Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Echigo

Masatoshi Echigo 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: 9908831
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a compound represented by the general formula (1) or (2), a method for forming a resist pattern using the composition, a polyphenolic compound for use in the composition, and an alcoholic compound that can be derived therefrom are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Masako Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20180052392
    Abstract: The present invention provides a material for forming an underlayer film for lithography, including a cyanic acid ester compound obtained by cyanation of a modified naphthalene formaldehyde resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kana OKADA, Takashi MAKINOSHIMA, Masatoshi ECHIGO, Go HIGASHIHARA, Atsushi OKOSHI
  • Patent number: 9897913
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition containing a resist compound having a high sensitivity, a high resolution, a high etching resistance, and a low outgas which forms a resist pattern with a good shape is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Dai Oguro
  • Publication number: 20180044270
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1). (in formula (1), each R1 independently represents a divalent group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, each of R2 to R7 independently represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a thiol group or a hydroxyl group, in which at least one R5 represents a hydroxyl group or a thiol group, each of m2, m3 and m6 is independently an integer of 0 to 9, each of m4 and m7 is independently an integer of 0 to 8, m5 is an integer of 1 to 9, n is an integer of 1 to 4, and each of p2 to p7 is independently an integer of 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Junya HORIUCHI, Masatoshi ECHIGO, Takashi MAKINOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20180029968
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1). (in formula (1), R1 represents a 2n-valent group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R2 to R5 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a thiol group or a hydroxyl group, provided that at least one R4 and/or at least one R5 represents an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, m2 and m3 are each independently an integer of 0 to 8, m4 and m5 are each independently an integer of 0 to 9, provided that m4 and m5 are not 0 at the same time, n is an integer of 1 to 4, and p2 to p5 are each independently an integer of 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi TOIDA, Masatoshi ECHIGO, Takashi SATO, Takashi MAKINOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170349564
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein each X independently represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, or non-crosslinking, R1 represents a single bond or a 2n-valent group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the group may have an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, a double bond, a hetero atom, or an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, each R2 independently represents a straight, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a hydroxyl group, in which at least one R2 represents an alkoxy group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an aryloxy group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, each m is independently an integer of 1 to 6, each p is independently 0 or 1, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Takumi TOIDA, Masatoshi ECHIGO, Takashi SATO, Takashi MAKINOSHIMA
  • Patent number: 9828355
    Abstract: The material for forming an underlayer film for lithography of the present invention contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1). (in formula (1), each X independently represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R1 represents a single bond or a 2n-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the hydrocarbon group may have a cyclic hydrocarbon group, a double bond, a hetero atom or an aromatic group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and each R2 independently represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a hydroxyl group, provided that at least one R2 represents a hydroxyl group, each m is independently an integer of 1 to 4, n is an integer of 1 to 4, and p is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Takashi Makinoshima, Naoya Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 9809601
    Abstract: The material for forming an underlayer film for lithography of the present invention contains a compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (1). (in formula (1), each X independently represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R1 represents a single bond or a 2n-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, the hydrocarbon group may have a cyclic hydrocarbon group, a double bond, a hetero atom or an aromatic group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R2 represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a hydroxyl group, m is an integer of 0 to 3, n is an integer of 1 to 4, p is 0 or 1, and q is an integer of 1 to 100.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Takashi Makinoshima, Naoya Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 9785048
    Abstract: The resist composition according to the present invention is a resist composition comprising a solid component comprising a resist base material, and a solvent. In the resist composition according to the present invention, the resist composition contains 1 to 80% by mass of the solid component and 20 to 99% by mass of the solvent, the resist base material comprises a compound (ctt form) represented by a predetermined formula (1) and a compound represented by a predetermined formula (3), the proportion of the compound (ctt form) represented by the predetermined formula (1) to the resist base material is from 65 to 99% by mass, and the mass ratio of the compound represented by the predetermined formula (3) to the compound (ctt form) represented by the predetermined formula (1) is from 0.01 to 0.53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Takasuka, Masatoshi Echigo, Yu Okada, Yumi Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9746769
    Abstract: The resist composition according to the present invention is a resist composition comprising a solid component comprising a resist base material, and a solvent. In the resist composition according to the present invention, the resist composition contains 1 to 80% by mass of the solid component and 20 to 99% by mass of the solvent, the resist base material comprises a compound (ctt form) represented by a predetermined formula (1) and a compound represented by a predetermined formula (3), the proportion of the compound (ctt form) represented by the predetermined formula (1) to the resist base material is from 65 to 99% by mass, and the mass ratio of the compound represented by the predetermined formula (3) to the compound (ctt form) represented by the predetermined formula (1) is from 0.01 to 0.53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Takasuka, Masatoshi Echigo, Yu Okada, Yumi Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20170227849
