Patents by Inventor Kikue Morita

Kikue 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).

  • Patent number: 11279904
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaning liquid composition which is useful for cleaning of a substrate or the like that has been subjected to a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process, etc in the production steps of an electronic device such as a semiconductor element. A cleaning liquid composition according to the present invention is used for the purpose of cleaning a substrate that has a Cu wiring, and comprises one or more basic compounds and one or more nitrogen-containing monocyclic heterocyclic aromatic compounds that contain one or more carboxyl groups or ester groups, provided that in cases where one or more amino groups are contained therein, only amino groups directly bonded to a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rind are contained. This cleaning liquid composition has a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 8-12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KANTO KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kikue Morita, Areji Takanaka, Takuo Ohwada
  • Publication number: 20210163856
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cleaning liquid composition useful in cleaning substrates, etc., which have undergone treatment such as chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) in a process for manufacturing electronic devices such as semiconductor elements. This cleaning liquid composition for cleaning substrates having Cu wiring includes one or more basic compounds and one or more heteromonocyclic aromatic compounds containing a nitrogen atom, and has a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 8-11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kikue Morita, Chiyoko Horike, Keisuke Fukaya, Takuo Ohwada
  • Publication number: 20190345419
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaning liquid composition which is useful for cleaning of a substrate or the like that has been subjected to a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process, etc in the production steps of an electronic device such as a semiconductor element. A cleaning liquid composition according to the present invention is used for the purpose of cleaning a substrate that has a Cu wiring, and comprises one or more basic compounds and one or more nitrogen-containing monocyclic heterocyclic aromatic compounds that contain one or more carboxyl groups or ester groups, provided that in cases where one or more amino groups are contained therein, only amino groups directly bonded to a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rind are contained. This cleaning liquid composition has a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 8-12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kikue MORITA, Areji TAKANAKA, Takuo OHWADA
  • Patent number: 9334470
    Abstract: [Purpose] To provide a cleaning liquid composition that has excellent removability for metallic impurities and particulates, does not cause corrosion of Cu, and can clean a semiconductor substrate having copper wiring in a production process for an electronic device such as a semiconductor device. [Solution means] A cleaning liquid composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate having copper wiring, the cleaning liquid composition containing one or more types of basic compound containing no metal, and one or more types of phosphonic acid-based chelating agent, and having a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 8 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KANTO KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yumiko Taniguchi, Kikue Morita, Chiyoko Horike, Takuo Ohwada
  • Publication number: 20160083675
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cleaning liquid composition useful in cleaning substrates, etc., which have undergone treatment such as chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) in a process for manufacturing electronic devices such as semiconductor elements. This cleaning liquid composition for cleaning substrates having Cu wiring includes one or more basic compounds and one or more heteromonocyclic aromatic compounds containing a nitrogen atom, and has a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 8-11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kikue Morita, Chiyoko Horike, Keisuke Fukaya, Takuo Ohwada
  • Publication number: 20100090158
    Abstract: An aqueous solution of ammonia, tetramethylammonium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide, etc. has been used as a cleaning liquid and an etching liquid of a semiconductor substrate and a glass substrate. However, the metal impurities in the alkali components are adsorbed onto the substrate surface during treatment, so that a process for removing the adsorbed metal impurities is necessary as the next process. In addition, in the case of the cleaning liquid, though it is effective in the removal of fine particles, the metal impurities cannot be cleaned, so that it is necessary to carry out acid cleaning, which makes the process complicated. According to the present invention, the alkaline aqueous solution for treating a substrate wherein an alkali component and a specific chelating agent are combined prevents adsorption of metal impurities onto the substrate, and further cleans and removes the metals adhered to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Ishikawa, Kikue Morita