Binder Containing Patents (Class 430/905)
  • Patent number: 12178124
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds that can be used in an organic electronic device as an active compound, in particular for use in electronic devices. The invention further relates to a method for producing the compounds according to the invention, and to electronic devices comprising same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Merck KGAA
    Inventor: Philipp Stoessel
  • Patent number: 12032290
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a resin P having a repeating unit represented by General Formula (P1) and a compound that generates an acid having a pKa of ?1.40 or more upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; and a resist film, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each using the composition, are provided. Mp represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. Lp represents a divalent linking group. Xp represents O, S, or NRN1. RN1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group. Rp represents a monovalent organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Asakawa, Takashi Kawashima, Akiyoshi Goto, Michihiro Shirakawa, Kei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12002674
    Abstract: Methods for making molecular sieves are provided. The molecular sieves are comprised of thin semiconductors films in which a plurality of apertures is defined. The apertures are non-circular, nanoscale openings with tapered sidewalls that selectively pass certain molecules, while discriminating against the passage of other molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gokul Gopalakrishnan, Mark Elliot Levenstein
  • Patent number: 11976207
    Abstract: Water-based compositions containing a low VOC coalescent, a latex or water-dispersible polymer, and a water-insoluble UV-VIS (preferably, ultraviolet) absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Mary Jane Hibben, Mike Wildman, T. Howard Killilea, Iain Harvey
  • Patent number: 11971660
    Abstract: A cross-linked polymer including a structure wherein at least a portion of phenolic hydroxyl groups in the polymer is protected by a group represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbons and n represents an integer from 1 to 5; and * represents a bond part of the phenolic hydroxyl group to a residue other than a hydrogen atom, and a structure wherein at least a portion of phenolic hydroxyl groups in the polymer is protected by a group represented by the following formula (2): wherein R2 represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 17 carbons, containing an aromatic ring; and * represents a bond part of the phenolic hydroxyl group to a residue other than a hydrogen atom, and the polymers are cross-linked to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Masukawa, Masataka Nojima
  • Patent number: 11966160
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes: an onium salt compound represented by formula (1?); a resin including a structural unit having an acid-dissociable group; and a solvent. EA is a substituted or unsubstituted (?+?)-valent organic group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms; Z+ is a monovalent radiation-sensitive onium cation; and ? and ? are each independently 1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuichi Nemoto
  • Patent number: 11822240
    Abstract: A resist composition that generates an acid upon exposure and whose solubility in a developing solution is changed by action of an acid, the resist composition containing a base material component whose solubility in a developing solution is changed by action of an acid, and a compound represented by General Formula (e1) in which Rd01 represents a monovalent organic group and Rd02 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshii, Yosuke Suzuki, Yoichi Hori, Takahiro Kojima, Mari Murata
  • Patent number: 11809082
    Abstract: A pattern forming method includes forming a resist film having a first region, a second region, and a third region, on a substrate, irradiating the first region with light or an energy ray in a first irradiation amount, and irradiating the second region with light or an energy ray in a second irradiation amount, the second irradiation amount being smaller than the first irradiation amount. The pattern forming method also includes dissolving the resist film of the first region by using first liquid, forming a coating film on a side surface of the resist film after the resist film of the first region is dissolved, and dissolving the third region by using second liquid that is different from the first liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuru Kondo
  • Patent number: 11768435
    Abstract: Materials and methods to immobilize photoacid generators on semiconducting substrates are provided. PAG-containing monomers are copolymerized with monomers to allow the polymer to bind to a surface, and optionally copolymerized with monomers to enhance solubility to generate PAG-containing polymers. The PAG-containing monomers can be coated onto a surface, where the immobilized PAGs can then be used to pattern materials coated on top of the immobilized PAGs, allowing direct patterning without the use of a photoresist, thereby reducing process steps and cost. The disclosed materials and processes can be used to produce conformal coatings of controlled thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Brewer Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinhua Dai, Joyce A. Lowes, Carissa Jones
  • Patent number: 11762294
    Abstract: A photoresist underlayer composition, comprising a polymer comprising a repeating unit of formula (1): wherein Ar is a monocyclic or polycyclic C5-60 aromatic group, wherein the aromatic group comprises one or more aromatic ring heteroatoms, a substituent group comprising a heteroatom, or a combination thereof; R1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-30 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-30 heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C3-30 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-30 heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-30 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-30 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-30 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C7-30 arylalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C7-30 alkylaryl, substituted or unsubstituted C3-30 heteroaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C4-30 heteroarylalkyl; and R2 is substituted or unsubstituted C1-30 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-30 heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C3-30 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Kaitz, Sheng Liu, Li Cui, Shintaro Yamada, Suzanne M. Coley, Iou-Sheng Ke
