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Phenolic/alicyclic copolymers and photoresists

US6492086B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1999
Grant dateDec 10, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/111
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to new polymers that contain repeat units of phenol and photoacid-labile esters that contain an alicyclic group, preferably a bulky group that suitably may contain 7 to about 20 carbons, such as an alkyladamantyl, ethylfencyl, tricyclo decanyl, or pinanyl group. Polymers of the invention are useful as a component of chemically-amplified positive-acting resists.

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