Patent · US Expired

Topcoat process to prevent image collapse

US6656666B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 2000
Grant dateDec 2, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/0274
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates generally to photolithographic techniques, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a method for preventing the collapse of the image pattern during the stage of drying the image. The invention also relates to structures fabricated using the inventive method.

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