  • Patent number: 11725078
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To Provide a method for producing an acid-decomposable polymer having a reduced metal ion content, which suppresses decomposition and deprotection of the acid-decomposable polymer. [Means to Solve the Problem] The method for producing an acid-decomposable polymer according to the present invention comprises the steps of: preparing a polymer solution comprising an acid-decomposable polymer; washing an acidic cation exchanger with an organic solvent until the water content in the organic solvent discharged from the acidic cation exchanger falls to 400 ppm or less; and passing the polymer solution through the washed acidic cation exchanger to reduce the metal ion content of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Masukawa, Ryo Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 11655329
    Abstract: Provided herein is a dual cure resin useful for the production of an object by additive manufacturing, comprising or consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator; (b) not more than 5, 10 or 20 ppm of a polyurethane catalyst (e.g., tin, tertiary amine, bismuth, zinc, zirconium, or nickel catalysts); (c) a polyol; (d) free (i.e., unblocked) polyisocyanate; and (e) blocked polyisocyanate, the isocyanate groups of which are blocked by reaction with an amine (meth)acrylate blocking agent. Methods of making an object with the resin are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Carbon, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Gordon Wright
  • Patent number: 11500289
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising recurring units having a nitrogen-containing tertiary ester structure exhibits a high sensitivity, high resolution, low edge roughness (LER, LWR) and small size variation, and forms a pattern of good profile after exposure and development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 10606212
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selecting compounds which can be used as additives in photopolymer formulations for producing light holographic media, and to photopolymer formulations which contain at least one softener which are selected according to the claimed method. The invention also relates to the use of photopolymer formulations for producing holographic media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Thomas Roelle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel, Christian Diedrich
  • Patent number: 9029070
    Abstract: There are provided a method of forming a resist pattern includes: a step (1) in which a resist composition containing a base component (A) that generates base upon exposure and exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution by the action of acid is applied to a substrate to form a resist film; a step (2) in which the resist film 2 is subjected to exposure; a step (3) in which baking is conducted after the step (2); and a step (4) in which the resist film 2 is subjected to an alkali development, thereby forming a negative-tone resist pattern in which the unexposed portion 2b of the resist film 2 has been dissolved and removed, and the resist composition used in the step (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Jiro Yokoya, Hideto Nito
  • Patent number: 9017920
    Abstract: A film includes base and a photosensitive layer formed on the base. The photosensitive layer substantially includes a first photosensitive agent, a second photosensitive agent, and a thermosol. The first photosensitive agent is water-soluble. The second photosensitive agent is an aromatic ketone compound or a benzoin ether compound. The method for manufacturing the film and the masking method using the film is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Quan Zhou, Chao-Sheng Huang, Xin-Wu Guan
  • Patent number: 9005873
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: applying a composition for forming a resist underlayer film for EUV lithography including a novolac resin containing a halogen atom onto a substrate having a film to be fabricated for forming a transferring pattern and baking the composition so as to form a resist underlayer film for EUV lithography; and applying a resist for EUV lithography onto the resist underlayer film for EUV lithography, irradiating, with EUV through a mask, the resist underlayer film for EUV lithography and a film of the resist for EUV lithography on the resist underlayer film, developing the film of the resist for EUV lithography, and transferring an image formed in the mask onto the substrate by dry etching so as to form an integrated circuit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rikimaru Sakamoto, Takafumi Endo, Bangching Ho
  • Patent number: 8999621
    Abstract: A pattern forming method includes: (i) forming a film from a chemical amplification resist composition; (ii) exposing the film, so as to form an exposed film; and (iii) developing the exposed film by using an organic solvent-containing developer, wherein the chemical amplification resist composition contains: (A) a resin substantially insoluble in alkali; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation; (C) a crosslinking agent; and (D) a solvent, a negative chemical amplification resist composition used in the method, and a resist film formed from the negative chemical amplification resist composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro Enomoto, Sou Kamimura, Shinji Tarutani, Keita Kato, Kaoru Iwato
  • Patent number: 8993214
    Abstract: A positive photosensitive siloxane composition comprising at least three types of following polysiloxanes (A), (B) and (C) obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing a silane compound represented by general formula (1) R1nSi (OR2)4-n, a diazonaphthoquinone derivative, and a solvent: a polysiloxane (A) such that if pre-baked the film thereof will be soluble in a 5 weight % TMAH aqueous solution and the solution rate of said film will be 1,000 ?/sec or less; a polysiloxane (B) such that if pre-baked the solution rate of the film thereof will be 4,000 ?/sec or more relative to a 2.38 weight % TMAH aqueous solution; and a polysiloxane (C) such that if pre-baked the solution rate of the film thereof will be between 200 and 3,000 ?/sec relative to a 2.38 weight % TMAH aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials USA Corp.
