Patents by Inventor Richard Wen
Richard Wen 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).
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Patent number: 11999876Abstract: The compositions of the present disclosure polish surfaces or substrates that at least partially include ruthenium. The composition includes a synergistic combination of ammonia and oxygenated halogen compound. The composition may further include abrasive and acid(s). A polishing composition for use on ruthenium materials may include ammonia, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; hydrogen periodate, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; silica, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 12 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; and organic sulfonic acid, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the pH of the composition is between 6 and 8.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
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Patent number: 11505718Abstract: A slurry for polishing surfaces or substrates that at least partially comprise ruthenium and copper, wherein the slurry includes an alkali hydroxide, oxygenated halogen compound, and a halogen alkyl benzotriazole. The slurry may further include abrasive, acid(s), and, optionally, an alkoxylated alcohol. With these components, the slurry exhibits a high ruthenium to copper removal rate ratio.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
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Publication number: 20220195242Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition that can polish substrates containing multiple metals, for example cobalt and tungsten. The compositions can provide favorable removable rates of those metals while mitigating corrosion, and show favorable polishing selectivity ratios with respect to other materials. The polishing composition of the present disclosure can include at least one abrasive, at least one organic acid, at least one anionic surfactant, at least one first amine compound comprising an alkylamine having a 6-24 carbon alkyl chain, at least one azole containing compound, an optional second amine compound comprising an aminoalcohol, an aqueous solvent, and, optionally a pH adjuster.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Qingmin Cheng, Bin Hu, Yannan Liang, Liqing (Richard) Wen
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Publication number: 20220195241Abstract: A polishing composition includes at least one abrasive, at least one organic acid, at least one anionic surfactant comprising at least a phosphate, at least one phosphonic acid compound having a molecular weight below 500 g/mol, at least one azole containing compound, at least one alkylamine compound having a 6-24 carbon alkyl chain, and an aqueous solvent, and optionally, a pH adjuster.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Yannan Liang, Bin Hu, Ting-Kai Huang, Shu-Wei Chang, Liqing (Richard) Wen
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Publication number: 20220162478Abstract: The compositions of the present disclosure polish surfaces or substrates that at least partially include ruthenium. The composition includes a synergistic combination of ammonia and oxygenated halogen compound. The composition may further include abrasive and acid(s). A polishing composition for use on ruthenium materials may include ammonia, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; hydrogen periodate, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; silica, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 12 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; and organic sulfonic add, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the pH of the composition is between 6 and 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
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Patent number: 11279850Abstract: The compositions of the present disclosure polish surfaces or substrates that at least partially include ruthenium. The composition includes a synergistic combination of ammonia and oxygenated halogen compound. The composition may further include abrasive and acid(s). A polishing composition for use on ruthenium materials may include ammonia, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; hydrogen periodate, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; silica, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 12 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; and organic sulfonic add, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the pH of the composition is between 6 and 8.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
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Publication number: 20210261822Abstract: A slurry for polishing surfaces or substrates that at least partially comprise ruthenium and copper, wherein the slurry includes an alkali hydroxide, oxygenated halogen compound, and a halogen alkyl benzotriazole. The slurry may further include abrasive, acid(s), and, optionally, an alkoxylated alcohol. With these components, the slurry exhibits a high ruthenium to copper removal rate ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
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Patent number: 11034859Abstract: A slurry for polishing surfaces or substrates that at least partially comprise ruthenium and copper, wherein the slurry includes an alkali hydroxide, oxygenated halogen compound, and a halogen alkyl benzotriazole. The slurry may further include abrasive, acid(s), and, optionally, an alkoxylated alcohol. With these components, the slurry exhibits a high ruthenium to copper removal rate ratio.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
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Publication number: 20190300750Abstract: The compositions of the present disclosure polish surfaces or substrates that at least partially include ruthenium. The composition includes a synergistic combination of ammonia and oxygenated halogen compound. The composition may further include abrasive and acid(s). A polishing composition for use on ruthenium materials may include ammonia, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; hydrogen periodate, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; silica, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 12 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition; and organic sulfonic add, present in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the pH of the composition is between 6 and 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen
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Publication number: 20190300749Abstract: A slurry for polishing surfaces or substrates that at least partially comprise ruthenium and copper, wherein the slurry includes an alkali hydroxide, oxygenated halogen compound, and a halogen alkyl benzotriazole. The slurry may further include abrasive, acid(s), and, optionally, an alkoxylated alcohol. With these components, the slurry exhibits a high ruthenium to copper removal rate ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen
