Abstract: The present invention is intended to solve the following problems with a method for fabricating a substrateless semiconductor package using an adhesive sheet as a temporary fixing supporter. A chip can be displaced from a specified position by pressure during resin encapsulation because the chip is not properly held by the adhesive sheet. If such displacement occurs, the relative positional relationship between the chip and an interconnect to be connected to a specified position in a subsequent wiring step also changes by the displacement of the chip from the specified position. Another problem is that if adhesive deposits occur during peeling of the adhesive sheet and the surface of a package is contaminated with the adhesive deposits, adhesive components left on the surface of the chip can inhibit connection between the interconnect and the chip in a subsequent wiring step.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing an organic EL panel by using an ultrathin glass plate, in which the ultrathin glass plate is not “fractured” or “cut” in the production process, the organic EL element is formed reliably when formed by vacuum deposition, and recovered without damage after the production process, and there is no need for installing an additional step of cleaning the rear face of the ultrathin glass plate.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an electronic paper manufacturing method which allows formation of an electronic paper by forming thin film transistors on a support film and affixing a display layer thereto without causing wrinkling of the support film, even when the support film is thin, and which is in no need of an extra cleaning step after the formation of the electronic paper. [Solution] The electronic paper manufacturing method includes an electronic paper formation step including the substeps of forming thin film transistors on an electronic-paper support film to give a driver layer; and affixing a display layer having an image displaying function onto the driver layer, in which the electronic paper formation step is performed while temporarily fixing the electronic-paper support film to a support plate through a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

Abstract: A cleaning sheet including a cleaning layer which has a microasperity shape having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.05 ?m or less and a maximum height Rz of 1.0 ?m or less. Preferably, a substantial surface area of the cleaning layer per a flat surface of 1 mm2 is 150% or more of a substantial surface area of a silicon wafer mirror surface per a flat area of 1 mm2. The cleaning sheet may be provided on at least one surface of a transfer member so that the transfer member has a cleaning function. When the cleaning sheet or the transfer member having a cleaning function is transferred in a substrate processing apparatus in place of a substrate to be processed therein, the cleaning sheet contacts and cleans a site of the substrate processing apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that can prevent the deformation of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer due to pressurization in a pressing process and can be easily peeled off from the processed article. The heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a substrate, and a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on or above at least one side of the substrate and containing a foaming agent, in which the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a shear modulus (23° C.) in an unfoamed state of 7×106 Pa or more. The heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer preferably has a shear modulus (95° C.) in an unfoamed state of less than 7×106 Pa. The foaming agent in the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer preferably has a foam initiating temperature higher than 80° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for cutting a laminated ceramic sheet, which is used for temporary fixing at cutting of the laminated ceramic sheet, the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a base material and, formed on at least one surface of the base material, a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a foaming agent, in which the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a gel fraction of 50% by weight or more, and the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a glass transition temperature of ?40° C. to 30° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for cutting a laminated ceramic sheet, which is used for temporary fixing at cutting of the laminated ceramic sheet, the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a base material and, formed on at least one surface of the base material, a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a foaming agent and a tackifying resin, in which the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a gel fraction of 50% by weight or more, and the base polymer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive forming the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an acid value of 350 mg-KOH/g or less and the tackifying resin contained in the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an acid value of 80 mg-KOH/g or less.

Abstract: A heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprises: a base material; and a thermo-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing thermo-expandable microspheres, the thermo-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a surface to be adhered to an adherend, wherein the surface of the thermo-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer before subjecting to heating has a centerline average roughness of greater than 0.4 ?m, and has a convex portion resulting from the thermo-expandable microspheres.

Abstract: Provided is a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet which is resistant to deformation caused by pressurization, excels in cohesive strength, maintains an adequate adhesive strength until the temperature reaches a heating-peeling treatment temperature, and can be easily removed by heating. Also provided is a process for the production of electronic components using the above-mentioned sheet. The heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a substrate and, arranged on or above at least one side thereof, a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing heat-expandable microspheres and a layered silicate. The silicate is preferably present in a content of 1 to 200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a base polymer constituting the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

Abstract: Provided is a heat-peelable double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that is advantageously usable in the step of cutting a multilayer ceramic sheet performed in a high-temperature atmosphere. Also provided is a process for the cutting of a multilayer ceramic sheet using the above-mentioned sheet. The heat-peelable double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a substrate; arranged on one side thereof, a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing heat-expandable microspheres; and arranged on the other side, a temporary-fixing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a lipophilic layered clay mineral. The lipophilic layered clay mineral is preferably a layered silicate. The lipophilic layered clay mineral may be present in an amount of 0.1 to 45 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a base polymer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive constituting the temporary-fixing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet which satisfactorily fits a rough surface, develops a sufficient adhesive strength even when a bonding face of adherend is rough, less causes chip scattering when used for holding, during dicing, a semiconductor substrate having a rough surface typically of an encapsulation resin, and, after the completion of working, can be smoothly peeled off from the adherend by heating, without applying stress on the adherend. Also disclosed are a method for working an adherend and a method for producing an electronic component using the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet. The heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a base material, an organic rubber-like elastic layer and a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing heat-expandable microspheres.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal-release double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet which includes a substrate, a foaming agent-free pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) arranged on one side of the substrate, and a foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (B) arranged on the other side. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) contains 5 to 30 parts by weight of a plasticizer and 100 parts by weight of a base polymer and has a tensile adhesive strength of 1 N/20 mm in width or less with respect to a poly(ethylene terephthalate) film as determined at a peel angle of 180 degrees, a rate of pulling of 300 mm/minute, a temperature of 23±2° C., and a relative humidity of 65±5%. The weight loss of plasticizer is 2 percent by weight or less when the tape or sheet is heated at a temperature of 165° C. and a pressure of one atmosphere for one hour.

