Claims
- 1. A photoresist composition comprising a photoactive component and a polymer that comprises an alicyclic unit and a photoacid-labile acetal unit.
- 2. The photoresist of claim 1 wherein the alicyclic unit is a substituent of the acetal unit.
- 3. The photoresist of claims 1 or 2 wherein the alicylic unit is a carbon alicyclic unit.
- 4. The photoresist of claims 1 or 2 wherein the alicyclic unit is a hetero alicylic unit.
- 5. The photoresist of claim 1 wherein the acetal unit is a polymer unit separate from the alicyclic unit.
- 6. The photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 4 wherein the polymer comprises a polymerized acrylate that comprises an acetal group and an alicyclic group.
- 7. The photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 6 wherein the polymer comprises phenyl groups with one or more acetal ring substituents.
- 8. The photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 7 wherein the polymer comprises aromatic units.
- 9. The photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 8 wherein the polymer comprises phenyl units.
- 10. The photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 6 wherein the polymer is substantially free of aromatic units.
- 11. The photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 10 wherein the polymer further comprises lactone, anhydride, or nitrile units.
- 12. The photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 11 wherein the polymer is a terpolymer, tetrapolymer or a pentapolymer.
- 13. A method of forming a positive photoresist relief image, comprising:
(a) applying a coating layer of a photoresist of any one of claims 1 through 12 on a substrate; and (b) exposing and developing the photoresist layer to yield a relief image.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the photoresist layer is exposed with radiation having a wavelength of less than about 300 nm.
- 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the photoresist layer is exposed with radiation having a wavelength of less than about 200 nm.
- 16. The method of claim 13 wherein the photoresist layer is exposed with radiation having a wavelength of about 248 nm, 193 nm or 157 mm.
- 17. An article of manufacture comprising a microelectronic wafer substrate having coated thereon a layer of the photoresist composition of any one of claims 1 through 12.
- 18. A polymer that comprises an alicyclic unit and a photoacid-labile acetal unit.
- 19. A polymer of claim 18 wherein the alicyclic unit is a substituent of the acetal unit.
- 20. The polymer of claim 18 wherein the acetal unit is a polymer unit separate from the alicyclic unit.
- 21. The polymer of claims 18, 19 or 20 wherein the alicylic unit is a carbon alicyclic unit.
- 22. The polymer of claims 18, 19 or 20 wherein the alicyclic unit is a hetero alicylic unit.
- 23. The polymer of any one of claims 18 through 22 wherein the polymer comprises a polymerized acrylate that comprises an acetal group and an alicyclic group.
- 24. The polymer of any one of claims 18 through 23 wherein the polymer comprises phenyl groups with one or more acetal ring substituents.
- 25. The polymer of any one of claims 18 through 24 wherein the polymer comprises aromatic units.
- 26. The polymer of any one of claims 18 through 24 wherein the polymer comprises phenyl units.
- 27. The polymer of any one of claims 18 through 24 wherein the polymer is substantially free of aromatic units.
- 28. The polymer of any one of claims 18 through 27 wherein the polymer further comprises lactone, anhydride, or nitrile units.
- 29. The polymer of any one of claims 18 through 28 wherein the polymer is a terpolymer, tetrapolymer or a pentapolymer.
Parent Case Info
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/327,800, filed Oct. 9, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60327800 |
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