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Microlithographic substrate cleaning and compositions therefor

US5362608A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1992
Grant dateNov 8, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/422
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

THFA (tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol) is employed as the active component of edge bead removal compositions negating the need for N-methylpyrrolidone and providing unexpected effectiveness for multilayer microelectronic edge beads having at least one highly polar aromatic polymer layer, particularly when such layer is adjacent to an acid-catalyzed photoresist.

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