Patents by Inventor Yugo ORIHASHI

Yugo ORIHASHI 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: 20230295837
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) forming a modified layer by modifying at least a portion of an oxide film of a substrate by performing, a predetermined number of times: (a1) supplying a fluorine-containing gas to the substrate including the oxide film; and (a2) supplying a first reducing gas to the substrate; and (b) supplying the fluorine-containing gas to the substrate after the modified layer is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Kokusai Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kaichiro MINAMI, Naonori AKAE, Akito HIRANO, Sadayasu SUYAMA, Takayuki YAMAMOTO, Shunsuke ASAKURA, Yugo ORIHASHI, Yasuhiro MEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220178019
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: (a) executing a process recipe of processing a substrate by supplying a process gas to an interior of a process container that accommodates the substrate in a state in which the interior of the process container is heated; and (b) executing a cleaning recipe of cleaning the interior of the process container by supplying a cleaning gas to the interior of the process container that does not accommodate the substrate in the state in which the interior of the process container is heated, wherein a time from an end of (b) in the cycle until a start of (a) in a next cycle is set to be equal to or less than a time from an end of (a) in the cycle until a start of (b) in the cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo ORIHASHI, Yasuhiro MEGAWA, Kotaro MURAKAMI, Kensuke HAGA
  • Patent number: 11164744
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a film on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes alternately performing supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate in the process chamber, and supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate in the process chamber. Further, an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the first process gas is set to be higher than an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the second process gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo Orihashi, Atsushi Moriya
  • Publication number: 20190189440
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a film on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes alternately performing supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate in the process chamber, and supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate in the process chamber. Further, an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the first process gas is set to be higher than an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the second process gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo ORIHASHI, Atsushi MORIYA
  • Patent number: 10262857
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a film on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes alternately performing supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate in the process chamber, and supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate in the process chamber. Further, an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the first process gas is set to be higher than an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the second process gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo Orihashi, Atsushi Moriya
  • Patent number: 10134584
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a seed layer on a substrate by alternately performing supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate and supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate, and forming a film on the seed layer by supplying a third process gas to the substrate. A pressure of a space where the substrate exists in the act of supplying the first process gas is set higher than a pressure of the space where the substrate exists in the act of supplying the second process gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yugo Orihashi, Atsushi Moriya
  • Patent number: 10090152
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes: forming a seed layer doped with a dopant on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate, supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate, and supplying a dopant gas to the substrate; and supplying a third process gas to the substrate to form a film on the seed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yugo Orihashi, Atsushi Moriya
  • Patent number: 9997354
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming a seed layer on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including supplying a halogen-based first processing gas to the substrate; supplying a non-halogen-based second processing gas to the substrate; and supplying a hydrogen-containing gas to the substrate. Further, the method further includes forming a film on the seed layer by supplying a third processing gas to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yugo Orihashi, Kazuhiro Yuasa, Atsushi Moriya, Naoharu Nakaiso
  • Patent number: 9941119
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes alternately performing supplying a first process gas containing silicon and a halogen element to a substrate having a surface on which monocrystalline silicon and an insulation film are exposed and supplying a second process gas containing silicon and not containing a halogen element to the substrate, and supplying a third process gas containing silicon to the substrate, whereby a first silicon film is homo-epitaxially grown on the monocrystalline silicon and a second silicon film differing in crystal structure from the first silicon film is grown on the insulation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Moriya, Naoharu Nakaiso, Yugo Orihashi, Kotaro Murakami
  • Patent number: 9899211
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: supplying a raw material gas to a substrate in a process chamber, exhausting the raw material gas remaining in the process chamber through an exhaust line, supplying an amine-based gas; and exhausting the amine-based gas through the exhaust line with the supply of the amine-based gas stopped. A degree of valve opening of an exhaust valve disposed in the exhaust line is changed in multiple steps in the process of exhausting the amine-based gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Kaori Kirikihira, Yugo Orihashi, Satoshi Shimamoto
  • Patent number: 9837261
