Patent number: 6514664
Abstract: The present invention is a radiation sensitive composition that includes a polymer resin, a photoacid generator, a solvent, and a heterocyclic additive selected from:
1-phenyl-2-pyrrolidinone and compound of the formulas (I), (II), (III), and (IV):
where R1 is —H, —NH2—, —OH, —N(CH3)2, —NH—CO—CH3, or
where R2 is —CH3 or benzoyl;
where R3 is —H, or C1-C4 alkyl;
W, X, Y, and Z are each independently selected from —CH2—,
—CH(CH3)—, —C(CH3)2—, —NH—, or —N(CH3)—, with the proviso that at least one of W, X, Y, or Z is
and at least one of W, X, Y, or Z is —NH— or —N(CH3)—;
where A is —CH═ or
R4 is —H, —CH3, or —CH2—CH(CH3)2;
R5 is —H, —CH3, or —CH2—CH(OH)—CH2(OH);
R6 is &
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2000
Date of Patent:
February 4, 2003
Assignee:
Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Inventors:
Medhat A. Touky, Gail McCormick, Jacqueline M. Marshall, Andrew J. Blakeney