Infineon Technologies Ag

Jens Rottstegge

Michael Sebald

Christoph Hohle

Christian Eschbaumer

Werner Mormann

Jens Ferbitz

A process for the amplification of structured resists utilizes a reaction between a nucleophilic group and an isocyanate group or thiocyanate group to link an amplification agent to a polymer present in the photoresist. The isocyanate group or the thiocyanate group in addition to the nucleophilic group form a reaction pair. One of the partners is provided on the polymer and the other partner on the amplification agent. The amplification reaction takes place more rapidly than a linkage to carboxylic anhydride groups. Furthermore, the amplification reaction permits the use of polymers that have high transparency at short wavelengths of less than 200 nm, in particular 157 nm.

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Lilienthal, Germany

Jens Rottstegge