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device for forming a thin film having low permittivity, high etching resistance and high leak resistance is provided. The method includes: forming a film containing a predetermined element, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes: (a) supplying a source gas containing the predetermined element and a halogen element to the substrate; (b) supplying a first reactive gas containing the three elements including carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen wherein a number of carbon atoms in each molecule of the first reactive gas is greater than that of nitrogen atoms in each molecule of the first reactive gas to the substrate; (c) supplying a nitriding gas as a second reactive gas to the substrate; and (d) supplying an oxidizing gas as a third reactive gas to the substrate, wherein (a) through (d) are non-simultaneously performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Hirose, Atsushi Sano, Yugo Orihashi, Yoshitomo Hashimoto, Satoshi Shimamoto
  • Publication number: 20170294305
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a film on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes alternately performing supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate in the process chamber, and supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate in the process chamber. Further, an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the first process gas is set to be higher than an internal pressure of the process chamber in the act of supplying the second process gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yugo ORIHASHI, Atsushi MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20170263441
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming a seed layer on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including supplying a halogen-based first processing gas to the substrate; supplying a non-halogen-based second processing gas to the substrate; and supplying a hydrogen-containing gas to the substrate. Further, the method further includes forming a film on the seed layer by supplying a third processing gas to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yugo ORIHASHI, Kazuhiro YUASA, Atsushi MORIYA, Naoharu NAKAISO
  • Publication number: 20170221699
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes: forming a seed layer doped with a dopant on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate, supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate, and supplying a dopant gas to the substrate; and supplying a third process gas to the substrate to form a film on the seed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yugo ORIHASHI, Atsushi MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20170213727
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes alternately performing supplying a first process gas containing silicon and a halogen element to a substrate having a surface on which monocrystalline silicon and an insulation film are exposed and supplying a second process gas containing silicon and not containing a halogen element to the substrate, and supplying a third process gas containing silicon to the substrate, whereby a first silicon film is homo-epitaxially grown on the monocrystalline silicon and a second silicon film differing in crystal structure from the first silicon film is grown on the insulation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIYA, Naoharu NAKAISO, Yugo ORIHASHI, Kotaro MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20170186604
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a seed layer on a substrate by alternately performing supplying a halogen-based first process gas to the substrate and supplying a non-halogen-based second process gas to the substrate, and forming a film on the seed layer by supplying a third process gas to the substrate. A pressure of a space where the substrate exists in the act of supplying the first process gas is set higher than a pressure of the space where the substrate exists in the act of supplying the second process gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yugo ORIHASHI, Atsushi MORIYA
  • Patent number: 9691609
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes alternately performing supplying a first process gas containing silicon and a halogen element to a substrate having a surface on which monocrystalline silicon and an insulation film are exposed and supplying a second process gas containing silicon and not containing a halogen element to the substrate, and supplying a third process gas containing silicon to the substrate, whereby a first silicon film is homo-epitaxially grown on the monocrystalline silicon and a second silicon film differing in crystal structure from the first silicon film is grown on the insulation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Moriya, Naoharu Nakaiso, Yugo Orihashi, Kotaro Murakami
  • Patent number: 9646826
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes alternately performing supplying a first process gas containing silicon and a halogen element to a substrate having a surface on which monocrystalline silicon and an insulation film are exposed and supplying a second process gas containing silicon and not containing a halogen element to the substrate, and supplying a third process gas containing silicon to the substrate, whereby a first silicon film is homo-epitaxially grown on the monocrystalline silicon and a second silicon film differing in crystal structure from the first silicon film is grown on the insulation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Moriya, Naoharu Nakaiso, Yugo Orihashi, Kotaro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20170084455
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes alternately performing supplying a first process gas containing silicon and a halogen element to a substrate having a surface on which monocrystalline silicon and an insulation film are exposed and supplying a second process gas containing silicon and not containing a halogen element to the substrate, and supplying a third process gas containing silicon to the substrate, whereby a first silicon film is homo-epitaxially grown on the monocrystalline silicon and a second silicon film differing in crystal structure from the first silicon film is grown on the insulation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORIYA, Naoharu NAKAISO, Yugo ORIHASHI, Kotaro MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9540728
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes alternately performing supplying a first process gas containing silicon and a halogen element to a substrate having a surface on which monocrystalline silicon and an insulation film are exposed and supplying a second process gas containing silicon and not containing a halogen element to the substrate, and supplying a third process gas containing silicon to the substrate, whereby a first silicon film is homo-epitaxially grown on the monocrystalline silicon and a second silicon film differing in crystal structure from the first silicon film is grown on the insulation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Moriya, Naoharu Nakaiso, Yugo Orihashi, Kotaro Murakami