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).

  • Patent number: 11999876
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 11505718
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20220195242
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Qingmin Cheng, Bin Hu, Yannan Liang, Liqing (Richard) Wen
  • Publication number: 20220195241
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Yannan Liang, Bin Hu, Ting-Kai Huang, Shu-Wei Chang, Liqing (Richard) Wen
  • Publication number: 20220162478
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 11279850
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20210261822
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 11034859
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen, Yannan Liang, Ting-Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20190300750
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen
  • Publication number: 20190300749
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: David (Tawei) Lin, Bin Hu, Liqing (Richard) Wen
  • Patent number: 9735030
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM PLANAR SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
  • Patent number: 9735031
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM PLANAR SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
  • Publication number: 20160189976
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
  • Publication number: 20160068710
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Luling Wang, Abhudaya Mishra, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
  • Patent number: 9190286
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Fujifilm Planar Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Bin Hu, Abhiskek Singh, Gert Moyaerts, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
  • Publication number: 20150132957
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Bin Hu, Abhiskek Singh, Gert Moyaerts, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
  • Patent number: 8961815
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Planar Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Bin Hu, Abhiskek Singh, Gert Moyaerts, Deepak Mahulikar, Richard Wen
  • Patent number: 8771540
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Fujifilm Planar Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Hyungjun Kim, Richard Wen, Bin Hu, Minae Tanaka, Deepak Mahulikar
  • Publication number: 20130288478
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Hyungjun Kim, Richard Wen, Bin Hu, Minae Tanaka, Deepak Mahulikar
  • Patent number: 8404143
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fujifilm Planar Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Hyungjun Kim, Richard Wen, Bin Hu, Minae Tanaka, Deepak Mahulikar