Negative tone developer compatible photoresist composition and methods of use

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9921478
SERIAL NO

14751757

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

Compositions and methods herein include negative tone developer compatible photoresist compositions and methods of using such compositions. This includes a positive tone photoresist that can be developed using negative tone developers in that unexposed portions of the positive tone photoresist are dissolvable by one or more negative tone developer solvents. One embodiment includes a negative tone developer compatible photoresist with little or no etch resistance. Non-resistive photoresist materials as described herein can include one or more radiation-sensitive attributes (for example, the photoresist can be patterned, de-protected, solubility shifted, interact with photo chemistries, and respond to exposure doses), except that these materials have effectively no etch resistance. Such compositions can be effectively free from components, functional groups, or additives that provide or increase etch resistivity to a wet or dry etch process.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
deVilliers, Anton J Clifton Park, US 150 892

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Sep 20, 2025
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Sep 20, 2029
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00