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Photoacid generator, resist composition, and patterning process

US8114570B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2009
Grant dateFeb 14, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2030

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

Abstract

Photoacid generators generate sulfonic acids of formula (1a) upon exposure to high-energy radiation.ROC(═O)R1—COOCH2CF2SO3−H+  (1a)RO is OH or C1-C20 organoxy, R1 is a divalent C1-C20 aliphatic group or forms a cyclic structure with RO. The photoacid generators are compatible with resins and can control acid diffusion and are thus suited for use in chemically amplified resist compositions.

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