Patents by Inventor Masahito YAHAGI

Masahito YAHAGI 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: 20200159118
    Abstract: A resist composition including a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-1), a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-2), and a structural unit represented by General Formula (a0-3); in the Formula (a0-1), Rx01 is an acid dissociable group represented by General Formula (a01-r-1) or General Formula (a01-r-2) in Formula (a01-r-1) and Formula (a01-r-2), Xa and Ya, and Xaa and Yaa are groups that together form an aliphatic cyclic group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms; in Formula (a0-2), R1 is a fluorinated alkyl group; in Formula (a0-3), Wax3 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya FUJII, Yuki FUKUMURA, Masahito YAHAGI, Yoichi HORI
  • Publication number: 20200150531
    Abstract: A resist composition including a resin component having a structural unit derived from a compound represented by general formula (a0-1) and a structural unit containing an acid dissociable group which exhibits increased polarity by the action of acid, and an organic solvent including a component (S1) and a component (S2), the amount of the component (S1) in the organic solvent is more than 50% by weight (W1 represents a polymerizable group-containing group; Yax1 represents a single bond or a (nax1+1)-valent linking group; and nax1 represents an integer of 1 to 3): component (S1): propylene glycol monoalkyl ether component (S2): at least one of propylene glycol monoalkylether carboxylate, cycloalkanone, alkyl lactate, lactone, diacetone alcohol, and 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid alkyl ester
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Yoichi HORI, Yasuhiro YOSHII, Masahito YAHAGI, Takahiro KOJIMA, Akira MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200142303
    Abstract: A resist composition including a polymeric compound having a structural unit in which a compound represented by formula (a0-1) has a polymerizable group within the W1 portion converted into a main chain, and a compound represented by formula (b1-1) in which W1 represents a polymerizable group-containing group; Ct represents a tertiary carbon atom, and the ?-position of Ct is a carbon atom which constitutes a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; R11 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a chain hydrocarbon group; R12 and R13 are mutually bonded to form a 5-membered aliphatic monocyclic group, or a condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon group containing a 5-membered aliphatic monocyclic ring; Rb11 represents a cyclic group; Rb10, Rb20 and Rb30 each independently represents a substituent; nb1 represents an integer of 0 to 4; nb2 represents an integer of 0 to 5; nb3 represents an integer of 0 to 5; and X? represents a counteranion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Masahito YAHAGI, Yoichi HORI, Tatsuya FUJII, Yuki FUKUMURA
  • Patent number: 10606174
    Abstract: A resist composition including a polymeric compound having a structural unit derived from a compound represented by general formula (a0-1), an onium salt having an anion moiety with a specific structure, and a photodecomposable base which is decomposed upon exposure and then loses the ability of controlling of acid diffusion. In formula (a0-1), Rax0 represents a polymerizable group-containing group; Wax0 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having a valency of (nax0+1), provided that Rax0 and Wax0 may together form a condensed ring structure; nax0 represents an integer of 1 to 3; Yax01 represents a carbonyl group or a single bond; Rax01 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito Yahagi, Hiroto Yamazaki, Kenta Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10394122
    Abstract: A resist composition which generates an acid upon exposure and changes a solubility in a developing solution under an action of the acid, the resist composition containing a base material component whose solubility in the developing solution changes under the action of an acid and an acid generator represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (b-1), Rb1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having at least one alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms as a substituent, Yb1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond (—C(?O)—O— or —O—C(?O)—), Vb1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond, m is an integer of 1 or more, and Mm+ represents an m-valent organic cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TOYKO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Issei Suzuki, Masahito Yahagi, Yuki Fukumura, Kazuaki Ebisawa, Yoshitaka Komuro, Toshikazu Takayama, Takashi Kamizono, Tatsuya Fujii
  • Publication number: 20190204738
    Abstract: A resist composition including a resin component whose solubility in a developing solution is changed due to the action of the acid, in which the resin component has a constitutional unit derived from a compound represented by Formula (a0-1) and a constitutional unit containing an acid decomposable group whose polarity is increased due to the action of the acid. In the formula, W represents a polymerizable group-containing group, Ya0 represents a carbon atom, Xa0 represents a group that forms a monocyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group together with Ya0, some or all hydrogen atoms in the monocyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group may be substituted with substituents, and Ra00 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Hitoshi YAMANO, Takahiro KOJIMA, Yoichi HORI, Yasuhiro YOSHII, Masahito YAHAGI
  • Publication number: 20190196330
