Patents by Inventor Masafumi Muramatsu

Masafumi Muramatsu 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: 8513140
    Abstract: A post-dry etching cleaning liquid composition for cleaning a substrate after dry etching is provided, the cleaning liquid composition containing at least one type of fluorine compound, glyoxylic acid, at least one type of organic acid salt, and water. With regard to the fluorine compound, ammonium fluoride may be used. With regard to the organic acid salt, at least one of ammonium oxalate, ammonium tartarate, ammonium citrate, and ammonium acetate may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masafumi Muramatsu, Kazumi Asada, Yukino Hagino, Atsushi Okuyama, Takahito Nakajima, Kazuhiko Takase, Yoshihiro Uozumi, Tsuyoshi Matsumura, Takuo Ohwada, Norio Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7981718
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup element, the method including the steps of forming a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements within a semiconductor substrate; forming a wiring layer via an insulating film on a surface of the semiconductor substrate in which surface the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are formed; laminating a supporting substrate to a surface of the semiconductor substrate in which surface the wiring layer is formed via an adhesive; applying a pressure to the semiconductor substrate and the supporting substrate in a state of the semiconductor substrate and the supporting substrate being laminated to each other via the adhesive; and curing the adhesive by heating the adhesive to a curing temperature of the adhesive after releasing the applied pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Kobayashi, Masafumi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20110014793
    Abstract: A post-dry etching cleaning liquid composition for cleaning a substrate after dry etching is provided, the cleaning liquid composition containing at least one type of fluorine compound, glyoxylic acid, at least one type of organic acid salt, and water. With regard to the fluorine compound, ammonium fluoride may be used. With regard to the organic acid salt, at least one of ammonium oxalate, ammonium tartarate, ammonium citrate, and ammonium acetate may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Masafumi Muramatsu, Kazumi Asada, Yukino Hagino, Atsushi Okuyama, Takahito Nakajima, Kazuhiko Takase, Yoshihiro Uozumi, Tsuyoshi Matsumura, Takuo Ohwada, Norio Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090212384
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup element, the method including the steps of forming a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements within a semiconductor substrate; forming a wiring layer via an insulating film on a surface of the semiconductor substrate in which surface the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are formed; laminating a supporting substrate to a surface of the semiconductor substrate in which surface the wiring layer is formed via an adhesive; applying a pressure to the semiconductor substrate and the supporting substrate in a state of the semiconductor substrate and the supporting substrate being laminated to each other via the adhesive; and curing the adhesive by heating the adhesive to a curing temperature of the adhesive after releasing the applied pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki KOBAYASHI, Masafumi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 7427789
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device comprises a process for forming a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements PD within a semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an interconnection portion, having an interconnection layer 8 in an insulating layer 7, on the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an adhesive layer, made of a material cured at a temperature lower than a deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8, on the surface of the interconnection portion and bonding a supporting substrate 30 to the surface side of the interconnection portion through the adhesive layer 9 by heat treatment at a temperature lower than the deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8 and a process for decreasing a thickness of the semiconductor substrate 4 from the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masafumi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20080188085
    Abstract: A post-dry etching cleaning liquid composition for cleaning a substrate after dry etching is provided, the cleaning liquid composition containing at least one type of fluorine compound, glyoxylic acid, at least one type of organic acid salt, and water. With regard to the fluorine compound, ammonium fluoride may be used. With regard to the organic acid salt, at least one of ammonium oxalate, ammonium tartarate, ammonium citrate, and ammonium acetate may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Masafumi Muramatsu, Kazumi Asada, Yukino Hagino, Atsushi Okuyama, Takahito Nakajima, Kazuhiko Takase, Yoshihiro Uozumi, Tsuyoshi Matsumura, Takuo Ohwada, Norio Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080076260
    Abstract: One example of a separation-material composition for a photo-resist according to the present invention comprises 5.0 weight % of sulfamic acid, 34.7 weight % of H2O, 0.3 weight % of ammonium 1-hydrogen difluoride, 30 weight % of N,N-dimethylacetamide and 30 weight % of diethylene glycol mono-n-buthyl ether. Another example of a separation-material composition for a photo-resist according to the present invention comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 3.0 weight % of 1-diphosphonic acid, 0.12 weight % of ammonium fluoride, 48.38 weight % of H2O and 48.5 weight % of diethylene glycol mono-n-buthyl ether. The separation-material composition for the photo-resist is mainly used for a medicinal liquid washing liquid/scientific liquid in order to remove the photo-resist residuals and the by-product polymer after an ashing process of a photo-resist mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, EKC Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Masafumi Muramatsu, Hayato Iwamoto, Kazumi Asada, Tomoko Suzuki, Toshitaka Hiraga, Testu Aoyama
