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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Evelyn Chin, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Francis Michael Houlihan, Millington, NJ (US);
Omkaram Nalamasu, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hills, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4302701 ; 430-5 ; 430313 ; 430326 ; 558 44 ; 558 58 ;
Abstract
Photoacid generators advantageous for use in applications such as photoacid generators used in chemically amplified resists are disclosed. These compounds are based on an ortho nitro benzyl configuration employing an .alpha. substituent having high bulk, steric characteristics, and electron withdrawing ability. The enhanced efficacy is particularly found in compounds both having a suitable .alpha. substituent and a second ortho substituent with large electron withdrawing and steric effects.