    Abstract: A resist composition including a resin component whose solubility in a developing solution is changed due to an action of an acid, in which the resin composition has a constitutional unit derived from a compound containing a chain-like aliphatic acid dissociable group or a monocyclic aliphatic acid dissociable group and a constitutional unit derived from a compound containing an aromatic hydrocarbon group-containing acid dissociable group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yoichi HORI, Yasuhiro YOSHII, Masahito YAHAGI, Hitoshi YAMANO, Takahiro KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 10241406
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a resin component having a structural unit represented by general formula (a0-1), and a compound represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (a0-1), R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogenated alkyl group. Va1 is a divalent hydrocarbon group. na1 represents an integer of 0 to 2. Ra?12 and Ra?13 are a monovalent chain saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom. Ra?14 is a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, or an anthryl group. In general formula (b1), Rb1 represents a cyclic hydrocarbon group. Yb1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond. Vb1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond. m is an integer of 1 or more, and Mm+ is an m-valent organic cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito Yahagi, Issei Suzuki, Yuki Fukumura, Toshikazu Takayama, Takashi Kamizono, Tatsuya Fujii
  • Publication number: 20190018319
    Abstract: A resist composition which generates an acid when exposed and whose solubility in a developer is changed by an action of an acid, the resist composition including a polymer compound (A1) which has a constitutional unit (a0) derived from a compound represented by Formula (a0-1) and a constitutional unit (a10) derived from a compound represented by Formula (a10-1) and does not have a constitutional unit represented by Formula (1). In the formulas, Rax0 and Rax1 represent a polymerizable group-containing group; Wax0 and Wax1 represent an (nax0+1)-valent or (nax1+1)-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group; nax0 and nax1 represent an integer of 1 to 3; and Z2 represents Fe, Co, Ni, Cr, or Ru.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroto YAMAZAKI, Masahito YAHAGI, Kenta SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10101658
    Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, the resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid and an acid generator (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) including a resin component having a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below, and the acid generator component (B) containing a compound having a cation moiety having an electron withdrawing group (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Ya represents a carbon atom; Xa represents an atomic group required to form an alicyclic hydrocarbon group with Ya; and Ra01 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku Hirayama, Daisuke Kawana, Shogo Matsumaru, Kenta Suzuki, Takashi Kamizono, Masahito Yahagi, Tatsuya Fujii
  • Patent number: 10066096
    Abstract: A method of producing a structure containing a phase-separated structure, which includes mixing a block copolymer which includes a hydrophobic polymer block and a hydrophilic polymer block and is incapable of forming a phase-separated structure, with a homopolymer compatible with the hydrophilic polymer block or a homopolymer compatible with the hydrophobic polymer block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kurosawa, Tasuku Matsumiya, Masahito Yahagi, Hitoshi Yamano, Ken Miyagi, Daiju Shiono, Taku Hirayama, Katsumi Ohmori
  • Publication number: 20180210338
    Abstract: A resist composition including a polymeric compound having a structural unit derived from a compound represented by general formula (a0-1), an onium salt having an anion moiety with a specific structure, and a photodecomposable base which is decomposed upon exposure and then loses the ability of controlling of acid diffusion. In formula (a0-1), Rax0 represents a polymerizable group-containing group; Wax0 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having a valency of (nax0+1), provided that Rax0 and Wax0 may together form a condensed ring structure; nax0 represents an integer of 1 to 3; Yax01 represents a carbonyl group or a single bond; Rax01 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Masahito YAHAGI, Hiroto YAMAZAKI, Kenta SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9964851
    Abstract: A method of forming a resist pattern including forming a resist film on a support using a resist composition; subjecting the resist film to exposure; and forming a resist pattern by developing the resist film having undergone the exposure, in which the developing is performed using a developer which contains a basic compound represented by the following formula (1) and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, and in which the concentration of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide is equal to or greater than 2.5% by mass and less than 2.8% by mass: in which R1 to R4 each independently represent a linear or branched alkyl group, and the total number of carbon atoms contained in each of the alkyl groups represented by R1 to R4 is 4 to 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Sato, Mitsuo Hagihara, Tomoya Kumagai, Masahito Yahagi, Kenta Suzuki, Takayoshi Mori, Ryoji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170369697
