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Photoresist monomers, polymers and photoresist compositions for preventing acid diffusion

US6924078B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2002
Grant dateAug 2, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/143
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Photoresist monomers, polymers thereof, photoresist compositions containing the same for preventing acid generated in the exposed area during the course of a photolithography process from being diffused to the unexposed area. The line edge roughness and slope pattern are improved when an ultrafine photoresist pattern is formed using photoresist copolymer having a multi-oxygen-containing compound as a repeating unit such as an ethyleneoxy moiety represented by Formula 1 with at least one polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond. In addition, the shape of pattern is improved by eliminating top loss and the adhesion of pattern to the substrate is improved.

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