Patents by Inventor Shuugo Yokota

Shuugo Yokota 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: 10508222
    Abstract: A polishing composition used in an application to polish silicon nitride is characterized by containing colloidal silica in which an organic acid, such as a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid, is immobilized, and having a pH of 6 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Takahiro Mizuno, Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Tomohiko Akatsuka
  • Patent number: 10144907
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a means to sufficiently remove impurities remaining on the surface of a polishing object after CMP. The polishing composition of the present invention is a polishing composition which is used after polishing has been performed by using a polishing composition (A) including abrasive grains or an organic compound (A), and is characterized by including an organic compound (B) which includes at least one atom selected from the group consisting of a fluorine atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, and a chlorine atom and has a molecular weight of 100 or more, a pH adjusting agent, and 0 to 1% by mass of abrasive grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Shota Suzuki, Tomohiko Akatsuka, Yasuyuki Yamato, Koichi Sakabe, Yoshihiro Izawa, Yukinobu Yoshizaki, Chiaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20180244957
    Abstract: A polishing composition used in an application to polish silicon nitride is characterized by containing colloidal silica in which an organic acid, such as a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid, is immobilized, and having a pH of 6 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Takahiro MIZUNO, Shuugo YOKOTA, Yasuyuki YAMATO, Tomohiko AKATSUKA
  • Patent number: 9837283
    Abstract: Provided is a polishing composition which exhibits favorable storage stability and polishes a polishing object poor in chemical reactivity at a high speed. The invention is a polishing composition which contains silica having an organic acid immobilized on a surface thereof, a dihydric alcohol having a molecular weight of less than 20,000 and a pH adjusting agent, the polishing composition having a pH of 6 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Koichi Sakabe
  • Patent number: 9834703
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a group III-V compound material. The polishing composition contains abrasive grains, an oxidizing agent, and a water-soluble polymer. When the polishing composition is left to stand for one day in an environment with a temperature of 25° C., the water-soluble polymer may be adsorbed on the abrasive grains at 5,000 or more molecules per 1 ?m2 of the surface area of the abrasive grains. Alternatively, the water-soluble polymer may be a compound that reduces the water contact angle of the portion containing a group III-V compound material of the object after being polished with the polishing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka
  • Patent number: 9816010
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a high-mobility material and a portion containing a silicon material. The polishing composition comprises an oxidizing agent and abrasive grains having an average primary particle diameter of 40 nm or less. The polishing composition preferably further contains a hydrolysis-suppressing compound that bonds to a surface OH group of the portion containing a silicon material of the object to function to suppress hydrolysis of the portion containing a silicon material. Alternatively, a polishing composition of the present invention contains abrasive grains, an oxidizing agent, and a hydrolysis-suppressing compound. The polishing composition preferably has a neutral pH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka, Shuichi Tamada
  • Patent number: 9688884
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a high-mobility material and a portion containing a silicon material. The polishing composition comprises odd-shaped abrasive grains and an oxidizing agent having a standard electrode of 0.3 V or more, and preferably further contains a salt, such as an ammonium salt. The pH of the polishing composition is 1 or more and 6 or less, or 8 or more and 14 or less. The average degree of association of the abrasive grains, obtained by dividing the value of the average secondary particle diameter of the abrasive grains by the value of the average primary particle diameter of the abrasive grains, is preferably 1.6 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka, Shuichi Tamada
  • Publication number: 20170175053
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a means to sufficiently remove impurities remaining on the surface of a polishing object after CMP. The polishing composition of the present invention is a polishing composition which is used after polishing has been performed by using a polishing composition (A) including abrasive grains or an organic compound (A), and is characterized by including an organic compound (B) which includes at least one atom selected from the group consisting of a fluorine atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, and a chlorine atom and has a molecular weight of 100 or more, a pH adjusting agent, and 0 to 1% by mass of abrasive grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: SHUUGO YOKOTA, Shota SUZUKI, Tomohiko AKATSUKA, Yasuyuki YAMATO, Koichi SAKABE, Yoshihiro IZAWA, Yukinobu YOSHIZAKI, Chiaki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160293436
    Abstract: Provided is a polishing composition which exhibits favorable storage stability and polishes a polishing object poor in chemical reactivity at a high speed. The invention is a polishing composition which contains silica having an organic acid immobilized on a surface thereof, a dihydric alcohol having a molecular weight of less than 20,000 and a pH adjusting agent, the polishing composition having a pH of 6 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo YOKOTA, Koichi SAKABE
  • Publication number: 20160203994