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a resin component having a structural unit represented by general formula (a0-1), and a compound represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (a0-1), R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogenated alkyl group, Va1 is a divalent hydrocarbon group, na1 represents an integer of 0 to 2, Ya0 is a carbon atom, Xa0 is a group forming a monocyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group together with Ya0, and Ra00 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a specific unsaturated hydrocarbon group. In general formula (b1), Rb1 represents a cyclic hydrocarbon group, Yb1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond, Vb1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond, and Mm+ is an m-valent organic cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Masahito YAHAGI, Issei SUZUKI, Yuki FUKUMURA, Toshikazu TAKAYAMA, Takashi KAMIZONO, Tatsuya FUJII
  • Publication number: 20170369698
    Abstract: A resist composition which generates an acid upon exposure and changes a solubility in a developing solution under an action of the acid, the resist composition containing a base material component whose solubility in the developing solution changes under the action of an acid and an acid generator represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (b-1), Rb1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having at least one alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms as a substituent, Yb1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond (—C(?O)—O— or —O—C(?O)—), Vb1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond, m is an integer of 1 or more, and Mm+ represents an m-valent organic cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Issei SUZUKI, Masahito YAHAGI, Yuki FUKUMURA, Kazuaki EBISAWA, Yoshitaka KOMURO, Toshikazu TAKAYAMA, Takashi KAMIZONO, Tatsuya FUJII
  • Publication number: 20170371241
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a resin component having a structural unit represented by general formula (a0-1), and a compound represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (a0-1), R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogenated alkyl group. Va1 is a divalent hydrocarbon group. na1 represents an integer of 0 to 2. Ra?12 and Ra?13 are a monovalent chain saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom. Ra?14 is a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, or an anthryl group. In general formula (b1), Rb1 represents a cyclic hydrocarbon group. Yb1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond. Vb1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond. m is an integer of 1 or more, and Mm+ is an m-valent organic cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Masahito YAHAGI, Issei SUZUKI, Yuki FUKUMURA, Toshikazu TAKAYAMA, Takashi KAMIZONO, Tatsuya FUJII
  • Patent number: 9821338
    Abstract: A brush composition used for phase-separation of a layer containing a block copolymer on a substrate, the brush composition including a resin component (N), the resin component (N) containing a hydrophobic structural unit (Nx) and a hydrophilic structural unit (Ny), the amount of the structural unit (Ny) within the resin component (N) being 5 mol % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamano, Tasuku Matsumiya, Masahito Yahagi, Tsuyoshi Kurosawa, Ken Miyagi
  • Patent number: 9776208
    Abstract: A brush composition used for phase-separation of a layer containing a block copolymer having plural kinds of blocks bonded formed on a substrate, the brush composition including a resin component, the resin component having a structural unit (u1) represented by genera formula (u1-1), and having a hydroxy group on at least one terminal portion of the main chain thereof: in formula (u1-1), R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R1 represents a halogen atom, or a linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally containing an oxygen atom, a halogen atom or a silicon atom, or a combination of the linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group; and p represents an integer of 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito Yahagi, Takaya Maehashi, Akiya Kawaue, Issei Suzuki, Tasuku Matsumiya, Tsuyoshi Kurosawa, Hitoshi Yamano
  • Publication number: 20170059994
    Abstract: A method of forming a resist pattern including forming a resist film on a support using a resist composition; subjecting the resist film to exposure; and forming a resist pattern by developing the resist film having undergone the exposure, in which the developing is performed using a developer which contains a basic compound represented by the following formula (1) and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, and in which the concentration of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide is equal to or greater than 2.5% by mass and less than 2.8% by mass: in which R1 to R4 each independently represent a linear or branched alkyl group, and the total number of carbon atoms contained in each of the alkyl groups represented by R1 to R4 is 4 to 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kazufumi SATO, Mitsuo HAGIHARA, Tomoya KUMAGAI, Masahito YAHAGI, Kenta SUZUKI, Takayoshi MORI, Ryoji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160280906
    Abstract: A method of producing a structure containing a phase-separated structure, which includes mixing a block copolymer which includes a hydrophobic polymer block and a hydrophilic polymer block and is incapable of forming a phase-separated structure, with a homopolymer compatible with the hydrophilic polymer block or a homopolymer compatible with the hydrophobic polymer block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KUROSAWA, Tasuku MATSUMIYA, Masahito YAHAGI, Hitoshi YAMANO, Ken MIYAGI, Daiju SHIONO, Taku HIRAYAMA, Katsumi OHMORI