Patents by Inventor Takafumi Shimoda

Takafumi Shimoda 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: 12247298
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor wafer treatment liquid, the treatment liquid including at least one hypohalite ion, and at least one anion species selected from halate ion, halite ion and halide ion, wherein at least one of the anion species has a content of 0.30 mol/L or more and 6.00 mol/L or less relative to the treatment liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Sato, Yuki Kikkawa, Takafumi Shimoda, Takayuki Negishi
  • Patent number: 12247299
    Abstract: Provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing a hypobromite ion. Also provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing at least a bromine-containing compound, an oxidizing agent, a basic compound, and water which are added and mixed, wherein the liquid has the bromine-containing compound added in an amount of 0.01 mass % or more and less than 2 mass % as a bromine element content with respect to the total mass of the liquid, has the oxidizing agent added in an amount of 0.1 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less with respect to the total mass, and has a pH of 8 or more and 14 or less. Further provided is a method of producing a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, including a step of mixing a bromine-containing compound with a solution containing a hypochlorous acid compound and a basic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Sato, Yuki Kikkawa, Takafumi Shimoda, Takayuki Negishi
  • Patent number: 12248428
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including a computer installed in a computer base, a first transceiver connected to the computer, a second transceiver installed in a user base used by a user, a device connected to the second transceiver, a network configured to perform communication between a plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver, and a controller configured to control connection between one of the plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver, in which the controller is configured to control connection between one of the plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver via the network having a circuit switching function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Ohara, Takuya Oda, Fumikazu Inuzuka, Takafumi Tanaka, Masayuki Shimoda
  • Patent number: 12195658
    Abstract: Provided is a treatment liquid for etching a transition metal on a semiconductor wafer, the treatment liquid comprising: (A) a hypohalite ion or periodate ion; and (B) an alkylammonium salt represented by the following Formula (1). (wherein a is an integer from 6 to 20, R1, R2, and R3 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having carbon number from 1 to 20, and X? is a bromine-containing ion), and a method of etching a transition metal by bringing the treatment liquid for semiconductor wafers into contact with the transition metal used in a semiconductor formation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Kikkawa, Tomoaki Sato, Takafumi Shimoda, Takayuki Negishi
  • Patent number: 12024663
    Abstract: Provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor wafer or the like used in a process for forming a semiconductor. Namely a treatment liquid containing (A) a hypochlorite ion, and (B) an alkylammonium salt expressed by the following Formula (1), or the like is provided. (In the Formula, “a” is an integer from 6 to 20; R1, R2, and R3 are independently, for example, an alkyl group with a carbon number from 1 to 20; and X? is, for example, a chloride ion.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Kikkawa, Tomoaki Sato, Takafumi Shimoda, Takayuki Negishi
  • Publication number: 20240182404
    Abstract: Provided are an inhibitor for RuO4 gas generation used in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor element, that inhibits a RuO4 gas generated when a semiconductor wafer containing ruthenium and a treatment liquid are brought into contact, and a method for inhibiting the RuO4 gas. Specifically, provided is an inhibitor for RuO4 gas generation for inhibiting a RuO4 gas generated when a semiconductor wafer containing ruthenium and a treatment liquid are brought into contact in semiconductor formation steps, wherein the inhibitor includes an onium salt consisting of an onium ion and a bromine-containing ion. Also provided is a method for inhibiting RuO4 gas generation by adding the inhibitor to a ruthenium treatment liquid or a ruthenium-containing liquid used in semiconductor formation steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Sato, Yuki Kikkawa, Takafumi Shimoda, Takayuki Negishi
  • Patent number: 11932590
    Abstract: Provided are an inhibitor for RuO4 gas generation used in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor element, that inhibits a RuO4 gas generated when a semiconductor wafer containing ruthenium and a treatment liquid are brought into contact, and a method for inhibiting the RuO4 gas. Specifically, provided is an inhibitor for RuO4 gas generation for inhibiting a RuO4 gas generated when a semiconductor wafer containing ruthenium and a treatment liquid are brought into contact in semiconductor formation steps, wherein the inhibitor includes an onium salt consisting of an onium ion and a bromine-containing ion. Also provided is a method for inhibiting RuO4 gas generation by adding the inhibitor to a ruthenium treatment liquid or a ruthenium-containing liquid used in semiconductor formation steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Sato, Yuki Kikkawa, Takafumi Shimoda, Takayuki Negishi
