Patents by Inventor Shunji Kawato

Shunji Kawato 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: 20220187706
    Abstract: [Problem] Providing a thick film resist composition capable of reducing environmental impact. [Means for Solution] A thick film resist composition comprising polymer (A), a deprotecting agent (B), a photoreaction quencher (C) composed of a certain cation and an anion, and a solvent (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Shunji KAWATO, Masato SUZUKI, Tetsumasa TAKAICHI, Takayuki SAO, Taku HIRAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11221558
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a bottom antireflective coating forming composition which can show high etching resistance and can be crosslinked even at a relatively low temperature. Further, to provide a resist pattern manufacturing method and a device manufacturing method using the same. [Solution] The bottom antireflective coating forming composition comprises: a polymer A comprising specific repeating units; a low molecular crosslinking agent having a molecular weight of 100 to 3,000; and a solvent. The resist pattern manufacturing method and the device manufacturing method using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hitokawa, Tetsumasa Takaichi, Shunji Kawato, Tomohide Katayama
  • Patent number: 11163233
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a chemically amplified positive type photoresist composition capable of forming a pattern having an excellent cross-sectional shape, and a pattern forming method using the same. [Means for Solution] A chemically amplified positive type photoresist composition comprising (A) a polymer which reacts with an acid to increase its solubility in an alkaline aqueous solution, (B) an organic solvent, (C) a first photo acid generator containing a cation having no polar group, and (D) a second photoacid generator containing a cation having a polar group, and a pattern forming method using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Masato Suzuki, Shunji Kawato, Tetsumasa Takaichi, Kazumichi Akashi
  • Publication number: 20210263414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photoresist composition comprising a polymer(s), a photo acid generator(s), a (C) compound(s) comprising unit EO and unit PO, and a solvent(s). And the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a photoresist coating, etched photoresist coating, and etched Si containing layer(s). And the present invention relates to a method for a manufacturing a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Shunji KAWATO, Hiroshi YANAGITA, Yusuke HAMA, Takayuki SAO, Taku HIRAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11029599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition suitable for forming a thick film, which comprises (A) an alkali-soluble resin, (B) at least one plasticizer selected from a group consisting of an alkali-soluble vinyl resin and an acid-dissociable group containing vinyl resin, (C) an acid generator, and (D) an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Tetsumasa Takaichi, Shunji Kawato, Masato Suzuki, Kazumichi Akashi, Tomohide Katayama
  • Patent number: 10875969
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a composition for forming a coating layer having excellent gas barrier performance and a method of forming the coating layer. [Means for Solution] A composition for forming a coating film comprising a specific silicon compound which reacts with a polysilazane by exposure, a polysilazane and an organic solvent, and a method for forming a coating layer comprising coating the composition on a substrate and exposing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Shunji Kawato, Yuki Ozaki, Noboru Satake, Masakazu Kobayashi, Hironori Endo
  • Patent number: 10513632
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a film forming composition and a method for preparing a film with which it is possible to form a film having excellent gas barrier performance. [Means for Solution] Disclosed is a film forming composition comprising: a polysiloxane that does not include a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group; a polysilazane; and an organic solvent. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a film comprising: coating a substrate with said composition; and exposing the same to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Ridgefield Acuisition
    Inventors: Yuki Ozaki, Noboru Satake, Shunji Kawato, Masakazu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190339614
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a chemically amplified positive type photoresist composition capable of forming a pattern having an excellent cross-sectional shape, and a pattern forming method using the same. [Means for Solution] A chemically amplified positive type photoresist composition comprising (A) a polymer which reacts with an acid to increase its solubility in an alkaline aqueous solution, (B) an organic solvent, (C) a first photo acid generator containing a cation having no polar group, and (D) a second photoacid generator containing a cation having a polar group, and a pattern forming method using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Masato SUZUKI, Shunji KAWATO, Tetsumasa TAKAICHI, Kazumichi AKASHI
  • Publication number: 20190235382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition suitable for forming a thick film, which comprises (A) an alkali-soluble resin, (B) at least one plasticizer selected from a group consisting of an alkali-soluble vinyl resin and an acid-dissociable group containing vinyl resin, (C) an acid generator, and (D) an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: TETSUMASA TAKAICHI, Shunji KAWATO, Masato SUZUKI, Kazumichi AKASHI, Tomohide KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190171107
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a bottom antireflective coating forming composition which can show high etching resistance and can be crosslinked even at a relatively low temperature. Further, to provide a resist pattern manufacturing method and a device manufacturing method using the same. [Solution] The bottom antireflective coating forming composition comprises: a polymer A comprising specific repeating units; a low molecular crosslinking agent having a molecular weight of 1 00 to 3,000; and a solvent. The resist pattern manufacturing method and the device manufacturing method using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi HITOKAWA, Tetsumasa TAKAICHI, Shunji KAWATO, Tomohide KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160244638
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a film forming composition and a method for preparing a film with which it is possible to form a film having excellent gas barrier performance. [Means for Solution] Disclosed is a film forming composition comprising: a polysiloxane that does not include a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group; a polysilazane; and an organic solvent. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a film comprising: coating a substrate with said composition; and exposing the same to light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Yuki OZAKI, Noboru SATAKE, Shunji KAWATO, Masakazu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20050079436
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprises an alkali soluble acrylic resin, a photosensitizer containing a quinone diazide group, a solvent and if necessary a hardening agent containing epoxy groups, wherein said solvent is a mixture of propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate and a solvent having smaller vapor pressure than that of propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate at the normal temperature and the atmospheric pressure and said composition further contains a phenolic compound represented by general formula (I) below. The photosensitive resin composition can be used suitably as a material for forming an interlayer dielectric or a planarization film, etc. of semiconductor devices, flat panel displays or the like. wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 represent independently H, a C1-4 alkyl group or whereupon each of m and n is independently an integer of 0 to 2, each of a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h is an integer of 0 to 5 satisfying a+b?5, c+d?5, e+f?5 and g+h?5, and i is an integer of 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Shuichi Takahashi, Shunji Kawato
  • Publication number: 20040043322
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising an alkali-soluble acrylic resins, e.g. a copolymer of alkyl(meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylic acid, a photosensitizer having a quinone diazide group, a polycyclic phenolic compound represented by the general formula (I) described below and if necessary a hardening agent having an epoxy group for forming a planarization film or an interlayer dielectric film having high heat resistance, high insulation, high resolution and high transmittance which are applied for a semiconductor or a flat panel display and a thin film pattern forming method therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Shuichi Takahashi, Shunji Kawato
  • Publication number: 20030003388
    Abstract: A radiation sensitive resin composition containing an alkali soluble resin and a quinonediazide group-containing photosensitizer, in which the photosensitizer comprises a mixture of two or more esters between tetrahydroxybenzophenone and 1,2-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonic acid having different esterification rates. As the photosensitizer, a mixture of photosensitizer A comprising an esterification product from tetrahydroxybenzophenone and 1,2-naphthoquinonediazide-5-sulfonic acid having an average esterification rate of X% (50≦X≦100) and photosensitizer B comprising an esterification product from tetrahydroxybenzophenone and 1,2-naphthoquinonediazide-5-sulfonic acid having an average esterification rate of Y% (25≦Y≦ (X−10)), with the mixing ratio A:B being 10-90:90-10, is preferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Shuichi Takahashi, Jun Ikemoto, Hidekazu Shioda, Shunji Kawato