Patents by Inventor Yosuke Ota

Yosuke Ota 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: 20130019804
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus. The apparatus includes: a process vessel, a heater, a source gas supply system, an oxygen-containing gas supply system, a hydrogen-containing gas supply system, a pressure regulator, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the parts so as to perform: (a) forming an oxide film on a substrate by alternately repeating: (a-1) forming a layer by supplying a source gas into the process vessel accommodating the substrate; and (a-2) changing the layer into an oxide layer by supplying an oxygen-containing gas and an hydrogen-containing gas into the process vessel, the inside of the process vessel being under a heated atmosphere having a low pressure; and (b) modifying the oxide film formed on the substrate by supplying the oxygen-containing gas and the hydrogen-containing gas into the process vessel, the inside of the process vessel being under the heated atmosphere having the low pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi-Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Ryota Sasajima, Yoshiro Hirose, Yosuke Ota, Naonori Ake, Kojiro Yokozawa
  • Publication number: 20120220137
    Abstract: In a low-temperature, a silicon nitride film having a low in-film chlorine (Cl) content and a high resistance to hydrogen fluoride (HF) is formed. The formation of the silicon nitride film includes (a) supplying a monochlorosilane (SiH3Cl or MCS) gas to a substrate disposed in a processing chamber, (b) supplying a plasma-excited hydrogen-containing gas to the substrate disposed in the processing chamber, (c) supplying a plasma-excited or heat-excited nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate disposed in the processing chamber, (d) supplying at least one of a plasma-excited nitrogen gas and a plasma-excited rare gas to the substrate disposed in the processing chamber, and (e) performing a cycle including the steps (a) through (d) a predetermined number of times to form a silicon nitride film on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ota, Yoshiro Hirose, Atsushi Sano, Osamu Kasahara, Kazuyuki Okuda, Kiyohiko Maeda
  • Patent number: 8252701
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi-Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Ryota Sasajima, Yoshiro Hirose, Yosuke Ota, Naonori Akae, Kojiro Yokozawa
  • Patent number: 8202809
    Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming a layer on a heated substrate by supplying source gas into a process vessel; changing the layer into an oxide layer by supplying gases containing oxygen and hydrogen to the heated substrate in the process vessel under a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure; and forming an oxide film on the heated substrate by alternately repeating the forming of the layer and the changing of the layer while purging an inside of the process vessel therebetween. In the forming of the layer, the source gas is supplied toward the substrate through a nozzle at a side of the substrate, and inert or hydrogen-containing gas is supplied together with the source gas through the nozzle toward the substrate, such that the velocity of the source gas flowing parallel to the substrate is greater than the velocity of the inert gas flowing parallel to the substrate in the purging of the process vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ota, Naonori Akae, Yushin Takasawa, Yoshiro Hirose
  • Patent number: 8174190
    Abstract: To improve an optical property of a near-infrared-absorbing PDP filter and suppress a manufacturing cost. The present invention provides a dispersion liquid for near-infrared-absorbing adhesive-body. The dispersion liquid includes, in a solvent, one or more types of nanoparticles selected from a tungsten oxide nanoparticle and a composite tungsten oxide nanoparticle, and an acryl-based polymer dispersant is added to the dispersion liquid. The average dispersed nanoparticle diameter of the tungsten oxide nanoparticles and the composite tungsten oxide nanoparticles is equal to or smaller than 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ota, Atsushi Tofuku
  • Publication number: 20120045905
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: loading a substrate into a process vessel; performing a process to form an film on the substrate by alternately repeating: (a) forming a layer containing an element on the substrate by supplying at least two types of source gases into the process vessel, each of the at least two types of source gases containing the element, and (b) changing the layer containing the element by supplying reaction gas into the process vessel, the reaction gas being different from the at least two types of source gases; and unloading the processed substrate from the process vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Naonori AKAE, Yoshiro Hirose, Yushin Takasawa, Yosuke Ota, Ryota Sasajima
  • Publication number: 20110318940
