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Provided are chemically amplified resist compositions that include acid-labile sulfonate-ester photoresist polymers that are developable in an organic solvent. The chemically amplified resists produce high resolution positive tone development (PTD) and negative tone development (NTD) images depending on the selection of organic development solvent. Furthermore, the dissolution contrast of the traditional chemically amplified resists may be optimized for dual tone imaging through the addition of a photoresist polymer comprising an acid-labile sulfonate-ester moiety.

Sulfonic acid ester containing polymers for organic solvent based dual-tone photoresists

A lithium-oxygen battery may include an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte between, and in contact with, the anode and the cathode. The anode may include lithium and/or a lithium alloy. In some examples, the cathode defines a surface that is predominantly metal oxide with an electron conductivity of at least 10Siemens per centimeter. In some examples, the cathode defines a surface in contact with oxygen, and includes ruthenium oxide. In some examples, the cathode defines a surface that is substantially covered by ruthenium oxide and is in contact with oxygen.

Cathode material for lithium&#x2014;oxygen battery

Provided is a method for developing positive-tone chemically amplified resists with an organic developer solvent having at least one polyhydric alcohol, such as ethylene glycol and/or glycerol, alone or in combination with an additional organic solvent, such as isopropyl alcohol, and/or water. The organic solvent developed positive tone resists described herein are useful for lithography pattern forming processes; for producing semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits (IC); and for applications where basic solvents are not suitable, such as the fabrication of chips patterned with arrays of biomolecules or deprotection applications that do not require the presence of acid moieties.

Positive tone organic solvent developed chemically amplified resist

Coating compositions include a polymer including: wherein Ris a silicon containing moiety, Ris an acid stable lactone functionality, and Ris an acid labile lactone functionality; X, X, Xare independently H or CH; and m and o are non-zero positive integers and n is zero or a positive integer representing the number of repeat units; a photoacid generator; and a solvent. Also disclosed are methods for forming a pattern in the coating composition containing the same.

Silicon containing coating compositions and methods of use

Provided are novel symmetrical and asymmetrical bifunctional photodecomposable bases (PDBs) with dicarboxylate anion groups that show increased imaging performance. Also provided are photoresist compositions prepared with the bifunctional dicarboxylated PDBs and lithography methods that use the photoresist compositions of the present invention.

Photodecomposable bases and photoresist compositions

The invention is directed to a radiation sensitive compound comprising a surface binding group proximate to one end of the compound for attachment to a substrate, and a metal binding group proximate to an opposite end of the compound. The metal binding group is not radiation sensitive. The radiation sensitive compound also includes a body portion disposed between the surface binding group and the metal binding group, and a radiation sensitive group positioned in the body portion or adjacent to the metal binding group. The surface binding group is capable of attaching to a substrate selected from a metal, a metal oxide, or a semiconductor material.

Radiation sensitive self-assembled monolayers and uses thereof

Coating compositions suitable for UV imprint lithographic applications include at least one vinyl ether crosslinker having at least two vinyl ether groups; at least one diluent comprising a monofunctional vinyl ether compound; at least one photoacid generator soluble in a selected one or both of the at least one monofunctional vinyl ether compound and the at least one vinyl ether crosslinker having the at least two vinyl ether groups; and at least one stabilizer comprising an ester compound selectively substituted with a substituent at an ester position or an alpha and the ester positions. Also disclosed are imprint processes.

Stabilizers for vinyl ether resist formulations for imprint lithography

Polymers for use in photoresist compositions include a repeat unit having a formula of: wherein Z represents a repeat unit of a polymer backbone; X is a linking group selected from the group consisting of alkylene, arylene, araalkylene, carbonyl, carboxyl, carboxyalkylene, oxy, oxyalkylene, and combinations thereof, and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl groups with the proviso that X and R are not part of the same ring system. Also disclosed are processes for patterning a relief image of the photoresist composition, wherein the photoresist composition has an outgassing rate of less than 6.5E+14 molecules/cm/s.

Low outgassing photoresist compositions

Described is a process for producing a biomolecular monolayer on a biosensor surface comprising the steps of: reacting a biosensor surface with a solution of heterobifunctional reagent having a first functional group and a second functional group, the first functional group being capable of forming a covalent bond to the biosensor surface groups, the second functional group forming a covalent bond with a homobifunctional polymer to obtain a self-assembled monolayer, and thereafter reacting the monolayer with capture molecules.

Surface treatment

A reflective color electrophoretic display intended to be viewed while illuminated from the front window by ambient light and to operate without the need of a backlight has a plurality of laterally adjacent picture elements or pixels. Each pixel is comprised of two or more subpixels, or cells, which are vertically stacked, one directly above the other on the horizontal surface of a reflective panel located at the rear or bottom of the stacks. The cells contain a light-transmissive fluid and charged pigment particles that can absorb a portion of the visible spectrum, with each cell in a stack containing particles having a color different from the colors of the particles in the other cells in the stack.

Reflective electrophoretic display with stacked color cells

A transmissive color electrophoretic display incorporated with a backlight, has a plurality of laterally adjacent picture elements or pixels. Each pixel is comprised of two or more subpixels, or cells, which are vertically stacked, one directly above the other on the horizontal surface of a reflective panel located at the rear or bottom of the stacks. The cells contain a light-transmissive fluid and charged pigment particles that can absorb a portion of the visible spectrum, with each cell in a stack containing particles having a color different from the colors of the particles in the other cells in the stack.

Transmissive electrophoretic display with stacked color cells

An organic light emitting display is provided which comprises as an emitting layer a fluorescent dye having at least one amine moiety substituted with two aryl groups. Also provided are new fluorescent compounds having N-aryl substituents which exhibit reduced pH sensitivity and enhanced stability to protonation.

Organic light emitting displays and new fluorescent compounds

Novel liquid crystal display (LCD) structures for full-color liquid crystal displays using photoluminescent (PL) fibers. The new architectures simplify the LCD fabrication process by replacing complicated, time consuming photolithography steps for color filter fabrication to a low-cost, high-throughput fiber spinning technology. The new LCD architecture implementing the approach has a higher power efficiency than conventional LCDs. Three structures of LCD devices utilizing photoluminescent (PL) fiber arrays includes: a first structure having PL fiber arrays situated behind the LC shutter (relative to viewers); a second structure having PL fiber arrays situated on top of the LC shutter; and a third structure where the PL fiber arrays are located outside the LC cell. In one of these structures, the fibers not only photoluminesce, but also polarize incident light thus reducing LCD fabrication cost.

Energy-efficient full-color liquid crystal display

An ambient light reflective color electrophoretic display is comprised of a plurality of color pixels; each comprised of at least two electrophoretic cells. Each cell is comprised of a suspension of charged, black or colored light-absorbing pigment particles in a light-transmissive fluid. Each cell is also comprised of a light-transmissive front window, at least one non-obstructing counter electrode, at least one non-obstructing collecting electrode, a light-reflective panel, and a color filter medium. The cells of different colors are in a laterally adjacent relationship to each other and the charged pigment particles are responsive to the electrodes. The filter medium in each cell can be a light-transmissive color filter element or a light-reflective colored surface or the pigment suspension fluid can be colored and serve as the filter medium.

Reflective electrophoretic display with laterally adjacent color cells using a reflective panel

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