  • Publication number: 20240087911
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the issue of providing a method for removing a transition metal oxide adhered to a transition metal film in a process for manufacturing a semiconductor element, and of providing a treatment liquid. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for treating a semiconductor of a transition metal, the method including, in a semiconductor formation process, a step of removing a transition metal oxide and a step of removing the transition metal. The present invention also provides a reducing agent-containing treatment liquid for a transition metal oxide, wherein the concentration of the reducing agent contained in the reducing agent-containing treatment liquid is 0.01 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei SAITO, Tomoaki SATO, Yuki KIKKAWA, Takafumi SHIMODA, Takayuki NEGISHI
  • Publication number: 20240014045
    Abstract: Provided is a treatment liquid for treating a semiconductor wafer in a semiconductor forming process, the treatment liquid containing (A) a hypobromite ion, (B) a pH buffer, and (C) an onium ion represented by formula (1): (wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently denote an alkyl group having carbon number from 1 to 25,)
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi SHIMODA, Yuki KIKKAWA, Tomoaki SATO, Takayuki NEGISHI
  • Patent number: 11738997
    Abstract: The present invention provides industrially advantageous production method and production apparatus, with respect to production of a halogen oxyacid solution. There is solved by a method for producing a halogen oxyacid solution, comprising continuously supplying an organic alkaline solution and halogen to a static mixer and mixing them, to thereby continuously obtain a halogen oxyacid generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Negishi, Takafumi Shimoda, Akihiro Saito, Naoki Matsuda, Kenichi Kakizono, Takeshi Kawano, Masayuki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20230257887
    Abstract: Provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing a hypobromite ion. Also provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing at least a bromine-containing compound, an oxidizing agent, a basic compound, and water which are added and mixed, wherein the liquid has the bromine-containing compound added in an amount of 0.01 mass % or more and less than 2 mass % as a bromine element content with respect to the total mass of the liquid, has the oxidizing agent added in an amount of 0.1 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less with respect to the total mass, and has a pH of 8 or more and 14 or less. Further provided is a method of producing a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, including a step of mixing a bromine-containing compound with a solution containing a hypochlorous acid compound and a basic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki SATO, Yuki KIKKAWA, Takafumi SHIMODA, Takayuki NEGISHI
  • Publication number: 20230207329
    Abstract: Provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium including a ligand which coordinates to ruthenium, the treatment liquid is a treatment liquid for inhibiting a ruthenium-containing gas generated when contacting a semiconductor wafer including ruthenium with the treatment liquid in a semiconductor forming process. Also provided is an inhibitor for the generation of a ruthenium-containing gas, including a compound having a carbonyl group or a heterocyclic compound. Further provided is a treatment agent for a ruthenium-containing waste liquid, including a compound having a carbonyl group or a heterocyclic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki SATO, Yuki KIKKAWA, Takafumi SHIMODA, Takayuki NEGISHI
  • Patent number: 11674230
    Abstract: Provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing a hypobromite ion. Also provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing at least a bromine-containing compound, an oxidizing agent, a basic compound, and water which are added and mixed, wherein the liquid has the bromine-containing compound added in an amount of 0.01 mass % or more and less than 2 mass % as a bromine element content with respect to the total mass of the liquid, has the oxidizing agent added in an amount of 0.1 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less with respect to the total mass, and has a pH of 8 or more and 14 or less. Further provided is a method of producing a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, including a step of mixing a bromine-containing compound with a solution containing a hypochlorous acid compound and a basic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Sato, Yuki Kikkawa, Takafumi Shimoda, Takayuki Negishi