    Inventors: Daishi Yokoyama, Takashi Fuke, Yuji Tashiro, Takashi Sekito, Toshiaki Nonaka
  • Patent number: 8986923
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass negative-tone, aqueous base developable, self-imagable polymer compositions useful for forming films that can be patterned to create structures for microelectronic devices, microelectronic packaging, microelectromechanical systems, optoelectronic devices and displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Knapp, Edmund Elce, Hendra Ng, Andrew Bell, Cheryl Burns, Sridevi Kaiti, Brian Kocher, Yogesh Patel, Masanobu Sakamoto, Xiaoming Wu, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 8968979
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprises a polymer comprising repeat units having formula (1) or (2). Herein denotes an aromatic hydrocarbon group, R1 is H, methyl or trifluoromethyl, R2 is H, C1-C12 alkyl or aromatic hydrocarbon group, R3 is C1-C12 alkyl, or R2 and R3 may bond together to form a ring, and a is 1 or 2. When used in the ArF lithography, the resist composition exhibits high resolution. When used in the EB image writing for mask processing, the resist composition exhibits high resolution and sensitivity sufficient to comply with high-accelerating-voltage EB irradiation, and high etch resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Takemura, Keiichi Masunaga, Daisuke Domon, Masayoshi Sagehashi
  • Patent number: 8968458
    Abstract: A composition for a resist underlayer film is provided. The composition has excellent storage stability and can form a resist underlayer film which has excellent adhesion to a resist film, can improve reproducibility of a resist pattern and is resistant to an alkaline liquid used in development and to oxygen asking during the removal of a resist. The composition comprises a hydrolyzate and/or a condensate of a silane compound of the following formula (A), R1bR2cSi(OR3)4-a??(A) wherein R1 is a monovalent organic group having at least one unsaturated bond, R2 individually represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group, R3 individually represents a monovalent organic group, R1 is a group other than OR3, a is an integer of 1 to 3, b is an integer of 1 to 3, and c is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a=b+c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Konno, Masato Tanaka, Momoko Ishii, Junichi Takahashi, Tomoki Nagai
  • Patent number: 8962233
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes an arylsulfonium salt that when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, generates an acid, the arylsulfonium salt containing at least one aryl ring on which there are a total of one or more electron donating groups, the acid generated upon exposure to actinic rays or radiation having a volume of 240 ?3 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Kawabata, Tomotaka Tsuchimura, Takayuki Ito
  • Patent number: 8916334
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a micro-composite material used in the fabrication of three-dimensional objects, and associated methods and systems. In one example, a micro-composite material used in the fabrication of a three-dimensional object can comprise micronized polymeric particles; a photocurable curing agent; and a dye present in the micro-composite material in an amount at from 0.0001 wt % to 0.1 wt %, the dye having a ?max between 350 nm and 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Krzysztof Nauka, Hou T. Ng
  • Patent number: 8900789
    Abstract: An actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises (A) a resin that when acted on by an acid, exhibits an increased solubility in an alkali developer, (B) a compound that when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, generates an acid, (C) a resin containing two or more resins (c) each having at least either a fluorine atom or a silicon atom, and (D) a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saegusa, Shinichi Kanna
  • Patent number: 8883398
    Abstract: The present application relates to a photoactive compound including an oxime ester group and a phosphonate group together, and a photosensitive resin composition comprising the same, the compound of the present application having excellent storage stability and high-temperature process characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Changho Cho, Sunghyun Kim, Han Soo Kim, Sunhwa Kim, Raisa Kharbash, Jongho Park
  • Patent number: 8883397
    Abstract: A positive photosensitive siloxane composition containing: a polysiloxane (Ia), which is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing the silane compound represented by RSi(OR1)3 in general formula (1) and the silane compound represented by Si(OR1)4 in general formula (2) in the presence of a basic catalyst, and a pre-baked film of which has a dissolution rate of 1,000 ?/second or less in a 5 wt % TMAH aqueous solution; a polysiloxane (Ib), which is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing at least the silane compound represented by general formula (1) in the presence of an acid or basic catalyst, and a pre-baked film of which has a dissolution rate of 100 ?/second or more in a 2.38 wt % TMAH aqueous solution; and a diazonaphthoquinone derivative and solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials USA Corp.
