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Compositions and processes for immersion lithography

US9563128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 2014
Grant dateFeb 7, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/0758
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

New photoresist compositions are provided that are useful for immersion lithography. Preferred photoresist compositions of the invention comprise one or more materials that can be substantially non-mixable with a resin component of the resist. Further preferred photoresist compositions of the invention comprise 1) Si substitution, 2) fluorine substitution; 3) hyperbranched polymers; and/or 4) polymeric particles. Particularly preferred photoresists of the invention can exhibit reduced leaching of resist materials into an immersion fluid contacting the resist layer during immersion lithography processing.

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