Patents by Inventor Soichi Kumon

Soichi Kumon 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: 20240116075
    Abstract: A selective film deposition method includes exposing a substrate having a structure on which a first surface region containing a metal element and a second surface region containing a nonmetal inorganic material are both exposed, to a solution containing an organic substance represented by formula (1) shown below and a solvent to deposit a film of the organic substance on the first surface region selectively over the second surface region: R1(X)m (1) wherein R1 is a C4-C100 hydrocarbon group optionally containing a heteroatom or a halogen atom, and m hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon group are replaced with X; X is —PO3(R2)2, —O—PO3(R2)2, —CO2R2, —SR2, or —SSR1; each R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; and m is a positive integer, and m/r is 0.01 to 0.25 where r is the number of carbons of the hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takuya OKADA, Junki YAMAMOTO, Takahisa TANIGUCHI, Kazuki YOSHIURA, Katsuya KONDO, Soichi KUMON, Tatsuo MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240038540
    Abstract: A surface treatment composition of the present invention is a surface treatment composition that are supplied as a vapor to a surface of a wafer having an uneven pattern on the surface and used to form a water-repellent protective film on the surface, the surface treatment composition containing a silylating agent and a solvent, in which the silylating agent contains a trialkylsilylamine, the solvent contains at least one or more selected from the group consisting of glycol ether acetate and glycol acetate, and a total content of the glycol ether acetate and the glycol acetate is 50% by mass or more in 100% by mass of a total amount of the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshiharu TERUI, Yuzo OKUMURA, Soichi KUMON
  • Publication number: 20230374669
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wet etching method including pretreating a metal-containing film on a substrate with a surface modification liquid and etching the metal-containing film with an etching liquid, wherein the etching liquid is a solution containing: a ?-diketone with a trifluoromethyl group bonded to a carbonyl group; and an organic solvent, wherein the metal-containing film contains a metal element capable of forming a complex with the ?-diketone, wherein the surface modification liquid contains an acidic substance against the metal element, and wherein the wet etching method is carried out through: a first step of bringing the surface modification liquid into contact with the metal-containing film, thereby forming an oxide layer of the metal element at a surface of the metal-containing film; and a second step of bringing the etching liquid into contact with the metal-containing film on which the oxide layer has been formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuki YOSHIURA, Takuya OKADA, Kenta WATANABE, Soichi KUMON, Yosuke NAKAMURA, Takahisa TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11817310
    Abstract: A bevel portion treatment agent composition of the present invention is a bevel portion treatment agent composition containing a silylating agent, which is used for treating a bevel portion of a wafer, in which a surface modification index Y and a surface modification index Z measured by a predetermined procedure have a characteristic of satisfying 0.5?Y/Z?1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuki Fukui, Yuzo Okumura, Yoshiharu Terui, Soichi Kumon
  • Publication number: 20230282474
    Abstract: A surface treatment method for semiconductor substrates of the present invention is a treatment method of treating a main surface of a semiconductor substrate that has, on the main surface of the substrate, a pattern formation region in which a pattern having a concave-convex structure with a pattern dimension of 30 nm or less is formed and a bevel region which is formed on a periphery of the pattern formation region, the method including a surface treatment step of bringing a surface treatment agent composition including a silylating agent into contact with the pattern formation region and the bevel region on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, in which, with respect to a surface of a silicon oxide substrate brought into contact with the surface treatment agent composition, an IPA receding contact angle is 3° or more at a room temperature of 25° C., and/or a water receding contact angle is 40° or more at the room temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yuzo OKUMURA, Yuki FUKUI, Saori SHIOTA, Yoshiharu TERUI, Soichi KUMON
  • Publication number: 20230282473
    Abstract: A surface treatment method for a semiconductor substrate of the present invention is a treatment method of treating a main surface of a semiconductor substrate that has, on the main surface of the substrate, a pattern formation region in which a pattern having a concave-convex structure with a pattern dimension of 30 nm or less is formed and a pattern non-formation region in which no pattern is formed, the method including a surface treatment step of bringing a surface treatment agent composition including a silylating agent into contact with the pattern formation region and the pattern non-formation region on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, in which, with respect to a surface of the pattern non-formation region after the surface treatment step, an IPA contact angle with 2-propanol is 2° or more at a room temperature of 25° C. and/or a water contact angle with pure water is 50° or more at the room temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yuzo OKUMURA, Yuki FUKUI, Saori SHIOTA, Yoshiharu TERUI, Soichi KUMON