    Inventors: Daishi Yokoyama, Takashi Fuke, Yuji Tashiro, Takashi Sekito, Toshiaki Nonaka
  • Patent number: 8877421
    Abstract: A positive resist composition includes: (A) a resin capable of increasing the solubility in an alkali developing solution by the action of an acid, including: (a1) a repeating unit selected from repeating units represented by following formulae (a1-1) to (a1-3); (a2) a repeating unit represented by a following formula (a2); and (a3) a repeating unit selected from repeating units represented by following formulae (a3-1) to (a3-4); (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic ray or radiation; (C) a resin having at least one of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom, and being insoluble in an alkali developing solution; and (D) a solvent, wherein the formulae above are defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Kanna
  • Patent number: 8871430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photoactive compound having a novel structure and a photosensitive resin composition including the same, and the photoactive compound according to the present invention has excellent sensitivity due to efficient absorption to a UV light source by including a nitro group and a phosphonate structure, and has excellent retention rate, mechanical strength, heat resistance, chemical resistance and developing resistance by improving solubility of the photosensitive resin composition by excellent compatibility of the phosphonate structure and a binder resin. Therefore, the photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention is useful to cure a column spacer, an overcoat, a passivation material and the like of a liquid crystal display device, and is useful in view of a high temperature process property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Changho Cho, Won Jin Chung, Raisa Kharbash, Sunghyun Kim, Dongchang Choi, Sang Chul Lee, Han Soo Kim, Yoon Hee Heo, Sunhwa Kim
  • Patent number: 8846303
    Abstract: There is disclosed a resist top coat composition, used in a patterning process onto a photoresist film, wherein a resist top coat is formed by using the resist top coat composition onto a photoresist film formed on a wafer, and then, after exposure, removal of the resist top coat and development of the photoresist film are performed to effect the patterning on the photoresist film, wherein the resist top coat composition contains a truxene compound having phenol groups shown by the following general formula (1). As a result, there is provided a resist top coat composition not only having an effect from an environment to a resist film reduced and effectively shielding an OOB light, but also reducing film loss of a resist pattern and bridging between patterns and having an effect to enhance sensitivity of the resist; and a patterning process using this.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Daisuke Kori
  • Patent number: 8841060
    Abstract: An actinic-ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition which is capable of improving line edge roughness (LER) and inhibiting pattern collapse, a resist film and a pattern forming method each using the same, a method for preparing an electronic device, and an electronic device are provided. The actinic-ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains: (A) a resin having repeating units having a structure represented by any one of the following general formulae (I-1) to (I-3), and repeating units containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a lactone structure, a sultone structure, and a cyano group; and (B) a compound that generates an acid by irradiation with actinic rays or radiations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Kataoka, Yusuke Iizuka, Akinori Shibuya, Tomoki Matsuda, Naohiro Tango
  • Patent number: 8835098
    Abstract: Provided is a pattern forming method making it possible to obtain a pattern with less scums and watermark defects. The pattern forming method includes the steps of forming a film from an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin (A) that exhibits an increased solubility in an alkali developer when acted on by an acid, a compound (B) that generates an acid when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, and a resin (C) containing at least one of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom, exposing the film to light, and developing the exposed film using a tetramethylammonium hydroxide solution whose concentration is less than 2.38 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 8828643
    Abstract: A positive type resist composition for use in liquid immersion exposure comprises: (A) a resin having a monocyclic or polycyclic cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon structure, the resin increasing its solubility in an alkali developer by an action of acid; (B) a compound generating acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and a radiation; (C) an alkali soluble compound having an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms; and (D) a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Kobayashi, Haruki Inabe
  • Patent number: 8828282
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter including (A) a colorant including a dye represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and/or a dye represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, wherein in the following Chemical Formulae 1 and 2, each substituent is the same as described in the detailed description; (B) an acrylic-based binder resin; (C) a photopolymerizable monomer; (D) a photopolymerization initiator; and (E) a solvent, and a color filter using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hee Hyung, Nam-Gwang Kim, Se-Young Choi, Yu-Jin Lee, Gyu-Seok Han
