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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2021
Merck Patent Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;
Weihong Liu, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Chunwei Chen, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
The disclosed subject matter relates to resist compositions that include: (A) an acetal functionalized acrylic polymer component comprising repeat units selected from ones having structure (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7); (B) a tert-alkyl functionalized acrylic polymer component comprising repeat units selected from ones having structure (1a), (2a), (3a), (4a), (5a), (6a), and (7a); (C) a phenolic resin component comprising a Novolak-based resin; (D) a photo acid generator (PAG) component and (E) a solvent component where the resist compositions does not include a diazonaphthoquinone (DNQ) component.