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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dana A. Gronbeck, Holliston, MA (US);
Suzanne Coley, Mansfield, MA (US);
Chi Q. Truong, Westboro, MA (US);
Ashish Pandya, Natick, MA (US);
Assignee:
Shipley Company, L.L.C., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/038 ; G03F 7/039 ; G03F 7/20 ; G03F 7/30 ; G03F 7/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/038 ; G03F 7/039 ; G03F 7/20 ; G03F 7/30 ; G03F 7/36 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides polymers which are substantially or completely free of inorganic contaminants and the use of such polymers as a resin component for photoresist compositions, particularly chemically-amplified positive-acting resists. Polymers of the invention also are suitable for use as a resin component for antireflective coating compositions (ARCs). More particularly, the invention provides methods for reducing such contaminants in polymerization initiators, particularly free radical initiators.