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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Wei-Che Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Yu-Chung Su, Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Ching Chu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Tzu-Yi Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ta-Cheng Lien, Cyonglin Township, TW;
Hsin-Chang Lee, Zhubei, TW;
Ching-Yu Chang, Yuansun, TW;
Yahru Cheng, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/039 (2006.01); G03F 7/004 (2006.01); G03F 7/32 (2006.01); G03F 7/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/0392 (2013.01); G03F 7/0045 (2013.01); G03F 7/322 (2013.01); G03F 7/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photosensitive polymers and their use in photoresists for photolithographic processes are disclosed. The polymers are copolymers, with at least one monomer that includes pendant polycyclic aromatic groups and a second monomer that includes an acidic leaving group (ALG). The polymers have high resistance to etching and high development contrast.