Patents by Inventor Masaru Ohto

Masaru Ohto 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: 9587208
    Abstract: The object is to provide a cleaning liquid composition, which suppresses damage to a low-dielectric constant interlayer dielectric film, a wiring material, such as copper or a copper alloy, a barrier metal, and a barrier dielectric film and removes an organosiloxane thin film, a dry etching residue and a photoresist on a treatment target surface in a process for producing a semiconductor device, as well as a cleaning method for a semiconductor device using the same, and a production process for a semiconductor device using the same. A cleaning liquid composition for producing a semiconductor device according to the invention contains 0.05 to 25% by weight of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, 0.001 to 1.0% by weight of potassium hydroxide, 5 to 85% by weight of a water-soluble organic solvent, and 0.0005 to 10% by weight of pyrazoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimada, Kojiro Abe, Hiroshi Yoshida, Masaru Ohto
  • Patent number: 9422512
    Abstract: By cleaning with use of a cleaning liquid that contains 10-30% by mass of hydrogen peroxide, 0.005-10% by mass of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, 0.005-5% by mass of potassium hydroxide, 0.000005-0.005% by mass of an amino polymethylene phosphonic acid and water, a hard mask, an organosiloxane-based thin film, dry etching residue and a photoresist can be removed without corroding a low-dielectric-constant interlayer dielectric film, a wiring material such as copper or an copper alloy, a barrier metal and a barrier dielectric film. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, damage to copper wiring lines is suppressed even in cases where an acid is added into the cleaning liquid and significant decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is not caused even in cases where titanium is added into the cleaning liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimada, Toshiyuki Oie, Ryota Nakayama, Masaru Ohto
  • Patent number: 9334161
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, containing at least one member selected from an imidazolium halide having an alkyl group containing 12, 14 or 16 carbon atoms, a pyridinium halide having an alkyl group containing 14 or 16 carbon atoms, an ammonium halide having an alkyl group containing 14, 16 or 18 carbon atoms, a betaine compound having an alkyl group containing 12, 14 or 16 carbon atoms, and an amine oxide compound having an alkyl group containing 14, 16 or 18 carbon atoms, and a method for producing a fine metal structure using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masaru Ohto, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Kenji Yamada
  • Patent number: 9196472
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid that is capable of suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, such as a semiconductor device and a micromachine, and a method for producing a fine metal structure using the same. The processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, contains a phosphate ester and/or a polyoxyalkylene ether phosphate ester, and the method for producing a fine metal structure, uses the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masaru Ohto, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Kenji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20150210966
    Abstract: By cleaning with use of a cleaning liquid that contains 10-30% by mass of hydrogen peroxide, 0.005-10% by mass of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, 0.005-5% by mass of potassium hydroxide, 0.000005-0.005% by mass of an amino polymethylene phosphonic acid and water, a hard mask, an organosiloxane-based thin film, dry etching residue and a photoresist can be removed without corroding a low-dielectric-constant interlayer dielectric film, a wiring material such as copper or an copper alloy, a barrier metal and a barrier dielectric film. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, damage to copper wiring lines is suppressed even in cases where an acid is added into the cleaning liquid and significant decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is not caused even in cases where titanium is added into the cleaning liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimada, Toshiyuki Oie, Ryota Nakayama, Masaru Ohto
  • Publication number: 20150152366
    Abstract: [Problems to be Solved] The object is to provide a cleaning liquid composition, which suppresses damage to a low-dielectric constant interlayer dielectric film, a wiring material, such as copper or a copper alloy, a barrier metal, and a barrier dielectric film and removes an organosiloxane thin film, a dry etching residue and a photoresist on a treatment target surface in a process for producing a semiconductor device, as well as a cleaning method for a semiconductor device using the same, and a production process for a semiconductor device using the same. [Solution] A cleaning liquid composition for producing a semiconductor device according to the invention contains 0.05 to 25% by weight of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, 0.001 to 1.0% by weight of potassium hydroxide, 5 to 85% by weight of a water-soluble organic solvent, and 0.0005 to 10% by weight of pyrazoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimada, Kojiro Abe, Hiroshi Yoshida, Masaru Ohto
  • Patent number: 8980812
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a microstructure which includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an imidazolium halide containing an alkyl group having 12, 14 or 16 carbon atoms, a pyridinium halide containing an alkyl group having 14 or 16 carbon atoms and an ammonium halide containing an alkyl group having 16 or 18 carbon atoms, and water; and a method for producing a microstructure formed of silicon oxide using the processing liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsunaga, Masaru Ohto
  • Patent number: 8658053
    Abstract: Disclosed is an etchant composition employed for selectively etching a metallic material in production of a semiconductor device, which is an aqueous solution containing a fluorine compound, and a chelating agent having, in the molecular structure thereof, a phosphorus oxo-acid as a functional group; or is an aqueous solution containing a fluorine compound, a chelating agent having, in the molecular structure thereof, a phosphorus oxo-acid as a functional group, and an inorganic acid and/or an organic acid. Also disclosed is a method for producing a semiconductor device employing the etchant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yaguchi, Kojiro Abe, Masaru Ohto
  • Publication number: 20130171828
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a microstructure formed of polysilicon which includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of pyridinium halides containing an alkyl group having 12, 14 or 16 carbon atoms, and water; and a method for producing a microstructure using the processing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY , INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsunaga, Masaru Ohto
  • Publication number: 20130161284
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a microstructure formed of silicon oxide which includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a fluoroalkyl group-containing ammonium halide, a fluoroalkyl group-containing betaine compound and a fluoroalkyl group-containing amine oxide compound, and water; and a method for producing a microstructure formed of silicon oxide using the processing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsunaga, Masaru Ohto
  • Publication number: 20130165365
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a microstructure which includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an imidazolium halide containing an alkyl group having 12, 14 or 16 carbon atoms, a pyridinium halide containing an alkyl group having 14 or 16 carbon atoms and an ammonium halide containing an alkyl group having 16 or 18 carbon atoms, and water; and a method for producing a microstructure formed of silicon oxide using the processing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsunaga, Masaru Ohto
  • Publication number: 20120214722
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of an ammonium halide having a fluoroalkyl group, a betaine compound having a fluoroalkyl group, and an amine oxide compound having a fluoroalkyl group, and a method for producing a fine metal structure using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.
