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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas B. Faure, Milton, VT (US);
Steven D. Flanders, Colchester, VT (US);
Lyndon S. Gibbs, So. Burlington, VT (US);
James P. Levin, So. Burlington, VT (US);
Harold G. Linde, Richmond, VT (US);
Joseph L. Malenfant, Jr., Colchester, VT (US);
Jeffrey F. Shepard, New Haven, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 ; G03F 7/039 ; G03F 7/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 ; G03F 7/039 ; G03F 7/32 ;
Abstract
A method for developing copolymer photosensitive resists wherein a single solvent is used in conjunction with a puddle develop tool. The copolymer resist is ZEP 7000 and the developer is ethyl 3-ethoxy propionate (EEP).