Patents by Inventor Yoshiki SEIKE

Yoshiki SEIKE 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: 20240170294
    Abstract: In etching of a single crystal silicon substrate having a Si crystal plane ((100) plane, (110) plane, and (111) plane) as a main plane, an etching rate on the (110) plane cannot be sufficiently reduced, and there is room for improvement in an etching rate ratio between the (110) plane and the (111) plane. An object of the present invention is to provide a silicon etching solution having excellent crystal plane isotropy in silicon etching and having a high etching selectivity ratio of silicon to a silicon oxide film. The problem is solved by a silicon etching solution containing: an acid group-containing compound having at least one acid group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, and a phosphonic acid group, and having pKa of 3.5 or more and 13 or less; a quaternary ammonium hydroxide; an oxidizing agent; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hitomi, Yoshiki Seike, Kohshiro Okimura, Kohsuke Noro
  • Publication number: 20240170293
    Abstract: An etching solution has a high etching selectivity of silicon with respect to silicon-germanium and having high stability over time at a treating temperature in surface processing in manufacturing various semiconductor devices, particularly in various silicon composite semiconductor devices containing silicon-germanium. The silicon etching solution contains a compound having at least one carboxy group and having all pKa of 3.5 or more and 13 or less, or a salt thereof; an organic alkali; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hitomi, Yoshiki Seike, Kohsuke Noro
  • Publication number: 20240124775
    Abstract: A silicon etching solution contains: a quaternary ammonium hydroxide represented by the following Formula (1): R11R12R13R14N+·OH? (1) (in the formula, R11, R12, R13, and R14 are each independently an aryl group, a benzyl group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the alkyl group, the aryl group, or the benzyl group may have a hydroxy group); a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following Formula (2) and having 11 to 20 carbon atoms in total: R21R22R23R24N+·X? (2) (in the formula, one of R21, R22, R23, and R24 is an alkyl group having 16 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent, each of the remaining three is an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, the alkyl group having 16 or less carbon atoms and the alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms may have a hydroxy group, and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of BF4, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, and a bromine atom); a polyhydroxy compound having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and having two or more hydroxy groups in
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki SEIKE, Manami OSHIO, Seiji TONO
  • Publication number: 20240112917
    Abstract: [Problem to be solved] Provided is a method for processing a substrate having high etching selectivity of silicon with respect to silicon-germanium and further having a high selection ratio of silicon with respect to a silicon oxide film and/or a silicon nitride film in surface processing when manufacturing various types of silicon devices, particularly various types of silicon composite semiconductor devices containing silicon-germanium. [Solution] A method for processing a substrate includes: bringing an etching solution into contact with a substrate including a silicon film and a silicon-germanium film to perform etching; and selectively removing the silicon film, in which the etching solution contains an organic alkali and water and has a dissolved oxygen concentration of 0.20 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki SEIKE, Manami OSHIO, Naoto NOMURA, Kohsuke NORO, Seiji TONO
  • Publication number: 20240067878
    Abstract: A silicon etching solution including an aqueous alkaline solution containing a hypohalite ion in a range of 0.05 mmol/L or greater and 5 mmol/L or less and having a pH of 12.5 or greater at 24° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya HITOMI, Yoshiki SEIKE, Kohsuke NORO, Kohshiro OKIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230295499
    Abstract: A silicon etching liquid which is characterized by containing a quaternary ammonium hydroxide represented by formula (1), a quaternary ammonium salt represented by formula (2) and water, and which is also characterized in that the concentration of the quaternary ammonium salt represented by formula (2) is more than 1% by mass but not more than 50% by mass. (1): R1R2R3R4N+·OH? (In formula (1), R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same groups or different groups, and each represents an optionally substituted alkyl group, aryl group or a benzyl group.) (2): R5R6R7R8N+·X? (In formula (2), R5, R6, R7 and R8 may be the same groups or different groups, and each represents an optionally substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms; and X represents BF4, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki SEIKE, Manami OSHIO, Seiji TONO
  • Publication number: 20230287270
    Abstract: A silicon etching liquid which contains a quaternary ammonium hydroxide represented by formula (1), a quaternary ammonium iodide represented by formula (2), and water. (1): R11R12R13R14N+·OH? (In formula (1), each of R11, R12, R13 and R14 independently represents an aryl group, a benzyl group or an alkyl group having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms; and the alkyl group, the aryl group or the benzyl group may have a hydroxyl group.) (2): R21R22R23R24N+·I? (In formula (2), R21, R22, R23 and R24 may be the same groups or different groups, and each represents an optionally substituted aryl group, benzyl group or alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki SEIKE, Manami OSHIO, Seiji TONO
