Patents by Inventor Michihiro Sugo

Michihiro Sugo 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: 20230088354
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a temporary adhesive for wafer processing, said temporary adhesive being used for the purpose of provisionally bonding a wafer to a support, while being composed of a photocurable silicone resin composition that contains a non-functional organopolysiloxane; a wafer processed body; and a method for producing a thin wafer, said method using a temporary adhesive for wafer processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Muto, Michihiro Sugo, Shohei Tagami
  • Publication number: 20230002647
    Abstract: Provided are: a wafer processing temporary adhesive that is for temporarily adhering a wafer to a support and that comprises a thermosetting resin composition containing a non-functional organopolysiloxane; a wafer laminate; and a thin wafer manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Muto, Shohei Tagami, Michihiro Sugo
  • Publication number: 20220372353
    Abstract: A temporary adhesive material for substrate processing adhesion to support the substrate opposite to a surface, the material including: a first temporary adhesive layer; and a second temporary adhesive layer distinct from the first layer, where at least one of the first layer and the second layer has a minimum viscosity of 1 Pa·s or higher and 10,000 Pa·s or lower within 130° C. to 250° C., where: the temporary adhesive material contains 10 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less of a siloxane bond-containing polymer having a weight-average of 3,000 or more and 700,000 or less as measured by GPC based on a total mass of 100 parts. A temporary material for substrate processing that facilitates the adhesion and separation, allows a quick layer formation, has dimensional resistance to thermal processes, and can raise the productivity of substrates; and manufacturing a laminate using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito TANABE, Michihiro SUGO, Hiroyuki YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20220352001
    Abstract: A temporary adhesive material for wafer processing temporarily bonds a support to a wafer having a circuit-forming front and back surface for processing, including a composite temporary adhesive material layer having at least a two-layer structure of first and second temporary adhesive layers, the first layer including a thermoplastic resin layer that is releasably adhered to the wafer's front surface; and the second layer including a photo-curing siloxane polymer layer laminated on the first layer. A wafer processing laminate, a temporary adhesive material for wafer processing, and a method for manufacturing a thin wafer using the same, which suppress wafer warpage at the time of heat-bonding, have excellent delaminatability and cleaning removability, allow layer formation with uniform film thickness on a heavily stepped substrate, are highly compatible with steps of forming TSV, etc., have excellent thermal process resistance, and are capable of increasing productivity of thin wafers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuo MUTO, Shohei TAGAMI, Michihiro SUGO
  • Patent number: 11460774
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising a polymer containing a silphenylene skeleton and a fluorene skeleton and having a crosslinkable site in the molecule, a phenol compound having a Mw of 300-10,000, a photoacid generator, and a benzotriazole or imidazole compound has improved film properties. Even from a thick film, a fine size pattern can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirano, Michihiro Sugo, Satoshi Asai, Takahiro Goi
  • Publication number: 20220195352
    Abstract: A cleaning solution for temporary adhesive for substrates contains: tetrabutylammonium fluoride; dimethyl sulfoxide; and a liquid compound having a solubility parameter of 8.0 or more and 10.0 or less and having a heteroatom. The tetrabutylammonium fluoride is preferably contained at a content of 1 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less in 100 mass % of a total of the tetrabutylammonium fluoride, the dimethyl sulfoxide, and the liquid compound. The dimethyl sulfoxide is preferably contained at a content of 5 mass % or more and 30 mass % or less in 100 mass % of a total of the tetrabutylammonium fluoride, the dimethyl sulfoxide, and the liquid compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihiro SUGO, Masahito TANABE, Shohei TAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220186152
    Abstract: A detergent composition is a detergent composition for removing temporary adhesive containing a silicone compound that is present on a substrate. The detergent composition contains: (A) an organic solvent: 75 to 99 parts by mass; (B) water: 0 to 5 parts by mass; and (C) an ammonium salt: 1 to 20 parts by mass (where (A)+(B)+(C)=100 parts by mass). The organic solvent does not contain an organic solvent having a hydroxy group and contains, in 100 parts by mass of the organic solvent, 50 parts by mass or more of an organic solvent having a heteroatom. The ammonium salt contains at least one kind of a hydroxide ion, a fluoride ion, and a chloride ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito TANABE, Michihiro SUGO
