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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:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takanori Kudo, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Munirathna Padmanaban, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Ralph R. Dammel, Flemington, NJ (US);
Medhat A. Touky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Clariant Finance (BVI) Ltd., Tortola, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/004 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/004 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel negative working deep uv photoresist that is developable in an aqueous alkaline solution, and comprises a fluorinated polymer, photoactive compound and a crosslinking agent. The photoresist composition is particularly useful for patterning with exposure wavelengths of 193 nm and 157 nm.