Fluorinated sulfonate esters of aryl ketones for non-ionic photo-acid generators

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15235410

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Non-ionic photo-acid generating (PAG) compounds were prepared that contain an aryl ketone group having a perfluorinated substituent alpha to the ketone carbonyl. The non-polymeric PAGs release a sulfonic acid when exposed to high energy radiation such as deep UV or extreme UV light. The photo-generated sulfonic acid has a low diffusion rate in an exposed resist layer subjected to a post-exposure bake (PEB) at 100° C. to 150° C., resulting in formation of good line patterns after development. At higher temperatures, the PAGs can also undergo a thermal reaction to form a sulfonic acid. The perfluorinated substituent provides improved thermal stability and hydrolytic/nucleophilic stability.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION; CENTRAL GLASS CO., LTD.

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Ishimaru, Takehisa Tokyo, JP 7 14
Narizuka, Satoru Kawagoe, JP 57 502
Sanders, Daniel P San Jose, US 75 1375
Sooriyakumaran, Ratnam San Jose, US 126 2261
Truong, Hoa D San Jose, US 37 278
Wojtecki, Rudy J San Jose, US 156 707

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