  • Publication number: 20230126771
    Abstract: A treatment liquid for a semiconductor containing a group 6 metal, the treatment liquid containing hypobromite ions. Also provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor containing a group 6 metal, the treatment liquid characterized by being formed by adding and mixing at least a bromine-containing compound, an oxidizing agent, a base compound, and water, wherein relative to a total mass, an added amount of the bromine-containing compound is 0.008 mass % or more and less than 10 mass % as an amount of bromine element, and an added amount of the oxidizing agent is 0.1 mass ppm or more and 20 mass % or less; and pH at 25° C. is 8 or higher and 14 or lower. Further provided is a method for producing the treatment liquid for a semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki KIKKAWA, Tomoaki SATO, Takafumi SHIMODA, Takayuki NEGISHI
  • Publication number: 20230103285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct White Maitake variety named ‘YUKIGUNIMAI 14GO’, which is characterized by: (1) there is no color unevenness throughout the caps of the fruit body, and it has a homogeneous white color; (2) it has a remarkably low incidence of the caps to be colored in the fruit body; and (3) it does not become colored even under black light irradiation including ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Yukiguni Maitake Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi SHIMODA, Junye JIA, Takuto SHIMIZU, Masayuki SATO
  • Patent number: 11572331
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a quaternary alkyl ammonium hypochlorite solution with an excellent storage stability. Specifically, provided is a method of producing a quaternary alkyl ammonium hypochlorite solution, the method including: a preparation step in which a quaternary alkyl ammonium hydroxide solution is prepared and the concentration of amines in the quaternary alkyl ammonium hydroxide solution is set to 20 ppm by mass or less; and a reaction step in which the quaternary alkyl ammonium hydroxide solution is brought into contact with chlorine gas, wherein the concentration of carbon dioxide of a gas phase in the reaction step is 100 ppm by volume or less and the pH of a liquid phase in the reaction step is 10.5 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Shimoda, Yuki Kikkawa, Tomoaki Sato, Takayuki Negishi
  • Patent number: 11572533
    Abstract: A method for producing a quaternary alkylammonium hypochlorite solution includes a preparation step of preparing a quaternary alkylammonium hydroxide solution, and a reaction step of bringing the quaternary alkylammonium hydroxide solution into contact with chlorine, wherein a carbon dioxide concentration in a gas phase portion in the reaction step is 100 ppm by volume or less, and pH of a liquid phase portion in the reaction step is 10.5 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Tokuyama Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Shimoda, Yuki Kikkawa, Takayuki Negishi, Seiji Tono
  • Publication number: 20220411937
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor wafer treatment liquid, the treatment liquid including at least one hypohalite ion, and at least one anion species selected from halate ion, halite ion and halide ion, wherein at least one of the anion species has a content of 0.30 mol/L or more and 6.00 mol/L or less relative to the treatment liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki SATO, Yuki KIKKAWA, Takafumi SHIMODA, Takayuki NEGISHI
  • Publication number: 20220356061
    Abstract: A method for producing halogen oxyacid, which includes a step of continuously supplying and mixing an organic alkali solution and a halogen and continuously collecting a reaction solution containing halogen oxyacid, and an production apparatus of halogen oxyacid, which includes a reactor, a means of supplying an organic alkali solution to the reactor, a means of supplying a halogen to the reactor, and a means of collecting a reaction solution for taking out the reaction solution from the reactor, in which the organic alkali solution and the halogen are continuously supplied by the means of supplying an organic alkali solution and the means of supplying a halogen, respectively, to the reactor so as to be mixed therein such that a solution containing halogen oxyacid is generated as a reaction solution, and the reaction solution is continuously collected by the means of collecting a reaction solution are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki NEGISHI, Takafumi SHIMODA, Akihiro SAITO, Naoki MATSUDA, Masayuki MORIWAKI
  • Patent number: PP35254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct White Maitake variety named ‘YUKIGUNIMAI 14GO’, which is characterized by: (1) there is no color unevenness throughout the caps of the fruit body, and it has a homogeneous white color; (2) it has a remarkably low incidence of the caps to be colored in the fruit body; and (3) it does not become colored even under black light irradiation including ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Yukiguni Maitake Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Shimoda, Junye Jia, Takuto Shimizu, Masayuki Sato