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a layer containing a predetermined element on a substrate by supplying a source gas containing the predetermined element into a process vessel and exhausting the source gas from the process vessel to cause a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reaction. A nitrogen-containing gas is supplied into the process vessel and then exhausted, changing the layer containing the predetermined element into a nitride layer. This process is repeated to form a nitride film on the substrate. The process vessel is purged by supplying an inert gas into the process vessel and exhausting the inert gas from the process vessel between forming the layer containing the predetermined element and changing the layer containing the predetermined element into the nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yosuke OTA, Yoshiro HIROSE, Naonori AKAE, Yushin TAKASAWA
  • Patent number: 8076251
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: loading a substrate into a process vessel; performing a process to form an oxide, nitride, or oxynitride film on the substrate by alternately repeating: (a) forming a layer containing an element on the substrate by supplying and exhausting first and second source gases containing the element into and from the process vessel; and (b) changing the layer containing the element into an oxide, nitride, or oxynitride layer by supplying and exhausting reaction gas different from the first and second source gases into and from the process vessel; and unloading the substrate from the process vessel. The first source gas is more reactive than the second source gas, and an amount of the first source gas supplied into the process vessel is set to be less than that of the second source gas supplied into the process vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Naonori Akae, Yoshiro Hirose, Yushin Takasawa, Yosuke Ota, Ryota Sasajima
  • Publication number: 20110130011
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Ryota SASAJIMA, Yoshiro HIROSE, Yosuke OTA, Naonori AKAE, Kojiro YOKOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20110124204
    Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming a layer on a substrate by supplying source gas into a process vessel; changing the layer into an oxide layer by supplying gases containing oxygen and hydrogen into the process vessel heated and kept lower than atmospheric pressure; and forming an oxide film on the substrate by alternately repeating the forming of the layer and the changing of the layer while purging an inside of the process vessel therebetween. In the forming of the layer, the source gas is supplied toward the substrate through a nozzle at a side of the substrate, and inert or hydrogen-containing gas is supplied together with the source gas through the nozzle toward the substrate, such that the velocity of the source gas flowing parallel to the substrate is greater than the velocity of the inert gas flowing parallel to the substrate in the purging of the process vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi-Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ota, Naonori Akae, Yushin Takasawa, Yoshiro Hirose
  • Publication number: 20110076857
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: loading a substrate into a process vessel; performing a process to form an oxide, nitride, or oxynitride film on the substrate by alternately repeating: (a) forming a layer containing a predetermined element on the substrate by supplying and exhausting first and second source gases containing the element into and from the process vessel; and (b) changing the layer containing the element into an oxide, nitride, or oxynitride layer by supplying and exhausting reaction gas different from the first and second source gases into and from the process vessel; and unloading the substrate from the process vessel. The first source gas is more reactive than the second source gas, and an amount of the first source gas supplied into the process vessel is set to be less than that of the second source gas supplied into the process vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Naonori AKAE, Yoshiro HIROSE, Yushin TAKASAWA, Yosuke OTA, Ryota SASAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20100105192
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming an oxide film having a predetermined film thickness on a substrate by repeating a process of forming a predetermined element-containing layer on the substrate by supplying source gas containing a predetermined element into a process vessel accommodating the substrate, and a process of changing the predetermined element-containing layer to an oxide layer by supplying oxygen-containing gas and hydrogen-containing gas into the process vessel that is set below atmospheric pressure, wherein the oxygen-containing gas is oxygen gas or ozone gas, the hydrogen-containing gas is hydrogen gas or deuterium gas, and the temperature of the substrate is in a range from 400° C. or more to 700° C. or less in the process of forming the oxide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Naonori Akae, Yoshiro Hirose, Yushin Takasawa, Yosuke Ota
  • Publication number: 20090116100
    Abstract: To improve an optical property of a near-infrared-absorbing PDP filter and suppress a manufacturing cost. The present invention provides a dispersion liquid for near-infrared-absorbing adhesive-body. The dispersion liquid includes, in a solvent, one or more types of nanoparticles selected from a tungsten oxide nanoparticle and a composite tungsten oxide nanoparticle, and an acryl-based polymer dispersant is added to the dispersion liquid. The average dispersed nanoparticle diameter of the tungsten oxide nanoparticles and the composite tungsten oxide nanoparticles is equal to or smaller than 800 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ota, Atsushi Tofuku