Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Kamimura

Tetsuya Kamimura 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: 11360389
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid having excellent developability and excellent defect inhibition performance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid storage body, a chemical liquid filling method, and a chemical liquid storage method. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid containing an organic solvent, a metal impurity, and an organic impurity, in which the metal impurity contains metal atoms, a total content of the metal atoms in the chemical liquid with respect to a total mass of the chemical liquid is equal to or smaller than 50 mass ppt, a total content of the organic impurity in the chemical liquid with respect to the total mass of the chemical liquid is 0.1 to 10,000 mass ppm, the organic impurity contains an alcohol impurity, and a mass ratio of a content of the alcohol impurity to the total content of the organic impurity is 0.0001 to 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Satomi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220179320
    Abstract: A storage container storing a treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor is provided, wherein the occurrence of defects on the semiconductor, such as particles, is suppressed and a fine resist pattern or a fine semiconductor element is manufactured. The storage container includes a storage portion that stores the treatment liquid, wherein the treatment liquid includes one kind or two or more kinds of metal atoms selected from Cu, Fe, and Zn, and a total content of particulate metal that is a metal component derived from the metal atoms and that is a nonionic metal component present in the treatment liquid as a solid without being dissolved is 0.01 to 100 mass ppt with respect to a total mass of the treatment liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya SHIMIZU, Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220177814
    Abstract: There is provided a cleaning liquid for semiconductor substrates having undergone CMP, the cleaning liquid being excellent in storage stability. In addition, there is provided a method of cleaning semiconductor substrates having undergone CMP. The cleaning liquid for semiconductor substrates having undergone CMP shows alkaline properties and contains: an amine compound that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a primary amine, a secondary amine, a tertiary amine, and their salts; a chelating agent; and water. The amine compound content is not less than 25.5 mass % and less than 90 mass % based on the total mass of the cleaning liquid, and the water content is 10 to 60 mass % based on the total mass of the cleaning liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Patent number: 11351503
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid purification method which makes it possible to obtain a chemical liquid having excellent defect inhibition performance. The chemical liquid purification method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid purification method including obtaining a chemical liquid by filtering a substance to be purified containing an organic solvent by using two or more kinds of filters having different pore sizes, in which a supply pressure P1 of the substance to be purified supplied to a filter Fmax having a maximum pore size X1 among the two or more kinds of filters and a supply pressure P2 of the substance to be purified supplied to a filter Fmin having a minimum pore size X2 among the two or more kinds of filters satisfy P1>P2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Masahiro Yoshidome, Yukihisa Kawada
  • Patent number: 11326048
    Abstract: A member contains a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing surfactant, in which provided that a mass-based content of the fluorine-containing surfactant in at least a surface of a portion of the member is M1, and a mass-based content of the surfactant in a position 10 nm below the surface in a thickness direction of the member is M2, M1/M2 is 0.50 to 0.90, and an atom number ratio X1 of the number of fluorine atoms contained in the surface to the number of carbon atoms contained in the surface is 0.50 to 3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kamimura
  • Publication number: 20220119960
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition that exhibits excellent dissolving ability and etching selectivity (particularly, etching selectivity for a Ru-containing substance and other metal-containing substances) to metal-containing substances (particularly, a Ru-containing substance), a kit for preparing the composition, and a method for treating a substrate by using the composition. The composition according to an embodiment of the present invention is a composition for removing metal-containing substances, and contains one or more periodic acid compounds selected from the group consisting of a periodic acid and a salt thereof, an azole compound, and an alkali compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi MIZUTANI, Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220121123
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic device, the method including performing a treatment using a treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor, the treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor includes: a quaternary ammonium compound represented by the following Formula (N); at least one additive selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, and a chelating agent; water; and one kind or two or more kinds of metal atoms selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca, Fe, Cu, Mg, Mn, Li, Al, Cr, Ni, and Zn. A ratio T1 of a total mass of the metal atoms to the sum of a total mass of the additive and the total mass of the metal atoms is in a range from 1 ppt to 1 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAMIMURA, Tetsuya SHIMIZU, Satoru MURAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220106499
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polishing liquid which reduces the occurrence of dishing on a surface to be polished of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film after polishing in a case where the polishing liquid is applied to CMP of the object to be polished. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical mechanical polishing method using the above-mentioned polishing liquid. The polishing liquid of an embodiment of the present invention is a polishing liquid used for chemical mechanical polishing of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film, including colloidal silica, a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycle, and hydrogen peroxide, in which at least a specific nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound (1), a specific nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound (2) different from the nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound (1) are included as the nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220098443
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing liquid which has a good polishing speed and reduces the occurrence of dishing on a surface to be polished of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film after polishing in a case where the polishing liquid is applied to CMP of the object to be polished, and makes it possible to manufacture a semiconductor product having excellent reliability. The present invention also provides a chemical mechanical polishing method using the polishing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220098444
