Patents by Inventor Yasuo Sugishima

Yasuo Sugishima 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: 11859119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical liquid that causes a small variation in a dissolving amount of a first metal-containing substance in a case where the chemical liquid is applied to an object to be treated containing the first metal-containing substance. The present invention also provides a method for treating an object to be treated. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention contains water, a hydroxylamine compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine and a hydroxylamine salt, and a specific compound represented by Formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Takahashi, Yasuo Sugishima
  • Publication number: 20230287304
    Abstract: An object of the present invention to provide a treatment liquid for a semiconductor device, where the treatment liquid has an excellent corrosion prevention property with respect to a metal-containing layer and excellent removability of an object to be removed, and also has excellent solubility in a post-treatment liquid. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a substrate treatment method using the treatment liquid. The treatment liquid of the present invention is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor device, which contains water, a removing agent, and a copolymer, and the copolymer has a first repeating unit having at least one group selected from the group consisting of a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and a quaternary ammonium cation, and a second repeating unit different from the first repeating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori TAKAHASHI, Yasuo SUGISHIMA, Atsushi MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230212485
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment liquid for a semiconductor device, which is excellent in removal performance for residues present on a substrate, and to provide a substrate washing method using the treatment liquid. The treatment liquid of the present invention is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor device, which includes water, a basic compound, hexylene glycol, and a compound A that is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of isobutene, (E)-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,2,4-trimethyloxetane, 4-methyl-3-penten-2-ol, and 2,4,4,6-tetramethyl-1,3-dioxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo SUGISHIMA, Atsushi MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20230159864
    Abstract: A treatment liquid contains water, hydroxylamine, and one or more kinds of hydrazines selected from the group consisting of hydrazine, a hydrazine salt, and a hydrazine derivative, in which a total content of the hydrazines is 1 part by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydroxylamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo SUGISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230002676
    Abstract: The present invention provides a treatment liquid exhibiting excellent selectivity in dissolving SiGe in a case where the SiGe is etched with the treatment liquid. The present invention also provides a treatment liquid container relating to the treatment liquid. The treatment liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a fluoride ion source, an oxidant, an acetate solvent, and an additive, in which the additive is an additive that does not contain a Si atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo SUGISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220406596
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment method excellently flattens an object to be treated in a case where the treatment method is applied to an object to be treated having a metal layer. Another object of the present invention is to provide a treatment liquid for an object to be treated. The method for treating an object to be treated according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for treating an object to be treated having a step A of performing an oxidation treatment on an object to be treated having a metal layer so as to form a metal oxide layer and a step B of bringing a treatment liquid into contact with the object to be treated obtained by the step A so as to dissolve and remove the metal oxide layer, in which the treatment liquid contains an organic solvent and an acidic compound, and a content of the organic solvent is 50% by mass or more with respect to a total mass of the treatment liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi MIZUTANI, Yasuo SUGISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220282182
    Abstract: The present invention provides a treatment liquid that exhibits excellent washing properties and improves the smoothness of an object to be treated in a case where the treatment liquid is used for treating an object to be treated containing a cobalt-containing substance. The present invention also provides a method for treating an object to be treated. The treatment liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention contains water, hydroxylamine, and three kinds of first anions consisting of Cl?, NO2?, and NO3?, in which a total content of the first anions is 0.0001 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydroxylamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo SUGISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220002622
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical liquid that causes a small variation in a dissolving amount of a first metal-containing substance in a case where the chemical liquid is applied to an object to be treated containing the first metal-containing substance. The present invention also provides a method for treating an object to be treated. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention contains water, a hydroxylamine compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine and a hydroxylamine salt, and a specific compound represented by Formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori TAKAHASHI, Yasuo SUGISHIMA
  • Patent number: 11208616
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions containing 1) at least one water soluble polar aprotic organic solvent; 2) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; 3) at least one carboxylic acid; 4) at least one Group II metal cation; 5) at least one copper corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of 6-substituted-2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazines; and 6) water, in which the composition is free of a compound comprising at least three hydroxyl groups. The compositions can effectively strip positive or negative-tone resists or resist residues, and be non-corrosive to bumps and underlying metallization materials (such as SnAg, CuNiSn, CuCoCu, CoSn, Ni, Cu, Al, W, Sn, Co, and the like) on a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, William A. Wojtczak, Yasuo Sugishima, Raj Sakamuri
