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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2015
Applicants:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Central Glass Co., Ltd., Ubeshi, JP;
Inventors:
Daniel Paul Sanders, San Jose, CA (US);
Masaki Fujiwara, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yoshiharu Terui, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignees:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Central Class Co., Ltd., Ubeshi, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/004 (2006.01); C09D 133/16 (2006.01); G03F 7/039 (2006.01); G03F 7/11 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 7/038 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 133/16 (2013.01); G03F 7/0046 (2013.01); G03F 7/11 (2013.01); G03F 7/2041 (2013.01); G03F 7/0382 (2013.01); G03F 7/0392 (2013.01); G03F 7/0397 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are sulfonamide-containing compositions, topcoat polymers, and additive polymers for use in lithographic processes that have improved static receding water contact angles over those known in the art. The sulfonamide-containing topcoat polymers and additive polymers of the present invention include sulfonamide-substituted repeat units with branched linking group as shown in Formula (I):