Patents by Inventor Pengtao Lu

Pengtao Lu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240280905
    Abstract: Novel lithographic compositions for use as an EUV underlayer are disclosed. The invention includes methods of fabricating microelectronics structures using those compositions as well as structures formed by those methods. The method involves utilizing an underlayer immediately below the photoresist layer. The underlayer can either be directly applied to the substrate, or it can be applied to any intermediate layer(s) that may be applied to the substrate. The preferred underlayers are formed from spin-coatable, monomeric, oligomeric, and/or polymeric compositions and exhibit uniform thicknesses and low roughness. The disclosed method enables a 14/28 nm pattern using EUV lithography and better depth of focus (DOF) than standard EUV underlayers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Si Li, Ming Luo, Ruimeng Zhang, Kelsey Brakensiek, Xue Wang, Yichen Liang, Xinlin Lu, Pengtao Lu