In recent years, the level of fine processing for the advanced semiconductor devices proceeds to nanometer range, and mass production of 3Xnm generation with ArF excimer laser has already begun. On the other hand, 2Xnm generation is rapidly being developed. As for the acid generators and polymers used for the advanced photoresist materials, it is required for the quality to be quite high because of the semiconductor refinement to nanometer range.
We can provide the acid generators and polymers with high quality by utilizing the development/manufacturing technology/analytic technology of photoresist materials, which have been accumulated for years. In addition, we have recently reconsidered the quality assurance system as the whole company to respond to high requirements from customers, and we introduced the consistent procedure for quality control and statistic management from the materials to the products. The development of the advanced analytic technologies enabled us to manage the content of trace metals in the order of single digit ppb.
Photoresist materials
We have launched the acid generators for KrF photoresist and polymers as the WPAG series and the MWP series since 1987, which are used for various applications such as KrF/ArF photoresist and so on.
Manufacturing facilities
The advanced acid generators and polymers are manufactured at Aichi plant that can manage the content of trace metals in the order of single digit ppb. The products from gram-scale to kilogram-scale with the top quality can be supplied speedily.