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a group III-V compound material. The polishing composition contains an oxidizing agent and an anticorrosive agent. The anticorrosive agent is preferably a nitrogen-containing organic compound, such as 1H-1,2,4-triazole and benzotriazole, or an organic compound having a carboxyl group, for example, dicarboxylic acid, such as malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, maleic acid, phthalic acid, malic acid, and tartaric acid, or tricarboxylic acid, such as citric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo YOKOTA, Yasuyuki YAMATO, Satoru YARITA, Tomohiko AKATSUKA
  • Patent number: 9238755
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a high-mobility material and a portion containing a silicon material. The polishing composition comprises an oxidizing agent and abrasive grains having an average primary particle diameter of 40 nm or less. The polishing composition preferably further contains a hydrolysis-suppressing compound that bonds to a surface OH group of the portion containing a silicon material of the object to function to suppress hydrolysis of the portion containing a silicon material. Alternatively, a polishing composition of the present invention contains abrasive grains, an oxidizing agent, and a hydrolysis-suppressing compound. The polishing composition preferably has a neutral pH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIMA INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka, Shuichi Tamada
  • Publication number: 20150287609
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a high-mobility material and a portion containing a silicon material. The polishing composition comprises an oxidizing agent and abrasive grains having an average primary particle diameter of 40 nm or less. The polishing composition preferably further contains a hydrolysis-suppressing compound that bonds to a surface OH group of the portion containing a silicon material of the object to function to suppress hydrolysis of the portion containing a silicon material. Alternatively, a polishing composition of the present invention contains abrasive grains, an oxidizing agent, and a hydrolysis-suppressing compound. The polishing composition preferably has a neutral pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuugo YOKOTA, Yasuyuki YAMATO, Satoru YARITA, Tomohiko AKATSUKA, Shuichi TAMADA
  • Publication number: 20140349484
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a metal portion or an interlayer insulation film. The polishing composition contains silica on which an organic acid, such as a sulfonic acid and a carboxylic acid, is immobilized and an oxidizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yoshihiro Kachi, Tomoiko Akatsuka
  • Publication number: 20140342561
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a group III-V compound material. The polishing composition contains abrasive grains, an oxidizing agent, and a water-soluble polymer. When the polishing composition is left to stand for one day in an environment with a temperature of 25° C., the water-soluble polymer may be adsorbed on the abrasive grains at 5,000 or more molecules per 1 ?m2 of the surface area of the abrasive grains. Alternatively, the water-soluble polymer may be a compound that reduces the water contact angle of the portion containing a group III-V compound material of the object after being polished with the polishing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka
  • Publication number: 20140342560
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a group III-V compound material. The polishing composition contains an oxidizing agent and an anticorrosive agent. The anticorrosive agent is preferably a nitrogen-containing organic compound, such as 1H-1,2,4-triazole and benzotriazole, or an organic compound having a carboxyl group, for example, dicarboxylic acid, such as malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, maleic acid, phthalic acid, malic acid, and tartaric acid, or tricarboxylic acid, such as citric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka
  • Publication number: 20140342562
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a high-mobility material and a portion containing a silicon material. The polishing composition comprises odd-shaped abrasive grains and an oxidizing agent having a standard electrode of 0.3 V or more, and preferably further contains a salt, such as an ammonium salt. The pH of the polishing composition is 1 or more and 6 or less, or 8 or more and 14 or less. The average degree of association of the abrasive grains, obtained by dividing the value of the average secondary particle diameter of the abrasive grains by the value of the average primary particle diameter of the abrasive grains, is preferably 1.6 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka, Shuichi Tamada
  • Publication number: 20140322913
    Abstract: A polishing composition of the present invention is to be used for polishing an object including a portion containing a high-mobility material and a portion containing a silicon material. The polishing composition comprises an oxidizing agent and abrasive grains having an average primary particle diameter of 40 nm or less. The polishing composition preferably further contains a hydrolysis-suppressing compound that bonds to a surface OH group of the portion containing a silicon material of the object to function to suppress hydrolysis of the portion containing a silicon material. Alternatively, a polishing composition of the present invention contains abrasive grains, an oxidizing agent, and a hydrolysis-suppressing compound. The polishing composition preferably has a neutral pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Satoru Yarita, Tomohiko Akatsuka, Shuichi Tamada
  • Publication number: 20130146804
    Abstract: A polishing composition used in an application to polish silicon nitride is characterized by containing colloidal silica in which an organic acid, such as a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid, is immobilized, and having a pH of 6 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Takahiro Mizuno, Shuugo Yokota, Yasuyuki Yamato, Tomohiko Akatsuka