Honeywell International Inc.

Boris Korolev

Kreisler S Lau

Feng Quan Liu

Emma Brouk

Ruslan Zherebin

David Nalewajek

Bo Li

Roger Leung

Paul G Apen

Nancy E Iwamoto

Ananth Naman

Tian-An Chen

William B Bedwell

Nassrin Sleiman

John G Sikonia

Amauel Gebrebrhan

Rusian Zherebin

Sudip Mukhopadhyay

Anil Shriram Bhanap

Desaraju Varaprasad

Edward J Sullivan

Beth C Munoz

Anti-reflective coatings and coating formulations, optical elements and processes for preparing coating formulations and optical elements are described. The coating formulations are formed from at least one alkoxysilane material and at least one high boiling solvent. The coating formulation may be applied using roller coat processes.

Coating formulations for optical elements

A treating agent composition for increasing the hydrophobicity of an organosilicate glass dielectric film when applied to said film. It includes a component capable of alkylating or arylating silanol moieties of the organosilicate glass dielectric film via silylation, and an activating agent which may be an acid, a base, an onium compound, a dehydrating agent, and combinations thereof, and a solvent or mixture of a main solvent and a co-solvent.

Treating agent materials

The present invention is directed to low dielectric polymers and to methods of producing these low dielectric constant polymers, dielectric materials and layers, and electronic components. In one aspect of the present invention, an isomeric mixture of thermosetting monomers, wherein the monomers have a core structure and a plurality of arms, is provided, and the isomeric mixture of thermosetting monomers is polymerized, wherein polymerization comprises a reaction of an ethynyl group that is located in at least one arm of a monomer. In yet another aspect of the inventive subject matter, spin-on low dielectric constant materials are formed having a first backbone with an aromatic moiety and a first reactive group, and a second backbone with an aromatic moiety and a second reactive group, wherein the first and second backbone are crosslinked via the first and second reactive groups in a crosslinking reaction preferably without an additional crosslinker, and wherein a cage structure having at least eight (8) atoms is covalently bound to at least one of the first and second backbone.

Low dielectric constant materials and methods of preparation thereof

The present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) dielectric material; and (b) porogen comprising at least two fused aromatic rings wherein each of the fused aromatic rings has at least one alkyl substituent thereon and a bond exists between at least two of the alkyl substituents on adjacent aromatic rings. Preferably, the dielectric material is a composition comprising (a) thermosetting component comprising (1) optionally monomer of Formula I as set forth below and (2) at least one oligomer or polymer of Formula II as set forth below where Q, G, h, I, I, and w are as set forth below and (b) porogen. Preferably, the porogen is selected from the group consisting of unfunctionalized polyacenaphthylene homopolymer, functionalized polyacenaphthylene homopolymer, polyacenaphthylene copolymer, polynorbornene, polycaprolactone, poly(2-vinylnaphthalene), vinyl anthracene, polystyrene, polystyrene derivatives, polysiloxane, polyester, polyether, polyacrylate, aliphatic polycarbonate, polysulfone, polylactide, and blends thereof. The present compositions are particularly useful as dielectric substrate material in microchips, multichip modules, laminated circuit boards, and printed wiring boards.

Organic compositions

In a method of producing a low dielectric constant polymer, a thermosetting monomer is provided, wherein the thermosetting monomer has a cage compound or aryl core structure, and a plurality of arms that are covalently bound to the cage compound or core structure. In a subsequent step, the thermosetting monomer is incorporated into a polymer to form the low dielectric constant polymer, wherein the incorporation into the polymer comprises a chemical reaction of a triple bond that is located in at least one of the arms. Contemplated cage compounds and core structures include adamantane, diamantane, silicon, a phenyl group and a sexiphenylene group, while preferred arms include an arlyene, a branched arylene, and an arylene ether. The thermosetting monomers may advantageously be employed to produce low-k dielectric material in electronic devices, and the dielectric constant of the polymer can be controlled by varying the overall length of the arms.

Compositions and methods for thermosetting molecules in organic compositions

The present invention provides a composition comprising: The present compositions may be used as a dielectric substrate material, etch stop, hardmask, or air bridge in microchips, multichip modules, laminated circuit boards, or printed wiring boards. The present composition may also be used as a passive coating for enveloping a completed wafer.

The present invention provides a composition comprising:

A polymeric network comprises a plurality of monomers that include a cage compound with at least three arms, wherein at least one of the arms has two or more branches, and wherein each of the branches further comprises a reactive group. Monomers in contemplated polymeric networks are covalently coupled to each other via the reactive groups. Particularly contemplated cage compounds include adamantane and diamantane, and especially contemplated branched arms comprise ortho-bis(phenylethynyl)phenyl. Especially contemplated polymeric networks have a dielectric constant of no more than 3.0, and are formed on the surface of a substrate.

Low dielectric constant materials with improved thermo-mechanical strength and processability

A low dielectric constant material has a first backbone with an aromatic moiety and a first reactive group, and a second backbone with an aromatic moiety and a second reactive group, wherein the first and second backbones are crosslinked via the first and second reactive groups in a crosslinking reaction without an additional crosslinker, and wherein a cage structure having at least 10 atoms is covalently bound to at least one of the first and second backbone.

Low dielectric constant organic dielectrics based on cage-like structures

In a method of producing a low dielectric constant polymer, a thermosetting monomer is provided, wherein the thermosetting monomer has a cage compound or aryl core structure, and a plurality of arms that are covalently bound to the cage compound or core structure. In a subsequent step, the thermosetting monomer is incorporated into a polymer to form the low dielectric constant polymer, wherein the incorporation into the polymer comprises a chemical reaction of a triple bond that is located in at least one of the arms. Contemplated cage compounds and core structures include adamantane, diamantane, silicon, a phenyl group and a sexiphenylene group, while preferred arms include an arylene, a branched arylene, and an arylene ether. The thermosetting monomers may advantageously be employed to produce low-k dielectric material in electronic devices, and the dielectric constant of the polymer can be controlled by varying the overall length of the arms.

A low dielectric constant material has a polymeric network that is fabricated from a first and a second component. The first component comprises a polymeric strand, and the second component comprises a molecule having a central portion with at least three arms extending from the central portion, wherein each of the arms includes a backbone with a reactive group. The first component and the second component form the polymeric network in a reaction that involves at least one of the reactive groups when the first and second components are thermally activated. Contemplated low dielectric constant materials are advantageously employed in the fabrication of electronic devices, and particularly contemplated devices include integrated circuits.

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Boris Korolev