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Patent number: 9735030Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polishing compositions that can polish Cobalt (Co) films in semiconductor substrates containing a multitude of films including Co, metals, metal oxides and dielectrics. These polishing compositions comprise an abrasive, a weak acid acting as a removal rate enhancer (RRE), a pH adjuster, and an azole-containing corrosion inhibitor (CI). The RRE, pH adjuster and CI have a pKa in the 1-18 range (1 (pKamin)<pKa<18 (pKamax)). The pKa values of the individual components are related to the pH of the polishing composition/slurry (pHslurry) by the following equation: pKamin+6<pHslurry<pKamax?6. The polishing composition also has less than about 100 parts per million (ppm) of sulfate ions and less than about 100 ppm of halide ions, and operates in the 7-12 pH range.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM PLANAR SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
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Patent number: 9735031Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polishing compositions that can polish Cobalt (Co) films in semiconductor substrates containing a multitude of films including Co, metals, metal oxides and dielectrics. These polishing compositions comprise an abrasive, a weak acid acting as a removal rate enhancer (RRE), a pH adjuster, and an azole-containing corrosion inhibitor (CI). The RRE, pH adjuster and CI have a pKa in the 1-18 range (1 (pKamin)<pKa<18 (pKamax)). The pKa values of the individual components are related to the pH of the polishing composition/slurry (pHslurry) by the following equation: pKamin+6<pHslurry<pKamax?6. The polishing composition also has less than about 100 parts per million (ppm) of sulfate ions and less than about 100 ppm of halide ions, and operates in the 7-12 pH range.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM PLANAR SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
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Publication number: 20160189976Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polishing compositions that can polish Cobalt (Co) films in semiconductor substrates containing a multitude of films including Co, metals, metal oxides and dielectrics. These polishing compositions comprise an abrasive, a weak acid acting as a removal rate enhancer (RRE), a pH adjuster, and an azole-containing corrosion inhibitor (CI). The RRE, pH adjuster and CI have a pKa in the 1-18 range (1 (pKamin)<pKa<18 (pKamax)). The pKa values of the individual components are related to the pH of the polishing composition/slurry (pHslurry) by the following equation: pKamin+6<pHslurry<pKamax?6. The polishing composition also has less than about 100 parts per million (ppm) of sulfate ions and less than about 100 ppm of halide ions, and operates in the 7-12 pH range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
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Publication number: 20160068710Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polishing compositions that can polish Cobalt (Co) films in semiconductor substrates containing a multitude of films including Co, metals, metal oxides and dielectrics. These polishing compositions comprise an abrasive, a weak acid acting as a removal rate enhancer (RRE), a pH adjuster, and an azole-containing corrosion inhibitor (CI). The RRE, pH adjuster and CI have a pKa in the 1-18 range (1 (pKamin)<pKa<18 (pKamax)). The pKa values of the individual components are related to the pH of the polishing composition/slurry (pHslurry) by the following equation: pKamin+6<pHslurry<pKamax?6. The polishing composition also has less than about 100 parts per million (ppm) of sulfate ions and less than about 100 ppm of halide ions, and operates in the 7-12 pH range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
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Patent number: 9190286Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a highly dilutable chemical mechanical polishing concentrate comprising an abrasive, an acid, a stabilizer, and water with a point-of-use pH ranging from 2.2-3.5 for planarizing current and next generation semiconductor integrated circuit FEOL/BEOL substrates.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Fujifilm Planar Solutions, LLCInventors: Bin Hu, Abhiskek Singh, Gert Moyaerts, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
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Publication number: 20150132957Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a highly dilutable chemical mechanical polishing concentrate comprising an abrasive, an acid, a stabilizer, and water with a point-of-use pH ranging from 2.2-3.5 for planarizing current and next generation semiconductor integrated circuit FEOL/BEOL substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Bin Hu, Abhiskek Singh, Gert Moyaerts, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
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Patent number: 8961815Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a highly dilutable chemical mechanical polishing concentrate comprising an abrasive, an acid, a stabilizer, and water with a point-of-use pH ranging from 2.2-3.5 for planarizing current and next generation semiconductor integrated circuit FEOL/BEOL substrates.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Planar Solutions, LLCInventors: Bin Hu, Abhiskek Singh, Gert Moyaerts, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
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Patent number: 8771540Abstract: The present disclosure provides a concentrate for use in chemical mechanical polishing slurries, and a method of diluting that concentrate to a point of use slurry. The concentrate comprises abrasive, complexing agent, and corrosion inhibitor, and the concentrate is diluted with water and oxidizer. These components are present in amounts such that the concentrate can be diluted at very high dilution ratios, without affecting the polishing performance.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Fujifilm Planar Solutions, LLCInventors: Hyungjun Kim, Richard Wen, Bin Hu, Minae Tanaka, Deepak Mahulikar
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Publication number: 20130288478Abstract: The present disclosure provides a concentrate for use in chemical mechanical polishing slurries, and a method of diluting that concentrate to a point of use slurry. The concentrate comprises abrasive, complexing agent, and corrosion inhibitor, and the concentrate is diluted with water and oxidizer. These components are present in amounts such that the concentrate can be diluted at very high dilution ratios, without affecting the polishing performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Hyungjun Kim, Richard Wen, Bin Hu, Minae Tanaka, Deepak Mahulikar
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Patent number: 8404143Abstract: The present disclosure provides a concentrate for use in chemical mechanical polishing slurries, and a method of diluting that concentrate to a point of use slurry. The concentrate comprises abrasive, complexing agent, and corrosion inhibitor, and the concentrate is diluted with water and oxidizer. These components are present in amounts such that the concentrate can be diluted at very high dilution ratios, without affecting the polishing performance.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Fujifilm Planar Solutions, LLCInventors: Hyungjun Kim, Richard Wen, Bin Hu, Minae Tanaka, Deepak Mahulikar