Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor device includes forming, on a substrate, a film to be processed. The method further includes forming, on the film to be processed, a first film containing a metallic element and a second film containing at least one of carbon or boron. The method further includes forming an insulating film on the first and second films. The method further includes processing the film to be processed using the first film, the second film, and the insulating film, as a mask.

Abstract: A white pigment composition contains titanium oxide having an average particle diameter D1 of less than 100 nm; and hollow particles having an average particle diameter D2 of 100 nm or more.

Abstract: An ink for ink jet recording according to an embodiment is an ink for ink jet recording containing pigment, colloidal silica, amine, and amino acid.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition contains pigment particles, inorganic oxide particles, and resin particles. The content of the inorganic oxide particles is 1.0% to 10.0% relative to the total mass of the ink composition. The ink composition satisfies the following relationship: D50 of the resin particles ?D50 of the inorganic oxide particles ?D50 of the pigment particles, wherein D50 represents the volume median diameter of the corresponding particles.

Abstract: An ink jet composition of the present disclosure includes water; a polyester resin having sulfo groups; and a colorant, the colorant is contained in particles formed from a material containing the polyester resin, and the particles have an average particle diameter of 100 nm or less and are contained in the ink jet composition at a content rate of 15 percent by mass or more.

Abstract: An ink jet composition of the present disclosure includes: water; a polyester resin having sulfo groups; and a colorant, the colorant is contained in particles formed from a material containing the polyester resin, and the sulfo groups have a high abundance ratio at a surface of each of the particles as compared to that at a center thereof.

Abstract: An ink jet composition of the present disclosure includes: water; a polyester resin having sulfo groups; a colorant; and a high molecular weight dispersant having anionic groups, the colorant is contained in particles formed from a material containing the polyester resin, and a rate X1 [percent on molar basis] of the sulfo groups to all constituent monomers of the polyester resin is lower than a rate X2 [percent on molar basis] of the anionic groups to all constituent monomers of the high molecular weight dispersant.

Abstract: An ink jet printing ink composition contains a pigment, colloidal silica, trimethylglycine, and water, and in which a content of the colloidal silica is lower than or equal to a content of the trimethylglycine.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition includes: a colorant; silica particles; 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone; and water, and the silica particles have in a TEM image thereof, a Di (diameter of the maximum inscribed circle)/Dc (diameter of the minimum circumscribed circle) of 0.7 or more.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition includes a self-dispersible pigment; an alcohol having 4 carbon atoms or less; an asymmetric alkyl ether; and water, a content of the alcohol with respect to a total mass of the ink jet ink composition is 0.5 to 15 percent by mass, and a content of the water with respect to the total mass of the ink jet ink composition is 10 to 40 percent by mass.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink composition contains water, a colorant, and resin particles made of a material containing polyester. The polyester has a sulfo group and contains a diol component and a dicarboxylic acid component. The diol component contains a diol component having a 1,3-propanediol skeleton.

Abstract: A film forming apparatus includes an electrode, a target holder configured to hold a film forming target so as to face the electrode, and a masking shield holder configured to hold a masking shield between the electrode and the target holder. The masking shield includes a lattice portion having a plurality of openings therein and a frame portion supporting the lattice portion.

Abstract: An ink set including at least one first ink composition and at least one second ink composition, wherein the first ink composition contains a pigment, an inorganic oxide colloid, and water, the second ink composition contains a dye and water, and in the ink set, an arithmetic mean of a conductivity of the at least one first ink composition at 25° C. and a conductivity of the at least one second ink composition at 25° C. is 2.5 mS/cm or less.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a first film on a substrate; forming a second film containing at least carbon on the first film; forming a hole in the second film; and forming a recess, which communicates with the hole, in the first film by etching using the second film as a mask. In this method, the second film includes a first layer formed on the first film, and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer having a higher oxygen concentration than the second layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first film on a substrate. The method further includes forming a second film on the first film. The method further includes forming a recess in the first film using the second film as a mask. The second film includes a first layer having carbon and a second layer having carbon formed on the first layer. The second layer has a second carbon density lower than a first carbon density of the first layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first film on a substrate. The method further includes forming a second film on the first film. The second film includes fluoride of a first metal element having a first boiling point of 800° C. or higher and fluoride of a second metal element having a second boiling point of 800° C. or higher. The second metal element is different from the first metal element. The method further includes etching the first film using the second film as an etching mask and etching gas that includes fluorine.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet composition is provided that contains at least one dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes, polyester, and water. The polyester content is higher than or equal to 4 times and lower than or equal to 300 times the dye content. Preferably, the polyester content is 5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less. Preferably, the dye content is 0.1% by mass or more and 7.5% by mass or less.

Abstract: An ink composition contains pigment particles, inorganic oxide particles, and a lactam solvent. The content of the inorganic oxide particles is 5.0% to 10.0% relative to the total mass of the ink composition. The ink composition satisfies the following relationship: D50 of the pigment particles×0.1?D50 of the inorganic oxide particles?D50 of the pigment particles×1.5, wherein D50 represents the volume median diameter of the corresponding particles.

Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor device includes forming, on a substrate, a film to be processed. The method further includes forming, on the film to be processed, a first film containing a metallic element and a second film containing at least one of carbon or boron. The method further includes forming an insulating film on the first and second films. The method further includes processing the film to be processed using the first film, the second film, and the insulating film, as a mask.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment, polyester, 1-(hydroxyalkyl)-2-pyrrolidone, an organic amine, and water, wherein the pigment, the polyester, and the 1-(hydroxyalkyl)-2-pyrrolidone have a relationship of expression (1): C?A?B, where A is the content (mass %) of the pigment with respect to the total mass, B is the content (mass %) of the polyester with respect to the total mass, and C is the content (mass %) of the 1-(hydroxyalkyl)-2-pyrrolidone with respect to the total mass.