Patents by Inventor Hiromi Kawada

Hiromi Kawada 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: 9803161
    Abstract: A cleaning agent is provided for a semiconductor substrate superior in corrosion resistance of a tungsten wiring or a tungsten alloy wiring, and superior in removal property of polishing fines (particle) such as silica or alumina, remaining at surface of the semiconductor substrate, in particular, at surface of a silicon oxide film such as a TEOS film, after a chemical mechanical polishing process; and a method for processing a semiconductor substrate surface. A cleaning agent for a semiconductor substrate is to be used in a post process of a chemical mechanical polishing process of the semiconductor substrate having a tungsten wiring or a tungsten alloy wiring, and a silicon oxide film, comprising (A) a phosphonic acid-based chelating agent, (B) a primary or secondary monoamine having at least one alkyl group or hydroxyalkyl group in a molecule and (C) water, wherein a pH is over 6 and below 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi Kawada, Hironori Mizuta, Tsuneaki Maesawa
  • Publication number: 20150140820
    Abstract: A cleaning agent is provided for a semiconductor substrate superior in corrosion resistance of a tungsten wiring or a tungsten alloy wiring, and superior in removal property of polishing fines (particle) such as silica or alumina, remaining at surface of the semiconductor substrate, in particular, at surface of a silicon oxide film such as a TEOS film, after a chemical mechanical polishing process; and a method for processing a semiconductor substrate surface. A cleaning agent for a semiconductor substrate is to be used in a post process of a chemical mechanical polishing process of the semiconductor substrate having a tungsten wiring or a tungsten alloy wiring, and a silicon oxide film, comprising (A) a phosphonic acid-based chelating agent, (B) a primary or secondary monoamine having at least one alkyl group or hydroxyalkyl group in a molecule and (C) water, wherein a pH is over 6 and below 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi Kawada, Hironori Mizuta, Tsuneaki Maesawa
  • Publication number: 20130261040
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for a substrate having a copper wiring consisting of an aqueous solution comprising [I] an amino acid represented by the following general formula [1], and [II] an alkylhydroxylamine; and a method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate having a copper wiring characterized by using the relevant cleaning agent for a substrate having a copper wiring; (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxymethyl group or a carboxyethyl group; and R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, which may have a hydroxyl group, provided that those where R1 to R3 are all hydrogen atoms are excluded.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi Kawada, Satoshi Shirahata, Hironori Mizuta, Masahiko Kakizawa, Kazuo Shiraki