  • Patent number: 11262655
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) a silphenylene and polyether structure—containing polymer and (B) a photoacid generator is coated onto a substrate to form a photosensitive resin coating which has improved substrate adhesion, a pattern forming ability, crack resistance, and reliability as protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Maruyama, Hideto Kato, Michihiro Sugo
  • Patent number: 11183417
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminate including a support and a substrate having a back surface to be processed and a non-processed surface, the support and the non-processed surface being bonded via a temporary adhesive material. The method includes the steps: (a) laminating the temporary adhesive material on either or both of the support and the non-processed surface of the substrate; (b) preheating the support and the substrate before the bonding is started; and (c) bonding the support and the substrate via the temporary adhesive material. In the step (b), the substrate is heated to a temperature of 50° C. or more and 250° C. or less, while the support is heated to a temperature of 50° C. or more and 250° C. or less but different from that of the substrate. In the step (c), the bonding is started with the temperatures of the support and the substrate after the preheating being different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito Tanabe, Michihiro Sugo
  • Patent number: 11069557
    Abstract: A method for producing a thin wafer includes: separating the support body from the laminate by irradiating a wafer laminate, which includes a support body, an adhesive layer formed on the support body, and a wafer laminated with a surface thereof including a circuit plane facing the adhesive layer, with light from a side of the support body of the wafer laminate; and after separating, removing a resin layer remaining on the wafer from the wafer by peeling, wherein the adhesive layer includes only a resin layer A with a light-blocking property, and a resin layer B including a thermosetting silicone resin or a non-silicone thermoplastic resin in this order from the side of the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yasuda, Michihiro Sugo
  • Patent number: 10991611
    Abstract: A wafer processing laminate comprising a support, a temporary adhesive material layer laminated on the support, and a wafer stacked on the temporary adhesive material layer, the wafer having a front surface on which a circuit is formed and a back surface to be processed, the temporary adhesive material layer comprising a first temporary adhesive layer composed of a thermoplastic resin layer (A) laminated on the front surface of the wafer and a second temporary adhesive layer composed of a thermosetting resin layer (B) laminated on the first temporary adhesive layer, the thermoplastic resin layer (A) being soluble in a cleaning liquid (D) after processing the wafer, the thermosetting resin layer (B) being insoluble in the cleaning liquid (D) after heat curing and capable of absorbing the cleaning liquid (D) such that the cleaning liquid (D) permeates into the layer (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Tagami, Michihiro Sugo, Hideto Kato
  • Patent number: 10982053
    Abstract: A novel polymer containing silphenylene and polyether structures in the backbone is used to formulate a photosensitive composition having improved reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Maruyama, Hideto Kato, Michihiro Sugo
  • Patent number: 10950481
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin substrate uses a temporary adhesive film for substrate processing for temporarily adhesion of a substrate to a support on a surface of the substrate opposite to a surface to be processed, the temporary adhesive film for substrate processing containing a siloxane bond-containing polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 500,000 in an amount of 10 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass; and includes: (a) laminating the temporary adhesive film for substrate processing onto the support and/or the surface of the substrate opposite to the surface to be processed; (b) bonding thereof under reduced pressure; (c) processing the substrate by grinding or polishing; (d) treating the substrate with acid or base; (e) other processing; (f) separating the processed substrate from the support; and (g) cleaning the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito Tanabe, Michihiro Sugo
  • Patent number: 10854496
