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Top anti-reflective coating polymer, its preparation method and top anti-reflective coating composition comprising the same

US7462439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2005
Grant dateDec 9, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/952
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a top anti-reflective coating polymer represented by Formula 1, below:wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, fluoro, methyl or fluoromethyl; R3 is a C1-10 hydrocarbon or a C1-10 hydrocarbon in which the hydrogen atoms are partly replaced by fluorine atoms; and a, b and c, representing the mole fraction of each monomer, are in the range between 0.05 and 0.9. Because a top anti-reflective coating formed using the anti-reflective coating polymer of Formula 1 is not soluble in water, it can be applied to immersion lithography using water as a medium for a light source. In addition, because the top anti-reflective coating can reduce the reflectance from an underlying layer, the uniformity of CD is improved, thus enabling the formation of an ultra fine pattern.

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