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing liquid which has a good polishing speed and can suppress the occurrence of corrosion and scratches on a surface to be polished in a case of being applied to CMP of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film. The present invention also provides a chemical mechanical polishing method using the polishing liquid. The polishing liquid of an embodiment of the present invention is a polishing liquid used for chemical mechanical polishing of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film, the polishing liquid including colloidal silica, a passivation film forming agent having a C log P value of 1.5 to 3.8, a polymer compound, and hydrogen peroxide, in which a pH is 2.0 to 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220089909
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polishing liquid which reduces the occurrence of erosion and scratches on a surface to be polished of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film after polishing in a case where the polishing liquid is applied to CMP of the object to be polished. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical mechanical polishing method using the above-mentioned polishing liquid. The polishing liquid of an embodiment of the present invention is a polishing liquid used for chemical mechanical polishing of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film, the polishing liquid including colloidal silica, an organic acid, a specific nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound, and hydrogen peroxide, in which a pH is 8.5 to 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Patent number: 11281106
    Abstract: A storage container storing a treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor is provided, wherein the occurrence of defects on the semiconductor, such as particles, is suppressed and a fine resist pattern or a fine semiconductor element is manufactured. The storage container includes a storage portion that stores a treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor, and the treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor includes one kind or two or more kinds of metal atoms and a total content of particulate metal is 0.01 to 100 mass ppt with respect to a total mass of the treatment liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shimizu, Tetsuya Kamimura
  • Patent number: 11267989
    Abstract: A polishing liquid used for chemical mechanical polishing includes colloidal silica, in which a zeta potential of the colloidal silica measured in a state where the colloidal silica is present in the polishing liquid is ?20 mV or less, an electrical conductivity is 200 ?S/cm or less, a pH is 2 to 6, and a transmittance is 70% to 99%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kamimura
  • Patent number: 11267988
    Abstract: A polishing liquid is a polishing liquid used for chemical mechanical polishing, the polishing liquid including colloidal silica; and a buffering agent excluding phosphoric acid, in which the buffering agent is a compound having a pKa within a range of X±1 in a case where a pH of the polishing liquid is denoted by X, a zeta potential of the colloidal silica measured in a state where the colloidal silica is present in the polishing liquid is ?20 mV or less, an electrical conductivity is 200 ?S/cm or more, and a pH is 2 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kamimura
  • Publication number: 20220064490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing liquid which reduces the occurrence of dishing and erosion on a surface to be polished of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film after polishing in a case where the polishing liquid is applied to CMP of the object to be polished, and makes it possible to manufacture a semiconductor product having excellent reliability. The present invention also provides a chemical mechanical polishing method using the polishing liquid. The polishing liquid of an embodiment of the present invention is a polishing liquid used for chemical mechanical polishing of an object to be polished having a cobalt-containing film, and includes a colloidal silica, an organic acid, a passivation film forming agent, an anionic surfactant; hydrogen peroxide; potassium; and sodium, in which a value of a difference obtained by subtracting the C log P value of the passivation film forming agent from the C log P value of the anionic surfactant is more than 2.00 and less than 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya KAMIMURA
  • Patent number: 11256173
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor and a pattern forming method, in which the formation of particles including metal atoms can be reduced and an excellent pattern can be formed. A treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a quaternary ammonium compound represented by Formula (N); at least one additive selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, and a chelating agent; and water. The treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor includes one kind or two or more kinds of metal atoms selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca, Fe, Cu, Mg, Mn, Li, Al, Cr, Ni, and Zn, and a total mass of the metal atoms is 1 mass ppt to 1 mass ppm with respect to the sum of a total mass of the additive and the total mass of the metal atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Tetsuya Shimizu, Satoru Murayama
  • Patent number: 11225633
    Abstract: A treatment liquid is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor device, containing a fluorine-containing compound, a corrosion inhibitor, and calcium, in which the mass content ratio of the calcium to the fluorine-containing compound in the treatment liquid is 1.0×10?10 to 1.0×10?4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Tomonori Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210405535
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resist pattern forming method that has excellent pattern forming properties and generates few residues and a semiconductor chip manufacturing method. The resist pattern forming method according to an embodiment of the present invention has a step A of forming a film on a substrate by using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing a photoacid generator and a resin whose polarity is increased by the action of an acid, a step B of exposing the film, step C of developing the exposed film by using an alkali developer, a step D of washing the developed film by using water, and a step E of washing the film washed in the step D by using a chemical liquid containing an alcohol-based solvent, in which the alkali developer contains a quaternary ammonium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAMIMURA, Yukihisa Kawada, Masahiro Yoshidome
  • Publication number: 20210395645
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning liquid for semiconductor substrates with a change in the pH of the cleaning liquid caused by dilution being suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Tsutomu Watahiki
  • Publication number: 20210397098
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical liquid having excellent residue removal performance, a rinsing solution, and a resist pattern forming method. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid containing an alcohol-based solvent having a C log P value of more than ?1.00 and 3.00 or less and a specific compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (2), in which a content of the specific compound is 0.0010 to 10 ppb by mass with respect to a total mass of the chemical liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya KAMIMURA