  • Publication number: 20230136986
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an etching liquid having a high silicon etch selectivity with respect to silicon-germanium and a high long term stability at a processing temperature, in surface processing during the production of various semiconductor devices, especially various silicon composite semiconductor devices containing silicon-germanium, and the problem is solved by a silicon etching liquid containing an alkaline compound, an aldehyde compound, and water, the aldehyde compound being a water-soluble aromatic aldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto NOMURA, Kosuke NORO, Yoshiki SEIKE, Manami OSHIO, Yuichiro KAWABATA, Seiji TONO
  • Publication number: 20220403242
    Abstract: A silicon etching solution includes a mixed solution comprising a quaternary alkylammonium hydroxide and water and further comprises a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O—(CmH2mO)n—R2 ??(1) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 2 to 6, and n is 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicants: Tokuyama Corporation, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki SEIKE, Seiji TONO, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Sei NEGORO
  • Patent number: 11466206
    Abstract: A silicon etching solution includes a mixed solution comprising a quaternary alkylammonium hydroxide and water and further comprises a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O—(CmH2mO)n—R2??(1) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 2 to 6, and n is 1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Tokuyama Corporation, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Seike, Seiji Tono, Kenji Kobayashi, Sei Negoro
  • Publication number: 20220041931
    Abstract: An etching solution contains a quaternary ammonium compound as a main component, by which an etching rate for silicon is improved, no adhered substances are formed on an etching surface during etching, and the etching rate does not decrease even after continuous use for a long time. The silicon etching solution contains a phenol compound represented by the following Formula (1), a quaternary ammonium compound, and water, and has a pH of 12.5 or more. wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an amino group. R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, or an amino group. R1 and R2 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time. When R1 is a hydrogen atom, R2 is not a hydroxy group. When R1 is an alkyl group or a hydroxy group, R2 is not a hydrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Manami Oshio, Seiji Tono, Yoshiki Seike
  • Publication number: 20210269716
    Abstract: An isotropic silicon etching solution contains a quaternary ammonium hydroxide; water; and the at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following Formulas (1) and (2), in which the following Conditions 1 and 2 are satisfied. R1O—(CmH2mO)n—R2 ??(1) In the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 2 to 6, and n is 1 to 3. With the proviso that, R1 and R2 are not hydrogen atoms at the same time, and when m=2, a total number (n+C1+C2) of n, the number of carbon atoms (C1) of R1, and the number of carbon atoms (C2) of R2 is 5 or more. HO—(C2H4O)p—H ??(2) In the formula, p is an integer of 15 to 1,000. Condition 1: 0.2?etching rate ratio (R110/R100)?1 Condition 2: 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiki Seike, Seiji Tono, Manami Oshio, Kenji Kobayashi, Sei Negoro
  • Publication number: 20200248076
    Abstract: A silicon etching solution includes a mixed solution comprising a quaternary alkylammonium hydroxide and water and further comprises a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O—(CmH2mO)n—R2??(1) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 2 to 6, and n is 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicants: Tokuyama Corporation, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki SEIKE, Seiji TONO, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Sei NEGORO
  • Patent number: 10689349
    Abstract: In the method, a trione compound represented by the following formula (1) is (i) reduced by NaAlH2(OCH2CH2OCH3)2 and subsequently further reduced by a metal borohydride salt, or (ii) reduced by calcium borohydride, thereby producing an amide alcohol compound represented by the following formula (3) (wherein, R1 and R2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group of an ureylene group; R4 represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group; and each of R5, R6, and R7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki Iwasaki, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Kenji Tanaka, Masahiko Seki, Yoshiki Seike
  • Publication number: 20190382352
    Abstract: In the method, a trione compound represented by the following formula (1) is (i) reduced by NaAlH2(OCH2CH2OCH3)2 and subsequently further reduced by a metal borohydride salt, or (ii) reduced by calcium borohydride, thereby producing an amide alcohol compound represented by the following formula (3) (wherein, R1 and R2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a protecting group of an ureylene group; R4 represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group; and each of R5, R6, and R7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki IWASAKI, Hiromasa YAMAMOTO, Kenji TANAKA, Masahiko SEKI, Yoshiki SEIKE