Patents Examined by Andrew Preston Traywick
  • Patent number: 11982940
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoacid generator, a photoresist composition including the same, and a method of preparing the photoacid generator. The photoacid generator may include a compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, CY, A1, A2, and B are respectively described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunkyung Lee, Sumin Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Juhyeon Park, Giyoung Song, Sukkoo Hong, Yoonhyun Kwak, Youngmin Nam, Byunghee Sohn, Sunyoung Lee, Aram Jeon, Sungwon Choi
  • Patent number: 11965101
    Abstract: A three-dimensional dye, a manufacturing method of the three-dimensional dye, and a photoresist mixture are disclosed. A non-planar three-dimensional dye molecular structure is constructed by adding a three-dimensional structure group into a dye molecule, thereby breaking the strong attraction force between the planar conjugation of the dye molecule. Aggregation of dye molecules are prevented, influence of dye molecules on optical paths is eliminated, and thus optical properties and color rendering properties of color filters made by a photoresist liquid are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Ai, Hong Meng
  • Patent number: 11892773
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition, a patterning process performed using the photosensitive resin composition, a cured film formed by curing the pattern, and an electronic component having the cured film. The photosensitive resin composition includes a resin, a photosensitizer, a surfactant containing a structural unit represented by formula (1), and a solvent, where Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a phenyl group, or a group represented by formula (2), at least one of Y1 and Y2 is a group represented by formula (2), R1 to R6 are monovalent hydrocarbon groups that may be the same or different and optionally contain a heteroatom, having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, “1” and “n” are each independently integers of 1 to 100, and “m” is an integer of 0 to 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Urano, Masashi Iio, Katsuya Takemura
  • Patent number: 11886117
    Abstract: An adhesion promoter as shown in Formula (I) and a photosensitive resin composition containing the adhesion promoter are disclosed: where R1, R2 and R3 each refer to a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, an optionally substituted C2-C20 alkenyl, an optionally substituted C2-C20 alkynyl, an optionally substituted phenyl, or other optionally substituted carbon atom; A refers to an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, an optionally substituted C2-C20 alkenyl, an optionally substituted C2-C20 alkynyl, an optionally substituted phenyl, or other an optionally substituted carbon atom substituents; and the carbon in the alkyl, the alkenyl, the alkynyl, the phenyl, or the carbon atom substituents is optionally substituted with one or more of N, O and S; and X refers to an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic group. The adhesion promoter and the photosensitive resin composition can be used for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC), a LED and a flat-panel display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHANDONG SHENGQUAN NEW MATERIALS CO LTD.
    Inventors: Diyuan Tang, Zhifang Li, Ke Bai, Bin Liu, Chuanming Sun
  • Patent number: 11860536
    Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a three-dimensional crosslinker composition and a method of manufacturing an electronic device using the same. According to the inventive concept, the three-dimensional crosslinker composition may be represented by Formula 1 below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: BongSoo Kim, Myeong Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11840503
    Abstract: A salt represented by formula (I), a generator and a resist composition: wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent an iodine atom, a fluorine atom or an alkyl fluoride group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R4, R5, R7 and R8 each independently represent a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, —CH2— included in the haloalkyl group and the alkyl group may be replaced by —O—, —CO—, —S— or —SO2—; X1 and X2 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; m1 represents 1 to 5, m2 and m8 represent 0 to 5, and m4, m5 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 4, in which 1?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5; and AI? represents an organic anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Komuro, Koji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11835860
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising an ammonium salt and fluorine-containing polymer comprising repeat units AU having an ammonium salt structure of an iodized or brominated phenol compound and repeat units FU-1 having a trifluoromethylalcohol group and/or repeat units FU-2 having a fluorinated hydrocarbyl group offers a high sensitivity and is unsusceptible to nano-bridging, pattern collapse or residue formation, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 11829067
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising a quencher containing a nitroxyl radical having an iodized aromatic ring is provided. The resist composition has a high sensitivity and forms a pattern with improved LWR or CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Masahiro Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11820736
    Abstract: Disclosed are a salt represented by formula (I), an acid generator, and a resist composition including the same: wherein R1, R2 and R3 each represent a hydroxy group, *—O—R10, *—O—CO—O—R10, etc.; L10 represents an alkanediyl group; R10 represents an acid-labile group; R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 each represent a halogen atom, a haloalkyl group or a hydrocarbon group; A1, A2 and A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, and —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —CO—, —S— or —SO2—; m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, m2, m3, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4 to m7 represent an integer of 0 to 4, 1?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5, 0?m3+m9?5; and AI? represents an organic anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Komuro, Koji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11822241
    Abstract: A salt represented by formula (I), an acid generator and a resist composition: wherein R1, R2 and R3 each represent a hydroxy group, —O—R10, —O—CO—O—R10 or —O-L1-CO—O—R10, L1 represents an alkanediyl group, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 each represent a halogen atom, an alkyl fluoride group or a hydrocarbon group, R10 represents an acid-labile group, X1, X2 and X3 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, m1 is an integer of 1 to 5, m2, m3, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4, m5, m6 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 4, in which 1?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5, 0?m3+m9?5, and AI? represents an organic anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Komuro, Takashi Nakakoji, Koji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11822244