Abstract: A method of thermal adherend release, wherein a part of adherends adherent to a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a heat-expandable layer containing a foaming agent are selectively released from the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet by partly heating the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, wherein the method comprises previously heating a sticking site of an adherend to be released at a temperature at which the heat-expandable layer of the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet does not expand and then heating the sticking site of the adherend in the heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet at a temperature at which the heat-expandable layer expands to thereby selectively releasing the adherend.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that can prevent the deformation of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer caused by pressurization, further reduce chipping in grinding and cutting processes, be easily peeled off from a processed article after processing, and can be easily applied to an adhered at ordinary temperature. The heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a substrate, and a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on or above at least one side of the substrate, the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a foaming agent and having a shear modulus (23° C.) in an unfoamed state of 7×106 Pa or more. The adhesive sheet further includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer being arranged on or above heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a shear modulus (23° C.) of less than 7×106 Pa and a thickness of 0.01 to 10 ?m.

Abstract: There are provided a transfer member provided with a cleaning function, which have excellent foreign matter removing performance and transfer performance, and which can remove foreign matters having a predetermined particle diameter with especially high efficiency. The transfer member provided with a cleaning function includes a transfer member and the cleaning layer provided on at least one surface of the transfer member. The cleaning layer has a microasperity shape having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.05 ?m or less and a maximum height Rz of 1.0 ?m or less. Preferably, a substantial surface area of the cleaning layer per a flat surface of 1 mm2 is 150% or more of a substantial surface area of a silicon wafer mirror surface per a flat area of 1 mm2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal-release double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet which includes a substrate, a foaming agent-free pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) arranged on one side of the substrate, and a foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (B) arranged on the other side. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) contains 5 to 30 parts by weight of a plasticizer and 100 parts by weight of a base polymer and has a tensile adhesive strength of 1 N/20 mm in width or less with respect to a poly(ethylene terephthalate) film as determined at a peel angle of 180 degrees, a rate of pulling of 300 mm/minute, a temperature of 23±° C., and a relative humidity of 65±5%. The weight loss of plasticizer is 2 percent by weight or less when the tape or sheet is heated at a temperature of 165° C. and a pressure of one atmosphere for one hour.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that can prevent the deformation of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer caused by pressurization, further reduce chipping in grinding and cutting processes, be easily peeled off from a processed article after processing, and can be easily applied to an adhered at ordinary temperature. The heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a substrate, and a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on or above at least one side of the substrate, the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a foaming agent and having a shear modulus (23° C.) in an unfoamed state of 7×106 Pa or more. The adhesive sheet further includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer being arranged on or above the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and having a shear modulus (23° C.) of less than 7×106 Pa.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for thermally releasing an adherend, which comprises selectively releasing one or some of a plurality of substances adhered on a thermally releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a thermally expandable layer containing therein thermo-expandable microspheres, by partly heating the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using a heating unit capable of partly heating the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet. This thermally releasing method may further involve a step of cutting the substance adhered to the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet. In this occasion, the heating unit has a heating portion of a shape in conformity with the shape of the adherend to be released, and may be provided on at lease one of the side to which the adherend is adhered and the opposite side thereto of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive sheet including a substrate and, an adherent layer containing heat-expandable microspheres, the adherent layer being disposed on at least one side of the substrate, in which the adherent layer has a thickness of 10 to 38 ?m, and wherein the heat-expandable microspheres have a maximum particle diameter equal to or smaller than the thickness of the adherent layer and have a mode diameter of 5 to 30 ?m. The adhesive sheet of the invention enables a high-accuracy processing in the step of processing an electronic part such as a small ceramic capacitor to thereby greatly improve product characteristics and productivity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that can prevent the deformation of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer due to pressurization in a pressing process and can be easily peeled off from the processed article. The heat-peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a substrate, and a heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on or above at least one side of the substrate and containing a foaming agent, in which the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a shear modulus (23° C.) in an unfoamed state of 7×106 Pa or more. The heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer preferably has a shear modulus (95° C.) in an unfoamed state of less than 7×106 Pa. The foaming agent in the heat-expandable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer preferably has a foam initiating temperature higher than 80° C.