  • Patent number: 11670498
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there are provided a surface treatment agent having the advantage that the raw material components can be dissolved in a short time during preparation of the surface treatment agent and capable of exerting a good water repellency imparting effect, and a method of manufacturing a surface-treated body with the use of the surface treatment agent. The surface treatment agent according to the present disclosure includes the following components: (I) at least one kind selected from the group consisting of silicon compounds represented by the following general formulas [1], [2] and [3]; (II) at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula [4], a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula [5], and imidazole; and (III) an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuki Fukui, Yuzo Okumura, Yoshiharu Terui, Soichi Kumon
  • Publication number: 20230151163
    Abstract: The sublimable film formation composition of the present invention includes a sublimable substance and a solvent in which a saturation solubility of the sublimable substance is more than 10% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiharu TERUI, Soichi KUMON, Yuki FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20220325156
    Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface treatment agent capable of not only being prepared by dissolving raw materials in a short time but also exerting a good water repellency imparting effect, and a method for manufacturing a surface treated body with the use of the surface treatment agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yuki FUKUI, Yuzo OKUMURA, Yoshiharu TERUI, Soichi KUMON
  • Publication number: 20220157597
    Abstract: The composition for drying an uneven pattern of the present invention includes a sublimable substance, and a solvent whose boiling point at 1 atm is lower than a boiling point or a sublimation point of the sublimable substance by 5° C. or more and whose boiling point at 1 atm is 75° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiharu TERUI, Soichi KUMON, Yuki FUKUI
  • Patent number: 11282709
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a water-repellent protective film-forming liquid chemical capable of achieving an improved water repellency imparting effect. The water-repellent protective film-forming liquid chemical according to the present disclosure contains the following compositions: (I) an aminosilane composition of the following general formula [1]; (II) a silicon compound of the following general formula [2]; and (III) an aprotic solvent, wherein the amount of the component (I) contained is 0.02 to 0.5 mass % based on the total amount of the components (I) to (III).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuki Fukui, Yoshiharu Terui, Shuhei Yamada, Yuzo Okumura, Soichi Kumon, Saori Shiota, Katsuya Kondo
  • Publication number: 20220020582
    Abstract: A bevel portion treatment agent composition of the present invention is a bevel portion treatment agent composition containing a silylating agent, which is used for treating a bevel portion of a wafer, in which a surface modification index Y and a surface modification index Z measured by a predetermined procedure have a characteristic of satisfying 0.5?Y/Z?1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yuki FUKUI, Yuzo OKUMURA, Yoshiharu TERUI, Soichi KUMON
  • Publication number: 20210090881
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there are provided a surface treatment agent having the advantage that the raw material components can be dissolved in a short time during preparation of the surface treatment agent and capable of exerting a good water repellency imparting effect, and a method of manufacturing a surface-treated body with the use of the surface treatment agent. The surface treatment agent according to the present disclosure includes the following components: (I) at least one kind selected from the group consisting of silicon compounds represented by the following general formulas [1], [2] and [3]; (II) at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula [4], a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula [5], and imidazole; and (III) an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki FUKUI, Yuzo OKUMURA, Yoshiharu TERUI, Soichi KUMON
  • Publication number: 20200350176
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a water-repellent protective film-forming liquid chemical capable of achieving an improved water repellency imparting effect. The water-repellent protective film-forming liquid chemical according to the present disclosure contains the following compositions: (I) an aminosilane composition of the following general formula [1]; (II) a silicon compound of the following general formula [2]; and (III) an aprotic solvent, wherein the amount of the component (I) contained is 0.02 to 0.5 mass % based on the total amount of the components (I) to (III).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki FUKUI, Yoshiharu TERUI, Shuhei YAMADA, Yuzo OKUMURA, Soichi KUMON, Saori SHIOTA, Katsuya KONDO
