gas to the process chamber, and a step of exhausting the process chamber, a metal oxide film is formed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NAGATOMI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180135176
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIKAWA, Masakazu SHIMADA, Takeshi KASAI, Kenichi SUZAKI, Hirohisa YAMAZAKI, Yoshimasa NAGATOMI
  • Patent number: D1020668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Kagaya, Yoshimasa Nagatomi