Patents by Inventor Kazuyo MORITA

Kazuyo MORITA 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: 20220373886
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to form a resist film that is highly sensitive and enables high-resolution patterning. The present invention relates to a resist material that comprises a polymer comprising a unit derived from a structure represented by the following formula (101). In the formula (101), R1 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group optionally having a substituent, an acyl group optionally having a substituent, an allyl group optionally having a substituent, an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent, or an alkylsilyl group optionally having a substituent, and a plurality of R1 may be the same or different. R11 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group optionally having a substituent. R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, or a halogenated alkyl group; and Y1 represents a single bond or a linking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kimiko HATTORI, Kazuyo MORITA
  • Publication number: 20220365448
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of forming a high-contrast fine pattern onto a resist film. The present invention relates to a pattern forming method, comprising; applying a resist material onto a substrate to form a resist film, introducing a metal into the resist film, exposing, and developing. In addition, the present invention also relates to a resist material and a pattern forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuyo MORITA, Kimiko HATTORI
  • Patent number: 11117996
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation having a wide range of applicable pattern size and being capable of forming a favorable phase-separated structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyo Morita, Kimiko Hattori
  • Patent number: 11066571
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pattern forming method capable of easily forming a phase-separated structure with high accuracy, even in the case of widening the applicable range of a pattern size. The present invention relates to a pattern forming method comprising: applying an under coating agent onto a substrate, and applying a self-assembly composition for pattern formation to the surface of the substrate, onto which the under coating agent has been applied, and then forming a self-assembly film according to self-assembly phase separation, wherein the self-assembly composition for pattern formation comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymerization unit (a) having at least one selected from a structure represented by a formula (103) and a structure represented by a formula (104), and a polymerization unit (b) having a structure represented by a formula (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyo Morita, Kimiko Hattori
  • Publication number: 20210147603
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation having a wide range of applicable pattern size and being capable of forming a favorable phase-separated structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuyo MORITA, Kimiko HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20210149307
    Abstract: The present invention provides an underlayer film-forming composition in which the material used is dissolved in an organic solvent, and which is capable of forming an underlayer film that is not prone to cracking under the atmosphere and by heat treatment at a relatively low temperature and which is increasing the coated film residual rate upon forming the underlayer film. An underlayer film-forming composition for forming an underlayer film used for pattern formation, which comprises a copolymer and an organic solvent; the copolymer comprises a polymer moiety (a) and a polymer moiety (b); the polymer moiety (a) comprises a saccharide derivative moiety; the saccharide derivative moiety is at least one of a pentose derivative moiety or a hexose derivative moiety; and the polymer moiety (b) comprises no saccharide derivative moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimiko HATTORI, Kazuyo MORITA
  • Patent number: 10982032
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which is capable of forming a favorable phase-separated structure even in the case of forming a large size pattern. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which is capable of forming a pattern by a simple process, with no need for preparation of a under layer, etc., upon formation of a fine pattern structure. The present invention relates to a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymerization unit (a) comprising two or more units consisting of at least one type selected from a glucose unit and a xylose unit, and a polymerization unit (b) comprising two or more units consisting of at least one type selected from an aromatic ring-containing unit, a silicon-containing unit and a metal-containing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuyo Morita
  • Publication number: 20200401044
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern-forming film having excellent etching resistance. The present invention relates to a pattern-forming material including a polymer containing oxygen atoms, in which the polymer has an oxygen atom content of 20% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the polymer, and the polymer has a silicon atom content of 10% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyo MORITA, Kimiko HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20200401047
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an underlayer film-forming composition capable of forming an underlayer film which remains with a high proportion in an organic solvent, has a low UV reflectivity, and is excellent in etching resistance. The present invention relates to an underlayer film-forming composition, which contains a copolymer and an organic solvent and is used for patterning, wherein the copolymer contains: (a) a unit derived from a sugar derivative; (b) a unit derived from a compound having a light antireflection function; and (c) a unit derived from a compound capable of cross-coupling the copolymer, the unit derived from a sugar derivative (a) is at least one selected from a unit derived from a pentose derivative and a unit derived from a hexose derivative, and the underlayer film-forming composition is used for metal introduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimiko HATTORI, Kazuyo MORITA
  • Publication number: 20200048491
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pattern forming method capable of easily forming a phase-separated structure with high accuracy, even in the case of widening the applicable range of a pattern size. The present invention relates to a pattern forming method comprising: applying an under coating agent onto a substrate, and applying a self-assembly composition for pattern formation to the surface of the substrate, onto which the under coating agent has been applied, and then forming a self-assembly film according to self-assembly phase separation, wherein the self-assembly composition for pattern formation comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymerization unit (a) having at least one selected from a structure represented by a formula (103) and a structure represented by a formula (104), and a polymerization unit (b) having a structure represented by a formula (105).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuyo MORITA, Kimiko HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20190211130
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation having a wide range of applicable pattern size and being capable of forming a favorable phase-separated structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Oji Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyo MORITA, Kimiko HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20180362692
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which is capable of forming a favorable phase-separated structure even in the case of forming a large size pattern. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which is capable of forming a pattern by a simple process, with no need for preparation of a under layer, etc., upon formation of a fine pattern structure. The present invention relates to a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymerization unit (a) comprising two or more units consisting of at least one type selected from a glucose unit and a xylose unit, and a polymerization unit (b) comprising two or more units consisting of at least one type selected from an aromatic ring-containing unit, a silicon-containing unit and a metal-containing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuyo MORITA
  • Publication number: 20140342576
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet curing curable resin material for pattern transfer is provided. The resin contains isobornyl acrylate, an acrylate having a fluorene skeleton, a polyfunctional acrylate, and a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuyo Morita, Seiji Morita, Shinobu Sugimura, Masatoshi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8829070
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet curing curable resin material for pattern transfer is provided. The resin contains isobornyl acrylate, an acrylate having a fluorene skeleton, a polyfunctional acrylate, and a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuyo Morita, Seiji Morita, Shinobu Sugimura, Masatoshi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20110049089
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet curing curable resin material for pattern transfer is provided. The resin contains isobornyl acrylate, an acrylate having a fluorene skeleton, a polyfunctional acrylate, and a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kazuyo MORITA, Seiji MORITA, Shinobu SUGIMURA, Masatoshi SAKURAI