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Waterborne photoresists for use in manufacture of printed circuit boards

US6444378B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2000
Grant dateSep 3, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/027
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A waterborne photoimageable composition or photoresist comprises a latex binder polymer based on a waterborne dispersion of a photopolymerizable urethane acrylate oligomer having sufficient carboxylic acid functionality to render it develop able in alkaline aqueous solution and a photo initiator chemical system and other components to produce an aqueous coatable and alkali develop able photoresist composition.

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