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compound represented by formula (I), a resin and a resist composition: wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a halogen, hydrogen or halogen atom, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R4 represents a fluorine atom, an alkyl fluoride group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and —CH2— included in the alkyl fluoride group and the alkyl group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or an acid-labile group, m2 represents an integer of 1 to 4, m4 represents an integer of 0 to 3, and m5 represents 1 or 2, in which 2?m2+m4+m5?5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Takuya Nakagawa, Koji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11815813
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compound represented by formula (I), a resin and a resist composition: wherein R1 represents an alkyl group which may have a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; L1 represents a single bond or —CO—O*; R3 represents an alkyl group, and —CH2— included in the group may be replaced by —O— or —CO; R4 represents a fluorine atom, an alkyl fluoride group or an alkyl group, and —CH2— included in the alkyl fluoride group and the alkyl group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—; R5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group or an acid-labile group; m2 and m3 represent an integer of 1 to 3, m4 represents an integer of 0 to 2, and m5 represents 1 or 2, in which 3?m2+m3+m4+m5?5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Takuya Nakagawa, Koji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11815812
    Abstract: A planarization layer and method therefor. The planarization layer has a thickness ranging from about 2 to about 3 microns, and contains from about 8.0 to about 8.5 wt. % photoacid generator; from about 2 to about 3.6 wt. % photoinitiator; from about 0.35 to about 0.5 wt. % green dye; from about 35 to about 46 wt. % multifunctional epoxy compound; from about 35 to about 50 wt. % of one or more difunctional epoxy compounds; and from about 1 to about 2.6 wt. % silane adhesion promoter, wherein all weight percent is based on a total weight of the layer devoid of solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: David C. Graham, Joel P. Provence, Sean T. Weaver, Richard D. Wells
  • Patent number: 11803123
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) a cardo-based resin comprising a repeating unit represented by chemical formula 1 (comprising chemical formula 4); (B) a reactive unsaturated compound; (C) a pigment; (D) an initiator; and (E) a solvent, and a light blocking layer using the same having improved adhesiveness or adhesion are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventors: Myung Jun Lee, Jun Bae, Soung Yun Mun
  • Patent number: 11803122
    Abstract: A chemically amplified photosensitive composition used for forming a patterned resist film by photolithography on a metal surface of a substrate which at least partly has a surface consisting of metal. The composition includes an acid generator which generates an acid by irradiation of active rays or radioactive rays; and a compound and/or a precursor compound, in which the molar absorption coefficient ? at a wavelength of 365 nm of the compound is at least 3000, the compound has a metal coordination group, and the compound can be formed from the precursor compound during formation of the patterned resist film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kuroiwa, Kazuaki Ebisawa
  • Patent number: 11782343
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising a quencher containing a nitroxyl radical having an iodized aliphatic hydrocarbyl group is provided. The resist composition has a high sensitivity and forms a pattern with improved LWR or CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Masahiro Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11774852
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition capable of reducing residues upon the development thereof, reducing melting flow, and forming a pattern layer having a high taper angle, by containing two or more kinds of different cardo binders; and a display device including a pattern layer containing a polymerization reaction product of the photosensitive resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Bae, Chang Min Lee, Jun Ki Kim, Jae Hyun Lim, Soung Yun Mun
  • Patent number: 11762290
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photoresist composition, a method for preparing the same, and a patterning method. The photoresist composition includes: 1 wt % to 10 wt % of a photosensitizer; 10 wt % to 20 wt % of a phenolic resin; 0.1 wt % to 5.5 wt % of an additive; and 75 wt % to 88 wt % of a solvent, based on the total weight of the photoresist composition, in which the photosensitizer includes: 20 wt % to 70 wt % of a first photosensitive compound represented by formula (1), 20 wt % to 70 wt % of a second photosensitive compound represented by formula (2), and 1 wt % to 35 wt % of a third photosensitive compound represented by formula (3), based on the total weight of the photosensitizer. The photoresist composition of the present disclosure simultaneously guarantees high resolution and high sensitivity, and can meet actual production requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Asahi Electronic Materials Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Teng Zhang, Kejun Lu, Daeyoun Park, Fanhua Hu
  • Patent number: 11762293
    Abstract: A fabricating method of reducing photoresist footing includes providing a silicon nitride layer. Later, a fluorination process is performed to graft fluoride ions onto a top surface of the silicon nitride layer. After the fluorination process, a photoresist is formed to contact the top surface of the silicon nitride layer. Finally, the photoresist is patterned to remove at least part of the photoresist contacting the silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hao-Hsuan Chang, Da-Jun Lin, Yao-Hsien Chung, Ting-An Chien, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chih-Wei Chang, Shih-Wei Su, Hsu Ting, Sung-Yuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 11714354
    Abstract: IR-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursors provide a stable print-out image using a unique IR radiation-sensitive composition. This IR radiation-sensitive composition includes: a) free radically polymerizable component; an b) IR radiation absorber; c) an initiator composition; a d) borate compound; and a e) compound capable of forming a colored boronic complex during or after exposure of the infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer to infrared radiation. The resulting print-out image exhibits an excellent color contrast between the exposed and non-exposed regions. After IR imaging, these precursors can be developed off-press or on-press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Philipp Viehmann, Saija Werner, Christopher D. Simpson, Stefanie Hansmann