  • Patent number: 7341827
    Abstract: One example of a separation-material composition for a photo-resist according to the present invention comprises 5.0 weight % of sulfamic acid, 34.7 weight % of H2O, 0.3 weight % of ammonium 1-hydrogen difluoride, 30 weight % of N,N-dimethylacetamide and 30 weight % of diethylene glycol mono-n-buthyl ether. Another example of a separation-material composition for a photo-resist according to the present invention comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 3.0 weight % of 1-diphosphonic acid, 0.12 weight % of anmonium fluoride, 48.38 weight % of H2O and 48.5 weight % of diethylene glycol mono-n-buthl ether. The separation-material composition for the photo-resist is mainly used for a medicinal liquid washing liquid/scientific liquid in order to remove the photo-resist residuals and the by-product polymer after an ashing process of a photo-resist mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, EKC Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Masafumi Muramatsu, Hayato Iwamoto, Kazumi Asada, Tomoko Suzuki, Toshitaka Hiraga, Tetsuo Aoyama
  • Patent number: 7288428
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device comprises a process for forming a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements PD within a semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an interconnection portion, having an interconnection layer 8 in an insulating layer 7, on the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an adhesive layer, made of a material cured at a temperature lower than a deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8, on the surface of the interconnection portion and bonding a supporting substrate 30 to the surface side of the interconnection portion through the adhesive layer 9 by heat treatment at a temperature lower than the deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8 and a process for decreasing a thickness of the semiconductor substrate 4 from the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masafumi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20070241416
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device comprises a process for forming a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements PD within a semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an interconnection portion, having an interconnection layer 8 in an insulating layer 7, on the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an adhesive layer, made of a material cured at a temperature lower than a deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8, on the surface of the interconnection portion and bonding a supporting substrate 30 to the surface side of the interconnection portion through the adhesive layer 9 by heat treatment at a temperature lower than the deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8 and a process for decreasing a thickness of the semiconductor substrate 4 from the back side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masafumi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20060019201
    Abstract: A post-dry etching cleaning liquid composition for cleaning a substrate after dry etching is provided, the cleaning liquid composition containing at least one type of fluorine compound, glyoxylic acid, at least one type of organic acid salt, and water. With regard to the fluorine compound, ammonium fluoride may be used. With regard to the organic acid salt, at least one of ammonium oxalate, ammonium tartarate, ammonium citrate, and ammonium acetate may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Masafumi Muramatsu, Kazumi Asada, Yukino Hagino, Atsushi Okuyama, Takahito Nakajima, Kazuhiko Takase, Yoshihiro Uozumi, Tsuyoshi Matsumura, Takuo Ohwada, Norio Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20050227403
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device comprises a process for forming a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements PD within a semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an interconnection portion, having an interconnection layer 8 in an insulating layer 7, on the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 4, a process for forming an adhesive layer, made of a material cured at a temperature lower than a deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8, on the surface of the interconnection portion and bonding a supporting substrate 30 to the surface side of the interconnection portion through the adhesive layer 9 by heat treatment at a temperature lower than the deterioration starting temperature of the interconnection layer 8 and a process for decreasing a thickness of the semiconductor substrate 4 from the back side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masafumi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20040038154
    Abstract: One example of a separation-material composition for a photo-resist according to the present invention comprises 5.0 weight % of sulfamic acid, 34.7 weight % of H2O, 0.3 weight % of ammonium 1-hydrogen difluoride, 30 weight % of N,N-dimethylacetamide and 30 weight % of diethylene glycol mono-n-buthyl ether. Another example of a separation-material composition for a photo-resist according to the present invention comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 3.0 weight % of 1-diphosphonic acid, 0.12 weight % of anmonium fluoride, 48.38 weight % of H2O and 48.5 weight % of diethylene glycol mono-n-buthl ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Masafumi Muramatsu, Hayato Iwamoto, Kazumi Asada, Tomoko Suzuki, Toshitaka Hiraga, Tetsuo Aoyama