  • Publication number: 20190341246
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a water-repellent protective film-forming chemical liquid containing: a first solvent being at least one kind selected from the group consisting of an ether solvent and a hydrocarbon solvent; a second solvent being a glycol ether; a silylation agent represented by the following general formula [1]; and a base represented by the following general formula [2] and/or the following general formula [3], wherein the concentration of the second solvent in the chemical liquid is 1 to 30 mass %, wherein the concentration of the silylation agent in the chemical liquid is 2 to 15 mass %, wherein the concentration of the base in the chemical liquid is 0.05 to 2 mass %, and wherein the mass ratio of the silylation agent to the base is 4.5 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yuzo OKUMURA, Yuki FUKUI, Hiroki FUKAZAWA, Soichi KUMON
  • Patent number: 10236175
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid chemical for forming a water-repellent protecting film on a wafer. The liquid chemical is a liquid chemical containing a water-repellent-protecting-film-forming agent for forming the water-repellent protecting film, at the time of cleaning the wafer which has a finely uneven pattern at its surface and contains at least at a part of a surface of a recessed portion of the uneven pattern at least one kind of matter selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium nitride, tungsten, aluminum, copper, tin, tantalum nitride, ruthenium and silicon, at least on the surface of the recessed portion. The liquid chemical is characterized in that the water-repellent-protecting-film-forming agent is a water-insoluble surfactant. The water-repellent protecting film formed with the liquid chemical is capable of preventing a pattern collapse of the wafer, in a cleaning step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masanori Saito, Shinobu Arata, Takashi Saio, Soichi Kumon, Hidehisa Nanai, Yoshinori Akamatsu
  • Publication number: 20180323076
    Abstract: A processing method of a semiconductor substrate according the present invention includes: cleaning a surface of the semiconductor substrate with a water-based cleaning liquid; and drying the semiconductor substrate by replacing the water-based cleaning liquid attached to the surface of the semiconductor substrate with a supercritical fluid, characterized by using as the supercritical fluid a C2-C6 fluoroalcohol-containing solvent whose Fe, Ni, Cr, Al, Zn, Cu, Mg, Li, K, Na and Ca contents are each 500 mass ppb or less. In this processing method, it is possible to reduce the amount of fluorine atoms released in the supercritical fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Central Glass Company ,Limited
    Inventors: Akifumi YAO, Soichi KUMON, Masaki FUJIWARA, Hidehisa NANAI
  • Publication number: 20180308683
    Abstract: To provide a water-repellent protective film-forming liquid chemical used in a process of cleaning a wafer by means of a cleaning machine whose liquid contact member contains a vinyl chloride resin. A liquid chemical is used, which includes an alkoxysilane represented by the following general formula [1]; at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid represented by the following general formula [2], an anhydride of the sulfonic acid, a salt of the sulfonic acid and a sulfonic acid derivative represented by the following general formula [3]; and a diluent solvent containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon, an ether and a thiol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi SAIO, Yuzo OKUMURA, Yuki FUKUI, Hiroki FUKAZAWA, Tomohiro TAKATA, Soichi KUMON, Kazuyuki ABE, Shota WATANABE, Masayoshi IMACHI
  • Patent number: 10090148
    Abstract: A surface treatment was conducted by using a liquid chemical containing a water-repellent protective film forming agent represented by the following general formula [1], subsequent to a step of cleaning a metal-based wafer and prior to a step of drying the wafer. (R1 represents a C1-C18 monovalent hydrocarbon group the hydrogen elements of which may partially or entirely be replaced with a fluorine element(s). R2 mutually independently represents a monovalent organic group having a C1-C18 hydrocarbon group the hydrogen elements of which may partially or entirely be replaced with a fluorine element(s). “a” is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Saio, Soichi Kumon, Masanori Saito, Shinobu Arata
  • Patent number: 10077365
    Abstract: A liquid chemical for forming a water repellent protecting film on a wafer having at its surface an uneven pattern and containing at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of titanium, tungsten, aluminum, copper, tin, tantalum and ruthenium at surfaces of recessed portions of the uneven pattern, the water repellent protecting film being formed at least on the surfaces of the recessed portions. The liquid chemical is characterized by including: a water repellent protecting film forming agent; and water, and characterized in that the water repellent protecting film forming agent is at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formula [1] and salt compounds thereof and that the concentration of the water relative to the total quantity of a solvent contained in the liquid chemical is not smaller than 50 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Soichi Kumon, Takashi Saio, Masanori Saito, Shinobu Arata