Patents by Inventor Tetsumasa TAKAICHI

Tetsumasa TAKAICHI 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
  • 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
  • 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