Patents by Inventor Yu YANASE

Yu YANASE 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: 20240012323
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240004287
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240004285
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20240004286
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408909
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408908
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408910
    Abstract: A pellicle characterized by having an amount of released aqueous gas of 1×10?3 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle, an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 1×10?5 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 45 to 100 amu, and an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 4×10?7 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 101 to 200 amu, under vacuum after the pellicle has been left to stand for 10 minutes in an atmosphere of 23° C. and 1×10?3 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230408907
    Abstract: A pellicle characterized by having an amount of released aqueous gas of 1×10?3 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle, an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 1×10?5 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 45 to 100 amu, and an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 4×10?7 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 101 to 200 amu, under vacuum after the pellicle has been left to stand for 10 minutes in an atmosphere of 23° C. and 1×10?3 Pa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230400760
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Patent number: 11796908
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Patent number: 11782340
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10?6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Patent number: 11774847
    Abstract: A pellicle characterized by having an amount of released aqueous gas of 1×10?3 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle, an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 1×10?5 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 45 to 100 amu, and an amount of released hydrocarbon-based gas of 4×10?7 Pa·L/s or less per pellicle in a range of measured mass number of 101 to 200 amu, under vacuum after the pellicle has been left to stand for 10 minutes in an atmosphere of 23° C. and 1×10?3 Pa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Publication number: 20230236497
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a pellicle frame for EUV exposure characterized in that the pellicle frame is provided with at least one ventilation part, and a filter having a porous membrane coated with a resin is attached inside the ventilation part; a pellicle characterized in that a pellicle film is stretched on the pellicle frame; a pellicle-attached exposure original plate for EUV exposure characterized in that the pellicle is attached to the exposure original plate; a method for manufacturing a semiconductor; a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display plate; and an exposure method. The pellicle frame of the present invention is sufficiently resistant to hydrogen radicals during EUV exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Publication number: 20230221634
    Abstract: Provided are a pellicle frame, a pellicle, an exposure original plate with a pellicle, an exposure method, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor, and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display board, the pellicle frame having an upper end surface on which a pellicle film is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Publication number: 20230213850
    Abstract: Provided are: a frame-shaped pellicle frame 1 having a pellicle frame main body 1a and an insulation layer 1b covering the pellicle frame main body; a pellicle comprising a pellicle film that is provided on the pellicle frame 1 and a top end surface 13 of the pellicle frame with an adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive therebetween; a pellicle-equipped exposure original plate; an exposure method; a method for manufacturing a semiconductor; and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display board. The pellicle frame can reduce falling of a foreign matter adhered to the surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Publication number: 20230168578
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape, having an upper end face to arrange a pellicle film thereon and a lower end face to face a photomask, and which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from an outer side face toward an inner side face of the upper end face; and to provide a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE
  • Publication number: 20230135575
    Abstract: The present invention provides a frame-shaped pellicle frame having an upper end surface on which a pellicle film is provided and a lower end surface facing a photomask, characterized in that the inner surface of the pellicle frame has a region where a roughness curve kurtosis (Rku) is 3.0 or less, and also provides a pellicle, an exposure original plate with a pellicle and an exposure method, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device or a liquid crystal display board. The present invention can provide a pellicle frame that prevents scattered light derived from the frame and facilitates inspection of foreign matter adhered to the frame surface, and can also provide a pellicle using the pellicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Publication number: 20230117335
    Abstract: Provided are a pellicle frame, a pellicle, a method for inspecting a pellicle, a pellicle-attached exposure original plate and exposure method, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor or a liquid crystal display board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Patent number: 11592739
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape, having an upper end face to arrange a pellicle film thereon and a lower end face to face a photomask, and which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from an outer side face toward an inner side face of the upper end face, and to provide a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Yanase
  • Publication number: 20230012556
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame in a frame shape having an upper end face on which a pellicle film is to be arranged and a lower end face to face a photomask, which is characterized by being provided with a notched part from the outer side face toward inner side face of the lower end face; a pellicle including the pellicle frame as an element; and a method for peeling a pellicle from a photomask onto which the pellicle has been attached, which is characterized by inserting a peeling jig into a notched part from a side face of a pellicle frame, and moving the peeling jig in an upper end face direction of the pellicle frame in this state to peel off the pellicle from the photomask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu YANASE