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Resin etching solution and etching process

Assignee: Toray Engineering Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-09-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-09-22
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Abstract

Abstract A resin etching solution comprises a hydroxyalkylamine, an alkali metal compound and water, or an aliphatic alcohol, an aliphatic amine, an alkali metal compound and water, and a process for etching a polyimide film comprises forming a resist pattern or metal layer pattern using the resin etching solution.

Inventors

  • 👤 Atsushi Suzuki
  • 👤 Mayumi Aimoto
  • 👤 Takashi Kubota
  • 👤 Masanori Akita
  • 👤 Koji Itoh

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 12:41
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P50/00; H10P50/20; H10P50/28; H10P50/286; H10P50/287; C; C09; C09K; C09K13/00; C09K13/02; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/12; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0017; H05K3/002; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/032; H05K1/0346; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0137; H05K2201/0154; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0779; H05K2203/0786; H05K2203/0793; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/258; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 13 words
A resin etching solution comprising a hydroxyalkylamine, an alkali metal compound and water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 21 words
A resin etching solution according to claim 1, which further comprises at least one of urea and an organic polar solvent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
A resin etching solution according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hydroxyalkylamine is selected from the group consisting of primary and secondary amines and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
A resin etching solution according to any one of claims 1 - 3, wherein the alkali metal compound is selected from the group consisting of potassium, sodium and lithium hydroxides and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
A resin etching solution comprising an aliphatic alcohol, an aliphatic amine, an alkali metal compound and water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
A resin etching solution according to claim 5, which further comprises at least one of urea and an organic polar solvent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A resin etching solution according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the aliphatic alcohol is selected from the group consisting of monohydric, dihydric and trihydric alcohols and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 37 words
A resin etching solution according to any one of claims 5 - 7, wherein the aliphatic amine is selected from the group consisting of monovalent primary and secondary amines, divalent primary and secondary amines and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 33 words
A resin etching solution according to any one of claims 5 - 9, wherein the alkali metal compound is selected from the group consisting of potassium, sodium and lithium hydroxides and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 40 words
A process for etching a polyimide film comprising etching a polyimide film comprising a resist pattern or metal layer pattern formed on either or both sides using a resin etching solution according to any one of claims 1 - 9.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 30 words
A process for etching a polyimide film according to claim 10, wherein the polyimide film is etched with irradiation of ultrasonic waves while being immersed in the resin etching solution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 27 words
A process for etching a polyimide film according to claim 10, wherein the polyimide film is etched by spraying the resin etching solution through a spray nozzle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 34 words
A resin etching solution comprising (1) an aliphatic component, which aliphatic component comprises at least one aliphatic compound and provides each of amine and hydroxy groups; (2) an alkali metal compound; and (3) water
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 19 words
Use, for etching a resin, of a solution according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and 13.

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