  • Patent number: 10947484
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions containing 1) at least one water soluble polar aprotic organic solvent; 2) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; 3) at least one carboxylic acid; 4) at least one Group II metal cation; 5) at least one copper corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of 6-substituted-2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazines; and 6) water. The compositions can effectively strip positive or negative-tone resists or resist residues, and be non-corrosive to bumps and underlying metallization materials (such as SnAg, CuNiSn, CuCoCu, CoSn, Ni, Cu, Al, W, Sn, Co, and the like) on a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, William A. Wojtczak, Yasuo Sugishima
  • Publication number: 20200339919
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions containing 1) at least one water soluble polar aprotic organic solvent; 2) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; 3) at least one carboxylic acid; 4) at least one Group II metal cation; 5) at least one copper corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of 6-substituted-2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazines; and 6) water, in which the composition is free of a compound comprising at least three hydroxyl groups. The compositions can effectively strip positive or negative-tone resists or resist residues, and be non-corrosive to bumps and underlying metallization materials (such as SnAg, CuNiSn, CuCoCu, CoSn, Ni, Cu, Al, W, Sn, Co, and the like) on a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, William A. Wojtczak, Yasuo Sugishima, Raj Sakamuri
  • Patent number: 10626353
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of water soluble alcohols, water soluble ketones, water soluble esters, water soluble sulfones, and water soluble ethers; 3) at least one boron-containing compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid, boronic acids, and salts thereof; and 4) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Emil A. Kneer, Yasuo Sugishima
  • Patent number: 10619126
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to non-corrosive cleaning compositions that are useful primarily for removing residues (e.g., plasma etch and/or plasma ashing residues) and/or metal oxides from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Sugishima, Keeyoung Park, Thomas Dory
  • Publication number: 20190233771
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions containing 1) at least one water soluble polar aprotic organic solvent; 2) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; 3) at least one carboxylic acid; 4) at least one Group II metal cation; 5) at least one copper corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of 6-substituted-2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazines; and 6) water. The compositions can effectively strip positive or negative-tone resists or resist residues, and be non-corrosive to bumps and underlying metallization materials (such as SnAg, CuNiSn, CuCoCu, CoSn, Ni, Cu, Al, W, Sn, Co, and the like) on a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, William A. Wojtczak, Yasuo Sugishima
  • Patent number: 10266799
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions containing 1) at least one water soluble polar aprotic organic solvent; 2) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; 3) at least one compound comprising at least three hydroxyl groups; 4) at least one carboxylic acid; 5) at least one Group II metal cation; 6) at least one copper corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of 6-substituted-2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazines; and 7) water. The compositions can effectively strip positive or negative-tone resists or resist residues, and be non-corrosive to bumps and underlying metallization materials (such as SnAg, CuNiSn, CuCoCu, CoSn, Ni, Cu, Al, W, Sn, Co, and the like) on a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, William A. Wojtczak, Yasuo Sugishima
  • Patent number: 10199210
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor substrate treatment liquid which removes an organic material on the top of a semiconductor substrate from the semiconductor substrate having a Ge-containing layer that includes germanium (Ge) or cleans the surface thereof, and the treatment liquid includes a liquid chemical component which adjusts the pH of the treatment liquid to be in a range of 5 to 16 and an anticorrosive component which is used to prevent the Ge-containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Yasuo Sugishima, Atsushi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20180230405
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of water soluble alcohols, water soluble ketones, water soluble esters, water soluble sulfones, and water soluble ethers; 3) at least one boron-containing compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid, boronic acids, and salts thereof; and 4) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Emil A. Kneer, Yasuo Sugishima
  • Publication number: 20180201884
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to non-corrosive cleaning compositions that are useful primarily for removing residues (e.g., plasma etch and/or plasma ashing residues) and/or metal oxides from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuo Sugishima, Keeyoung Park, Thomas Dory
  • Publication number: 20170335252
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions containing 1) at least one water soluble polar aprotic organic solvent; 2) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; 3) at least one compound comprising at least three hydroxyl groups; 4) at least one carboxylic acid; 5) at least one Group II metal cation; 6) at least one copper corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of 6-substituted-2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazines; and 7) water. The compositions can effectively strip positive or negative-tone resists or resist residues, and be non-corrosive to bumps and underlying metallization materials (such as SnAg, CuNiSn, CuCoCu, CoSn, Ni, Cu, Al, W, Sn, Co, and the like) on a semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani, William A. Wojtczak, Yasuo Sugishima
  • Patent number: 9809746
    Abstract: There is provided an etching liquid including nitric acid; a fluorine-containing compound; and a nitrogen-containing organic compound A containing a nitrogen atom, or a phosphorus-containing compound B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Sugishima, Atsushi Mizutani, Keeyoung Park