Patents by Inventor Akifumi Ueda

Akifumi Ueda 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: 9625812
    Abstract: The photosensitive resin composition of the present invention contains a vinyl-based (co)polymer (I) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (?) containing a vinyl-based monomer (a) having a phenolic hydroxyl group, a vinyl-based copolymer (II) having a weight-average molecular weight of 15,000 to 120,000, obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (?) containing a vinyl-based monomer (b) represented by CH2?CR1COO(R2O)kR3 (wherein R1=a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2=a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, R3=a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and k=1 to 90) and a carboxyl group-containing vinyl-based monomer (c), a photosensitive substance (III), and a compound (IV) which is a specific aromatic polyhydroxy compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MICRO PROCESS INC.
    Inventors: Akifumi Ueda, Hidetaka Nakagawara, Shintaro Okada, Saki Fujita, Kazuo Watanabe, Shigeki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9188857
    Abstract: A resist polymer (Y?), which is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography, electron beam lithography, and the like, contains a polymer (Y) comprising: a constituent unit (A) having a lactone skeleton; a constituent unit (B) having an acid-eliminable group; a constituent unit (C) having a hydrophilic group; and a constituent unit (E) having a structure represented by formula (1), wherein a content of the constituent unit (E) is 0.3 mol % or more based on the total number of the constituent units of the resist polymer (Y?): where L is a divalent linear, branched, or cyclic C1-20 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; R11 is a g-valent linear, branched, or cyclic C1-20 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; and g represents an integer of 1 to 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Akifumi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20150168832
    Abstract: The photosensitive resin composition of the present invention contains a vinyl-based (co)polymer (I) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (?) containing a vinyl-based monomer (a) having a phenolic hydroxyl group, a vinyl-based copolymer (II) having a weight-average molecular weight of 15,000 to 120,000, obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture (?) containing a vinyl-based monomer (b) represented by CH2?CR1COO(R2O)kR3 (wherein R1=a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2=a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, R3=a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and k=1 to 90) and a carboxyl group-containing vinyl-based monomer (c), a photosensitive substance (III), and a compound (IV) which is a specific aromatic polyhydroxy compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: MICRO PROCESS INC.
    Inventors: Akifumi Ueda, Hidetaka Nakagawara, Shintaro Okada, Saki Fujita, Kazuo Watanabe, Shigeki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8647806
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a photosensitive resin composition containing: a vinyl-based copolymer (I) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a monomer (a) having a phenolic hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer (b); a quinonediazide compound (II) and a compound (III) represented by the following formula (5), and to a photosensitive dry film and a method for forming a patter by using the photosensitive resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Micro Process Inc, Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akifumi Ueda, Hidetaka Nakagawara, Kazuo Watanabe, Shigeki Watanabe, Wei Jen Lan, Chao Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 8647807
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising: a vinyl-based polymer (I) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a monomer (a) having a phenolic hydroxyl group; a vinyl-based polymer (II) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer (b), and having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 100,000, provided that the vinyl-based polymer (I) is excluded; a quinonediazide compound (III); and a compound (IV) represented by following formula (5). [In the formula, Y is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; l and m are each independently an integer of 1 to 3; n is 1 or 2; p and q are each independently 0 or 1.].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Micro Process Inc., Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akifumi Ueda, Hidetaka Nakagawara, Kazuo Watanabe, Shigeki Watanabe, Wei Jen Lan, Chao Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 8614283
    Abstract: To provide a resist polymer comprising, as a structural unit, an acid-decomposable unit having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) which exhibits a small line edge roughness and produces little defects in DUV excimer laser lithography or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Tadashi Nakamura, Akifumi Ueda
  • Patent number: 8580481
    Abstract: The resist polymer of the present invention comprises a specific constitutional unit having a cyano group, a constitutional unit having an acid-dissociable group, and a specific constitutional unit having a lactone skeleton. When the above polymer is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography or electron beam lithography, it exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution, and provides a good resist pattern shape, having a small degree of occurrence of line edge roughness or generation of microgels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Akifumi Ueda, Tadayuki Fujiwara, Masaru Takeshita, Ryotaro Hayashi, Takeshi Iwai
  • Publication number: 20130252181
    Abstract: A resist polymer (Y?), which is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography, electron beam lithography, and the like, contains a polymer (Y) comprising: a constituent unit (A) having a lactone skeleton; a constituent unit (B) having an acid-eliminable group; a constituent unit (C) having a hydrophilic group; and a constituent unit (E) having a structure represented by the following formula (1), wherein a content of the constituent unit (E) is 0.3 mol % or more based on the total number of the constituent units of the resist polymer (Y?): [Chemical formula 1] in the formula (1), L is a divalent linear, branched, or cyclic C1-20 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; R11 is a g-valent linear, branched, or cyclic C1-20 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; and g represents an integer of 1 to 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru MOMOSE, Akifumi Ueda
  • Patent number: 8476401
    Abstract: A resist polymer (Y?), which is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography, electron beam lithography, and the like, contains a polymer (Y) comprising: a constituent unit (A) having a lactone skeleton; a constituent unit (B) having an acid-eliminable group; a constituent unit (C) having a hydrophilic group; and a constituent unit (E) having a structure represented by the following formula (1), wherein a content of the constituent unit (E) is 0.3 mol % or more based on the total number of the constituent units of the resist polymer (Y?): in the formula (1), L is a divalent linear, branched, or cyclic C1-20 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; R11 is a g-valent linear, branched, or cyclic C1-20 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; and g represents an integer of 1 to 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Akifumi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20130004895
