Patents by Inventor Atsushi Mizutani

Atsushi Mizutani 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: 12150386
    Abstract: A treatment liquid contains orthoperiodic acid and water, and the pH is 11 or more. It is preferable that the content of orthoperiodic acid in the treatment liquid is 0.01% to 5% by mass with respect to the total mass of the treatment liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keeyoung Park, Atsushi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20240368753
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor, which is capable of forming a film exhibiting a high contact angle of water on a metal region in a case where the chemical liquid is brought into contact with a substrate having a metal region. The chemical liquid of a semiconductor manufacturing method of the present invention is a chemical liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor including a solvent and two or more specific compounds, in which the specific compound is a compound having a polar group and a vertical alignment group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Hakamata, Atsushi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20240337013
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor, which is capable of forming an ALD film in a region targeted for ALD film formation and suppressing the formation of an ALD film in a region not targeted for ALD film formation, in a case where an ALD treatment is carried out after bringing the chemical liquid into contact with a predetermined substrate to form a modified film. Another object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a modified substrate using the above-mentioned chemical liquid, a manufacturing method of a laminate, and a chemical liquid container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, Akihiro Hakamata, Koichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20240336840
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful for, e.g., selectively hafnium oxide from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventor: Atsushi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20240326454
    Abstract: A liquid supply container includes a liquid inlet/outlet portion forming member including a cylindrical portion attached to an opening end of a storage portion configured to contain liquid. An inlet/outlet portion of liquid for the storage portion is formed in the cylindrical portion, and an valve is disposed in the inlet/outlet portion. A valve body of the valve is movably accommodated in a holder member. The cylindrical portion of the liquid inlet/outlet portion forming member forms a void portion surrounding the holder member in a circumferential direction between the cylindrical portion and the holder member. A rib or a flange portion is provided for dividing the void portion into at least two portions in the circumferential direction or a moving direction of the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Atsushi KOBAYASHI, Shun OYA
  • Publication number: 20240315310
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a tobacco material in which there is limited occurrence of pieces of the tobacco material sticking together. The present invention solves this problem by means of a tobacco material in which the total protein content per 100 mg of the material, in terms of dry weight, is no higher than 5 mg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke NANASAKI, Masashi MIZUTANI, Atsushi NAGAI, Masahiro CHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240287384
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful for, e.g., selectively removing tantalum nitride (TaN) from a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Guske, Atsushi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20240279574
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition having excellent ruthenium removability with respect to tungsten in a case of being applied to an object to be treated containing tungsten and ruthenium. The composition according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: periodic acid or a salt thereof, a quaternary ammonium salt; a resin containing a nitrogen atom; and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Moe NARITA, Atsushi MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20240258111
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for treating a wafer having a pattern disposed on a surface of the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: William A. Wojtczak, Kazutaka Takahashi, Atsushi Mizutani, Keeyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20240228876
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment liquid for producing a semiconductor, which is capable of selectively removing Si in a case of being applied to an object to be treated containing SiGe and Si. The treatment liquid for manufacturing a semiconductor according to the present invention includes: a nitrogen-containing polymer; a quaternary ammonium hydroxide; an organic solvent having an SP value of 25 MPa1/2 or more; and water. Polyalkyleneimine is excluded from the nitrogen-containing polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta SHIGENOI, Atsushi Mizutani, Tomonori Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12012658
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, Tetsuya Kamimura
  • Publication number: 20240166948
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor etching solution having a large etching ratio of SiGe relative to Si when an object containing Si and SiGe is treated and having excellent storage stability. The semiconductor etching solution includes: a fluoride ion source; a carboxylic acid; a percarboxylic acid; hydrogen peroxide; and bromide ions, and a content of the bromide ions is less than 500 mass ppm with respect to a total mass of the semiconductor etching solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi MIZUTANI, Mick BJELOPAVLIC, Carl BALLESTEROS
  • Patent number: 11898123
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one chelating agent, the chelating agent being a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid; 3) at least one corrosion inhibitor, the corrosion inhibitor being a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriazole; 4) at least one sulfonic acid; and 5) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Emil A. Kneer, Thomas Dory, Atsushi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20240002725
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition that leaves few residues in a case where the composition is brought into contact with a Ru-containing substance to perform an etching treatment on the Ru-containing substance, and to provide a method for treating a substrate. The composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains one or more periodic acid compounds selected from the group consisting of a periodic acid and a salt thereof, a quaternary ammonium salt represented by Formula (A), and a trialkylamine or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Moe NARITA, Atsushi MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230420266
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for treating a semiconductor in which etching of silicon germanium is suppressed and a ratio of an etching rate of silicon to an etching rate of silicon germanium is large. In addition, the present invention provides a method for treating an object to be treated using a composition for treating a semiconductor. The composition for treating a semiconductor according to the present invention is a composition for treating a semiconductor including a quaternary ammonium salt having a hydroxyl group, a polar organic solvent, at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1), a compound represented by Formula (2), and salts thereof, and water, in which the mass ratio of the nitrogen-containing compound to the quaternary ammonium salt is 0.00001 to 0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta SHIGENOI, Atsushi Mizutani, Tomonori Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230416605
    Abstract: Provided is a chemical liquid that has an excellent etching ability for an Al oxide on a substrate and excellent etching selectivity between Al oxide and a specific metal oxide. Also provided is a treatment method using the chemical liquid. The chemical liquid contains at least one hydroxy acid selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy acid and a salt thereof, a quaternary ammonium compound, a trialkylamine, and water, and is alkaline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta SHIGENOI, Atsushi MIZUTANI, Tomonori TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230402275
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a washing solution for a semiconductor device, the washing solution being excellent in the dissolution suppressing performance with respect to a metal layer containing tungsten and also being excellent in the washing performance of a dry etching residue. Another object of the present invention is to provide a washing method for a semiconductor substrate. The washing solution for a semiconductor device according to the present invention is a washing solution for a semiconductor device, containing one or more hydroxylamine compounds one selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine and a hydroxylamine salt, a predetermined component A represented by Formula (1) described later, and water, in which a mass ratio of a content of the hydroxylamine compound to a content of the component A is 5 to 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230365902
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for a semiconductor device, which is excellent in residue removability. In addition, the present invention provides a substrate washing method using the treatment liquid. The composition for a semiconductor device contains alcohol, an aprotic polar solvent, an azole compound, an alkanolamine, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230340326
    Abstract: A chemical solution, which demonstrates excellent etching performance for transition metal-containing substances and has excellent defect inhibition performance, a method for manufacturing the chemical solution, and a method for treating a substrate. The chemical solution according to an embodiment includes one or more kinds of periodic acids selected from the group consisting of a periodic acid and a salt thereof, one or more kinds of first metal components selected from the group consisting of Ti and Zr, and water. In a case where the chemical solution includes one kind of first metal component, a content of the one kind of first metal component is 1 ppt by mass to 100 ppm by mass with respect to a total mass of the periodic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki SUGIMURA, Tomonori Takahashi, Hiroyuki Seki, Atsushi Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11770657
    Abstract: A piezo-electric element includes a piezo-electric element part, a support part, and a stretchable film. The piezo-electric element part includes a piezo-electric film and electrodes between which the piezo-electric film is sandwiched in a thickness direction. The support part supports a peripheral portion of the piezo-electric element part. The stretchable film is provided in an oscillation region located inside of the peripheral portion of the piezo-electric element part. The stretchable film also has a higher elasticity than that of the piezo-electric element part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: NISSHINBO MICRO DEVICES INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kuchiji, Naoki Masumoto, Hideo Yamada, Akihiko Teshigahara, Atsushi Mizutani