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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
M Dalil Rahman, Warwick, RI (US);
Daniel P Aubin, Rockville, RI (US);
Dana L Durham, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Ralph R Dammel, Coventry, RI (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430169 ; 430191 ; 430192 ; 430193 ; 528138 ; 528141 ; 528145 ; 528146 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for producing water insoluble, aqueous alkali soluble novolak resins having a precise and consistent molecular weight, by adjusting the concentration of Lewis base. A method is also provided for producing photoresist composition from such novolak resins and for producing semiconductor devices using such photoresist compositions.