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising: a vinyl-based polymer (I) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a monomer (a) having a phenolic hydroxyl group; a vinyl-based polymer (II) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer (b), and having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 100,000, provided that the vinyl-based polymer (I) is excluded; a quinonediazide compound (III); and a compound (IV) represented by following formula (5). [In the formula, Y is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; 1 and m are each independently an integer of 1 to 3; n is 1 or 2; p and q are each independently 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicants: MICRO PROCESS INC., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., EVERLIGHT CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akifumi Ueda, Hidetaka Nakagawara, Kazuo Watanabe, Shigeki Watanabe, Weiren Lan, Zhaowen Lin
  • Publication number: 20120301830
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a photosensitive resin composition containing: a vinyl-based copolymer (I) obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing a monomer (a) having a phenolic hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer (b); a quinonediazide compound (II) and a compound (III) represented by the following formula (5), and to a photosensitive dry film and a method for forming a patter by using the photosensitive resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: MICRO PROCESS INC., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., EVERLIGHT CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akifumi Ueda, Hidetaka Nakagawara, Kazuo Watanabe, Shigeki Watanabe, Weiren Lan, Zhaowen Lin
  • Patent number: 8241829
    Abstract: To provide a resist polymer comprising, as a structural unit, an acid-decomposable unit having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) which exhibits a small line edge roughness and produces little defects in DUV excimer laser lithography or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Tadashi Nakamura, Akifumi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20120034561
    Abstract: The resist polymer of the present invention comprises a specific constitutional unit having a cyano group, a constitutional unit having an acid-dissociable group, and a specific constitutional unit having a lactone skeleton. When the above polymer is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography or electron beam lithography, it exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution, and provides a good resist pattern shape, having a small degree of occurrence of line edge roughness or generation of microgels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Akifumi Ueda, Tadayuki Fujiwara, Masaru Takeshita, Ryotaro Hayashi, Takeshi Iwai
  • Patent number: 8092979
    Abstract: The resist polymer of the present invention comprises a specific constitutional unit having a cyano group, a constitutional unit having an acid-dissociable group, and a specific constitutional unit having a lactone skeleton. When the above polymer is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography or electron beam lithography, it exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution, and provides a good resist pattern shape, having a small degree of occurrence of line edge roughness or generation of microgels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Akifumi Ueda, Tadayuki Fujiwara, Masaru Takeshita, Ryotaro Hayashi, Takeshi Iwai
  • Patent number: 8049042
    Abstract: To provide a resist polymer comprising, as a structural unit, an acid-decomposable unit having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) which exhibits a small line edge roughness and produces little defects in DUV excimer laser lithography or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Tadashi Nakamura, Akifumi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20110144295
    Abstract: To provide a resist polymer comprising, as a structural unit, an acid-decomposable unit having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) which exhibits a small line edge roughness and produces little defects in DUV excimer laser lithography or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Tadashi Nakamura, Akifumi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20090263743
    Abstract: The resist polymer of the present invention comprises a specific constitutional unit having a cyano group, a constitutional unit having an acid-dissociable group, and a specific constitutional unit having a lactone skeleton. When the above polymer is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography or electron beam lithography, it exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution, and provides a good resist pattern shape, having a small degree of occurrence of line edge roughness or generation of microgels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru MOMOSE, Atsushi Ootake, Akifumi Ueda, Tadayuki Fujiwara, Masaru Takeshita, Ryotaro Hayashi, Takeshi Iwai
  • Patent number: 7575846
    Abstract: The resist polymer of the present invention comprises a specific constitutional unit having a cyano group, a constitutional unit having an acid-dissociable group, and a specific constitutional unit having a lactone skeleton. When the above polymer is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography or electron beam lithography, it exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution, and provides a good resist pattern shape, having a small degree of occurrence of line edge roughness or generation of microgels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Akifumi Ueda, Tadayuki Fujiwara, Masaru Takeshita, Ryotaro Hayashi, Takeshi Iwai
  • Publication number: 20090198065
    Abstract: To provide a resist polymer comprising, as a structural unit, an acid-decomposable unit having a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) which exhibits a small line edge roughness and produces little defects in DUV excimer laser lithography or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Atsushi Ootake, Tadashi Nakamura, Akifumi Ueda
  • Publication number: 20080032241
    Abstract: A resist polymer (Y?), which is used as a resist resin in DUV excimer laser lithography, electron beam lithography, and the like, contains a polymer (Y) comprising: a constituent unit (A) having a lactone skeleton; a constituent unit (B) having an acid-eliminable group; a constituent unit (C) having a hydrophilic group; and a constituent unit (E) having a structure represented by the following formula (1), wherein a content of the constituent unit (E) is 0.3 mol % or more based on the total number of the constituent units of the resist polymer (Y?): [Chemical formula 1] in the formula (1), L is a divalent linear, branched, or cyclic C1-20 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; R11 is a g-valent linear, branched, or cyclic C 120 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent and/or a heteroatom; and g represents an integer of 1 to 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Momose, Akifumi Ueda