    Inventors: Masaru Ohto, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Kenji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120205345
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, containing a pattern collapse suppressing agent that has a hydrocarbyl group containing any one of an alkyl group and an alkenyl group, both of which may be substituted partly or entirely by a fluorine atom, and contains an oxyethylene structure, and a method for producing a fine metal structure using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masaru Ohto, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Kenji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120181249
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, containing at least one member selected from an imidazolium halide having an alkyl group containing 12, 14 or 16 carbon atoms, a pyridinium halide having an alkyl group containing 14 or 16 carbon atoms, an ammonium halide having an alkyl group containing 14, 16 or 18 carbon atoms, a betaine compound having an alkyl group containing 12, 14 or 16 carbon atoms, and an amine oxide compound having an alkyl group containing 14, 16 or 18 carbon atoms, and a method for producing a fine metal structure using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masaru Ohto, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Kenji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120135604
    Abstract: There are provided a processing liquid that is capable of suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, such as a semiconductor device and a micromachine, and a method for producing a fine metal structure using the same. The processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, contains a phosphate ester and/or a polyoxyalkylene ether phosphate ester, and the method for producing a fine metal structure, uses the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masaru Ohto, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Kenji Yamada
  • Patent number: 7977292
    Abstract: A cleaning composition of a semiconductor device for laminating an organosiloxane-based thin film and a photoresist layer in this order on a substrate having a low dielectric interlayer insulation film and a copper wiring or a copper alloy wiring, then applying selective exposure and development treatments to the subject photoresist layer to form a photoresist pattern, subsequently applying a dry etching treatment to the organosiloxane-based thin film and the low dielectric interlayer insulation film while using this resist pattern as a mask and then removing the organosiloxane-based thin film, a residue generated by the dry etching treatment, a modified photoresist having been modified by the dry etching treatment and an unmodified photoresist layer located in a lower layer than the modified photoresist, the cleaning composition containing from 15 to 20% by mass of hydrogen peroxide, from 0.0001 to 0.003% by mass of an amino polymethylene phosphonic acid, from 0.02 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsunaga, Masaru Ohto, Hideo Kashiwagi, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100216315
    Abstract: The invention provides an etchant composition employed for selectively etching a metallic material in production of a semiconductor device from an insulating material having high dielectric constant, an insulating material of silicon oxide film or silicon nitride film, and a metallic material, characterized in that the etchant composition is an aqueous solution containing a fluorine compound, and a chelating agent having, in the molecular structure thereof, a phosphorus oxo-acid as a functional group; or is an aqueous solution containing a fluorine compound, a chelating agent having, in the molecular structure thereof, a phosphorus oxo-acid as a functional group, and an inorganic acid and/or an organic acid. The invention also provides a method for producing a semiconductor device employing the etchant composition. According to the invention, a metallic material can be etched selectively and efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yaguchi, Kojiro Abe, Masaru Ohto
  • Publication number: 20100051066
    Abstract: A composition for removing a residue from a wiring board containing an oxidizing agent and an azole compound and having a pH of from 1 to 7 and a cleaning method of a wiring board for removing a residue after dry etching by using this composition are provided. By using the composition for removing a residue of the present invention, in manufacturing a wiring board, residues remaining after dry etching which are derived from a resist or metals can be effectively removed without corroding titanium or titanium alloys with high corrosiveness. In particular, a semiconductor device using a wiring board containing titanium or titanium alloys can be efficiently manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Eiko Kuwabara, Hideo Kashiwagi, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Masaru Ohto
  • Publication number: 20100029085
    Abstract: A cleaning composition of a semiconductor device for laminating an organosiloxane-based thin film and a photoresist layer in this order on a substrate having a low dielectric interlayer insulation film and a copper wiring or a copper alloy wiring, then applying selective exposure and development treatments to the subject photoresist layer to form a photoresist pattern, subsequently applying a dry etching treatment to the organosiloxane-based thin film and the low dielectric interlayer insulation film while using this resist pattern as a mask and then removing the organosiloxane-based thin film, a residue generated by the dry etching treatment, a modified photoresist having been modified by the dry etching treatment and an unmodified photoresist layer located in a lower layer than the modified photoresist, the cleaning composition containing from 15 to 20% by mass of hydrogen peroxide, from 0.0001 to 0.003% by mass of an amino polymethylene phosphonic acid, from 0.02 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsunaga, Masaru Ohto, Hideo Kashiwagi, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7572758
    Abstract: A cleaning liquid is provided, which comprises an aqueous solution containing nitric acid, sulfuric acid, a fluorine compound, and a basic compound. The concentration of water in the cleaning liquid is 80% by weight or more, and the pH value of the cleaning liquid is from 1 to less than 3. The cleaning liquid is effective for removing etching residues formed in a dry etching process from semiconductor devices and display devices without oxidizing and corroding their metal wirings, particularly, copper wirings and the materials of insulating films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimada, Kojiro Abe, Masaru Ohto, Hiroshi Matsunaga