    Abstract: The composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography according to the present invention contains a compound represented by a specific formula (1) and 20 to 99% by mass of a solvent component (S), in which 27 to 100% by mass of the compound represented by the formula (1) is included in a component (A) other than the solvent component (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Kana OKADA, Takashi MAKINOSHIMA, Masatoshi ECHIGO, Go HIGASHIHARA, Atsushi OKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20170183279
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a compound represented by the general formulas (1) or (2), a method for forming a resist pattern using the composition, a polyphenolic compound for use in the composition, an alcoholic compound that can be derived therefrom, and a method for producing an alcoholic compound represented by general formulas (6) or (7) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Masatoshi ECHIGO, Masako YAMAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170144954
    Abstract: The material for forming a film for lithography according to the present invention contains a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein, each R0 independently represents a monovalent group having an oxygen atom, a monovalent group having a sulfur atom, a monovalent group having a nitrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a halogen atom, and each p is independently an integer of 0 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi MAKINOSHIMA, Masatoshi ECHIGO
  • Publication number: 20170145142
    Abstract: The resist material according to the present invention contains a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein each R0 is independently a monovalent group having an oxygen atom, a monovalent group having a sulfur atom, a monovalent group having a nitrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, or a halogen atom; and each p is independently an integer of 0 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Takumi TOIDA, Takashi SATO, Masatoshi ECHIGO
  • Patent number: 9598392
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a compound represented by the general formula (1) or (2), a method for forming a resist pattern using the composition, a polyphenolic compound for use in the composition, and an alcoholic compound that can be derived therefrom are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Masako Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20170073288
    Abstract: The compound according to the present invention is represented by a specific formula. The compound according to the present invention has a structure according to the specific formula, and therefore can be applied to a wet process and is excellent in heat resistance and etching resistance. In addition, the compound according to the present invention has such a specific structure, and therefore has a high heat resistance, a relatively high carbon concentration, a relatively low oxygen concentration and also a high solvent solubility. Therefore, the compound according to the present invention can be used to form an underlayer film whose degradation is suppressed at high-temperature baking and which is also excellent in etching resistance to oxygen plasma etching or the like. Furthermore, the compound is also excellent in adhesiveness with a resist layer and therefore can form an excellent resist pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi MAKINOSHIMA, Masatoshi ECHIGO
  • Publication number: 20170075220
    Abstract: The resist composition according to the present invention contains a compound represented by a specific formula. The compound has high heat resistance attributed to its highly aromatic skeleton, in spite of its low molecular weight, and may be used even under high temperature baking conditions. By virtue of the above configuration, the resist composition according to the present invention is excellent in heat resistance, has high solubility in a safe solvent, has high sensitivity, and can impart a good shape to a resist pattern. That is, the resist composition according to the present invention is useful as an acid amplification type non-polymer based resist material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi SATO, Masatoshi ECHIGO
  • Publication number: 20170058079
    Abstract: A polymer compound including a unit structure represented by the general formula (1): wherein m1 and m2 each equal 1 to 8, n1 and n2 each equal 0 to 7, m1+n1 and m2+n2 each equal 4 to 8, y represents 0 to 2, R1 represents a hydroxy group; a substituted or unsubstituted straight, branched or cyclic alkyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted straight, branched or cyclic alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, R2 represents any structure represented by general formula (2) in the specification, at least one R2 has an acid-dissociable site, R5 represents a hydroxy group, —O—R2—O—* or —O—R2—O—R55, and R6 represents a hydroxy group or —O—R2—O—*.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroto KUDO, Masatoshi ECHIGO, Takumi TOIDA, Takashi SATO
  • Publication number: 20170059989
    Abstract: A polymer compound including a unit structure represented by the following general formula (1): wherein m1 equals 1 to 8, n1 equals 0 to 7, m1+n1 equals 4 to 8, m2 equals 1 to 8, n2 equals 0 to 7, m2+n2 equals 4 to 8, m1 equals m2, y represents 0 to 2, R1 represents a hydroxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted straight, branched or cyclic alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a halogen atom, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted straight, branched or cyclic alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, each R2 independently represents any structure represented by general formula (2) in the specification, at least one R2 has an acid-dissociable site, and R5 represents a hydroxy group or —O—R2—O—*.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroto KUDO, Masatoshi ECHIGO, Takumi TOIDA, Takashi SATO
  • Patent number: 9540339
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a compound represented by the general formula (1) or (2), a method for forming a resist pattern using the composition, a polyphenolic compound for use in the composition, and an alcoholic compound that can be derived therefrom are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Masako Yamakawa