    Abstract: A circuit substrate processing laminate has, sequentially in the order of a support, a temporary adhesive material layer releasably laminated on the support, and a circuit substrate. The circuit substrate has a front surface on which a circuit is formed and a back surface to be processed. The temporary adhesive material layer is releasably laminated to the front surface, and is composed of a thermosetting siloxane polymer layer laminated on the support, after cured, has a first peeling force of 10 to 500 mN/25 mm as measured by a 180° peel test. The first peeling force is required for peeling the polymer layer from an interface with the support. The polymer layer, after cured, has a second peeling force of 50 to 1000 mN/25 mm as measured by the 180° peel test. The second peeling force is required for peeling the polymer layer from an interface with the circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Tagami, Michihiro Sugo
  • Patent number: 10796939
    Abstract: A temporary adhesive film roll for substrate processing, includes: a roll axis and a composite film-shaped temporary-adhesive material for temporarily bonding a substrate to a support, the composite film-shaped temporary-adhesive material being rolled up around the roll axis; wherein the composite film-shaped temporary-adhesive material includes a first temporary adhesive layer composed of a thermoplastic resin, a second temporary adhesive layer composed of a thermosetting resin, and a third temporary adhesive layer composed of a thermosetting resin which is different from that of the second temporary adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito Tanabe, Michihiro Sugo, Kazunori Kondo, Hiroyuki Yasuda
  • Patent number: 10727103
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: a support; a double-layered adhesive resin layer formed on the support, an insulating layer and a redistribution layer formed on the adhesive resin layer; a chip layer, and a mold resin layer, wherein the adhesive resin layer includes a resin layer A containing a resin decomposable by light irradiation and a resin layer B containing a non-silicone-based thermoplastic resin, the resin layer A and the resin layer B being provided in this order from the support side, the resin decomposable by light irradiation is a resin containing a fused ring in its main chain, and the non-silicone-based thermoplastic resin has a glass transition temperature of 200° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yasuda, Michihiro Sugo
  • Publication number: 20200209751
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) a silicone skeleton-containing polymer, (B) a photoacid generator, and (C) a peroxide is coated to form a photosensitive resin coating which is unsusceptible to plastic deformation while maintaining flexibility. A pattern forming process using the composition is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kumiko Hayashi, Michihiro Sugo
  • Publication number: 20200201182
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising a polymer containing a silphenylene skeleton and a fluorene skeleton and having a crosslinkable site in the molecule, a phenol compound having a Mw of 300-10,000, a photoacid generator, and a benzotriazole or imidazole compound has improved film properties. Even from a thick film, a fine size pattern can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hirano, Michihiro Sugo, Satoshi Asai, Takahiro Goi
  • Patent number: 10658314
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wafer laminate suitable for production of thin wafers and a method for producing the wafer laminate. The wafer laminate can be formed easily by bonding between the support and the wafer and it can be easily separated from each other. It promotes the productivity of thin wafers. The wafer laminate includes a support, an adhesive layer formed on the support, and a wafer which is laminated on the adhesive layer in such a way that that surface of the wafer which has the circuit surface faces toward the adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is a cured product of an adhesive composition composed of resin A and resin B, the resin A having the light blocking effect and the resin B having the siloxane skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yasuda, Michihiro Sugo, Hideto Kato
  • Publication number: 20200144093
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminate including a support and a substrate having a back surface to be processed and a non-processed surface, the support and the non-processed surface being bonded via a temporary adhesive material. The method includes the steps: (a) laminating the temporary adhesive material on either or both of the support and the non-processed surface of the substrate; (b) preheating the support and the substrate before the bonding is started; and (c) bonding the support and the substrate via the temporary adhesive material. In the step (b), the substrate is heated to a temperature of 50° C. or more and 250° C. or less, while the support is heated to a temperature of 50° C. or more and 250° C. or less but different from that of the substrate. In the step (c), the bonding is started with the temperatures of the support and the substrate after the preheating being different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito TANABE, Michihiro SUGO