Abstract: A selective film deposition method includes exposing a substrate having a structure on which a first surface region containing a metal element and a second surface region containing a nonmetal inorganic material are both exposed, to a solution containing an organic substance represented by formula (1) shown below and a solvent to deposit a film of the organic substance on the first surface region selectively over the second surface region: R1(X)m (1) wherein R1 is a C4-C100 hydrocarbon group optionally containing a heteroatom or a halogen atom, and m hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon group are replaced with X; X is —PO3(R2)2, —O—PO3(R2)2, —CO2R2, —SR2, or —SSR1; each R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; and m is a positive integer, and m/r is 0.01 to 0.25 where r is the number of carbons of the hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wet etching method including pretreating a metal-containing film on a substrate with a surface modification liquid and etching the metal-containing film with an etching liquid, wherein the etching liquid is a solution containing: a ?-diketone with a trifluoromethyl group bonded to a carbonyl group; and an organic solvent, wherein the metal-containing film contains a metal element capable of forming a complex with the ?-diketone, wherein the surface modification liquid contains an acidic substance against the metal element, and wherein the wet etching method is carried out through: a first step of bringing the surface modification liquid into contact with the metal-containing film, thereby forming an oxide layer of the metal element at a surface of the metal-containing film; and a second step of bringing the etching liquid into contact with the metal-containing film on which the oxide layer has been formed.

Abstract: A method for transmitting facsimile data between facsimile apparatuses each connected to a relay apparatus, and relay apparatuses being connected each other through an internet protocol network, includes steps of: performing an address conversion from a telephone number of a facsimile apparatus of the reception side to an IP address corresponding to the telephone number; transmitting a request for TCP connection to a relay apparatus corresponding to a destination of the IP address when receiving an identifying signal which indicates transmission of the facsimile data from the facsimile apparatus of the sending side; and transmitting the facsimile data to the relay apparatus corresponding to the destination of the IP address based on the TCP connection.