  • Patent number: 8822136
    Abstract: A negative pattern is formed by coating a resist composition onto a substrate, the resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having an acid labile group-substituted hydroxyl group, an acid generator, an onium salt of perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acid, and an organic solvent, prebaking, exposing, baking, and developing in an organic solvent such that the unexposed region of film is dissolved away and the exposed region of film is not dissolved. In image formation via positive/negative reversal by organic solvent development, the resist film is characterized by a high dissolution contrast between the unexposed and exposed regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro Katayama, Youichi Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 8808966
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprising a polymer having carboxyl groups substituted with an acid labile group having formula (1) exhibits a high contrast of alkaline dissolution rate before and after exposure, a high resolution, a good pattern profile and minimal edge roughness. In formula (1), A is —(CR22)m—, B is —(CR52)n—, R2 and R5 are hydrogen or alkyl, m and n are 1 or 2, R3 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl, R6 is alkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyl, nitro, aryl, halogen, or cyano, and p is 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Koji Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8808446
    Abstract: A composition for a resist underlayer film is provided. The composition has excellent storage stability and can form a resist underlayer film which has excellent adhesion to a resist film, can improve reproducibility of a resist pattern and is resistant to an alkaline liquid used in development and to oxygen ashing during the removal of a resist. The composition comprises a hydrolyzate and/or a condensate of a silane compound of the following formula (A), R1bR2cSi(OR3)4-a??(A) wherein R1 is a monovalent organic group having at least one unsaturated bond, R2 individually represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group, R3 individually represents a monovalent organic group, R1 is a group other than OR3, a is an integer of 1 to 3, b is an integer of 1 to 3, and c is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a=b+c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Konno, Masato Tanaka, Momoko Ishii, Junichi Takahashi, Tomoki Nagai
  • Patent number: 8802353
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition containing 1 to 80% by weight of a solid component and 20 to 99% by weight of a solvent. The solid component contains a compound B which has (a) a structure derived from a polyphenol compound A by introducing an acid-dissociating group to at least one phenolic hydroxyl group of the polyphenol compound A which is synthesized by a condensation between a di- to tetrafunctional aromatic ketone or aromatic aldehyde each having 5 to 36 carbon atoms with a compound having 1 to 3 phenolic hydroxyl groups and 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and (b) a molecular weight of 400 to 2000. The composition containing the compound B is useful as an acid-amplified, non-polymeric resist material, because it is highly sensitive to radiation such as KrF excimer lasers, extreme ultraviolet rays, electron beams, and X-rays, and provides resist patterns with a high resolution, high heat resistance, and high etching resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Dai Oguro
  • Patent number: 8795943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative photoresist composition and a patterning method for device in which a photoresist pattern having a high sensitivity with a good reverse taper profile can be formed not only to realize an effective patterning of various thin films but also to facilitate removal of the photoresist pattern after the patterning. The photoresist composition comprises an alkali-soluble binder resin; a halogen-containing first photo-acid generator; a triazine-based second photo-acid generator; a cross-linking agent having an alkoxy structure; and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Hyo Park, Kyung-Jun Kim, Yu-Na Kim
  • Patent number: 8795945
    Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, and a resist film and a pattern forming method using the composition are provided, the composition including (A) a compound capable of decomposing by the action of an acid to increase the solubility of the resin (A) in an alkali developer; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation; (C) a basic compound; and (D) a specific compound containing at least two specific alicyclic hydrocarbon groups each substituted with a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kana Fujii, Takamitsu Tomiga, Toru Fujimori
  • Patent number: 8790861
    Abstract: A monomer has the Formula I: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a C1-30 monovalent organic group, and R1, R2, and R3 are each independently unsubstituted or include a halogen, nitrile, ether, ester, ketone, alcohol, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing functional groups; R4 includes H, F, C1-4 alkyl, or C1-4 fluoroalkyl; A is a single bond or a divalent linker group, wherein A is unsubstituted or substituted to include a halogen, nitrile, ether, ester, ketone, alcohol, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing functional groups; m and n are each independently an integer of 1 to 8; and x is 0 to 2n+2, and y is 0 to 2m+2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC
    Inventors: Cong Liu, Mingqi Li, Cheng-Bai Xu
  • Patent number: 8785105
    Abstract: A sulfonium salt having a 4-fluorophenyl group is introduced as recurring units into a polymer comprising hydroxyphenyl (meth)acrylate units and acid labile group-containing (meth)acrylate units to form a polymer which is useful as a base resin in a resist composition. The resist composition has a high sensitivity, high resolution and minimized LER.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichi Ohsawa, Masaki Ohashi, Seiichiro Tachibana, Jun Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 8778593
    Abstract: A chemical amplification resist composition contains: (A) a polymer compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group and a group formed by substituting a substituent for a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group in a phenolic hydroxyl group and satisfying the following (a) to (c) at the same time: (a) the polydispersity is 1.2 or less, (b) the weight average molecular weight is from 2,000 to 6,500, and (c) the glass transition temperature (Tg) is 140° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomotaka Tsuchimura, Tadateru Yatsuo
  • Patent number: 8778595
    Abstract: A resist composition containing a base component (A) which generates acid upon exposure, and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid, wherein the base component (A) contains a polymeric compound (A1) having a structural unit (a5) represented by general formula (a5-0) shown below and a structural unit (a6) that generates acid upon exposure. In the formula, R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R1 represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, R2 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, and Y represents a hydrocarbon group in which a carbon atom or a hydrogen atom may be substituted with a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daichi Takaki, Daiju Shiono, Yoshiyuki Utsumi, Jun Iwashita
  • Patent number: 8765358
    Abstract: A water-soluble resin composition for forming fine patterns comprising water-soluble polymer represented by Chemical Formula 1 as below and the first water-soluble solvent, is coated and heated on a photoresist layer having at least one contact hole to reduce a size of the at least one contact hole. (In Chemical Formula 1, each of R1, R2, R3 and R5 independently represents an alkyl group of C1-30 or an cyclo alkyl group of C3-30 which respectively have one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ether group, an ester group, a carbonyl group, an acetal, an epoxy group, a nitril group, an amine group, and an aldehyde group; each of R4, R6, R7 and R8 independently represents hydrogen or a methyl group; n represents an integer of 0 to 5; a represents a real number of 0.05 to 0.5; each of b, c and d respectively represents a real number of 0 to 0.7; and a+b+c+d=1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Wook Park, So Jung Park, Dong-Chul Seo
  • Patent number: 8765353
    Abstract: A resist composition includes: a crosslinking material that is crosslinked in the presence of an acid; an acid amplifier; and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Arimitsu, Nobuyuki Matsuzawa, Isao Mita
  • Patent number: 8758974
    Abstract: A method is described for the direct photochemical modification and micro-patterning of polymer surfaces, without the need to use a photoresist. For example, micropatterns of various functional chemical groups, biomolecules, and metal films have been deposited on poly(carbonate) and poly(methyl methacrylate) surfaces. These patterns may be used, for example, in integrated electronics, capture elements, or sensing elements in micro-fluidic channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Steven A. Soper, Robin L. McCarley, Bikas Vaidya
  • Patent number: 8748078
    Abstract: A cyclic compound represented by formula (1): wherein L, R1, R?, and m are as defined in the specification. The cyclic compound of formula (1) is highly soluble to a safety solvent, highly sensitive, and capable of forming resist patterns with good profile. Therefore, the cyclic compound is useful as a component of a radiation-sensitive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromi Hayashi, Masatoshi Echigo, Dai Oguro
  • Patent number: 8735048
    Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition comprising (P) a resin having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1), a resist film using the composition, and a pattern forming method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Inasaki, Takayuki Ito, Tomotaka Tsuchimura, Tadateru Yatsuo, Koutarou Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8735044
    Abstract: A salt represented by the formula (a): wherein Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a fluorine atom etc., X1 represents a single bond etc., X2 represents a single bond etc., Y1 represents a C3-C6 alicyclic hydrocarbon group etc., with the proviso that —X2—Y1 group has one or more fluorine atoms, and Z+ represents an organic counter cation, and a photoresist composition comprising the salt represented by the formula (a) and a resin comprising a structural unit having an acid-labile group and being insoluble or poorly soluble in an aqueous alkali solution but becoming soluble in an aqueous alkali solution by the action of an acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Koji Ichikawa, Isao Yoshida