Identified Backing Or Protective Layer Containing Patents (Class 430/271.1)
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Patent number: 8252511Abstract: A first film-modifying method includes forming a second film on a first film that includes an acid-dissociable group. The second film is an acid transfer resin film that includes a photoacid generator. The second film is exposed via a mask so that the second film generates an acid. The acid generated by the second film is transferred to the first film. The second film is removed.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: JSR CorporationInventor: Kouji Nishikawa
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Patent number: 8247164Abstract: The method prepares a substrate provided thereon with a first resist film having a first pattern of first pillars spaced at intervals, the pillars having a first height, and forms a second resist film on the substrate. The second resist film is formed by alternately performing, each at least twice, applying of a resist solution to the substrate such that at least the spaces between adjacent first pillars are filled with a resist solution having a thickness smaller than the first height, and by heat-treating of the substrate to solidify the resist solution thus applied, thereby forming a resist layer, whereby the spaces between the adjacent first pillars are filled with resist layers, as the second resist film, having a total thickness at least approximately equal to the first height.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventor: Takahisa Otsuka
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Patent number: 8247165Abstract: An immersion upper layer film composition is provided which exhibits sufficient transparency for the exposure wavelength 248 nm(KrF) and 193 nm(ArF), can form a protective film on the photoresist film without being intermixed with the photoresist film, is not eluted into water used during immersion exposure to maintain a stable film, and can be easily dissolved in an alkaline developer. The composition applied to coat on the photoresist film when using an immersion exposure device which is irradiated through water provided between a lens and the photoresist film, the composition comprises a resin forming a water-stable film during irradiation and being dissolved in a subsequent developer, and a solvent containing a monovalent alcohol having 6 or less carbon atoms, and the resin contains a resin component having an alcoholic hydroxyl group on the side chain containing a fluoroalkyl group on at least the carbon atom of ?-position.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2005Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: JSR CorporationInventors: Toru Kimura, Yukio Nishimura, Tomohiro Utaka, Hiroaki Nemoto, Atsushi Nakamura, Takashi Chiba, Hiroki Nakagawa
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Patent number: 8240943Abstract: A negative-working imageable element has an imageable layer and a topcoat layer that contains a composition that will change color upon exposure to imaging infrared radiation. The imageable element can be imaged and developed on-press to provide images with improved contrast for print-out.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jianfei Yu, Jianbing Huang, Kevin B. Ray
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Patent number: 8236482Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a photoresist polymer and a fluoropolymer. In one embodiment, the fluoropolymer comprises a first monomer having a pendant group selected from alicyclic bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and aryl bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and preferably a second monomer selected from fluorinated styrene and fluorinated vinyl ether. The invention composition has improved receding contact angles with high refractive index hydrocarbon fluids used in immersion lithography and, thereby, provides improved performance in immersion lithography.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Ito, Daniel Paul Sanders, Linda Karin Sundberg
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Patent number: 8221957Abstract: The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor comprising: a hydrophilic support; and an image recording layer that is provided on the support, the image recording layer comprising: an infrared ray absorbing agent (A); a polymerization initiator (B); a polymerizable monomer (C); and a specific polymer compound (D) having an alkyleneoxy group in its molecule and having, in a side chain thereof at least one specific group. The invention further provides a printing method using the planographic printing plate precursor, wherein no specific development process is required for performing printing.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Yu Iwai, Norio Aoshima
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Patent number: 8221965Abstract: Antireflective coating compositions and related polymers are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials USA Corp.Inventors: Huirong Yao, Zhong Xiang, Jianhui Shan, Salem Mullen, Hengpeng Wu
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Patent number: 8221959Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: an aluminum support having a hydrophilic surface; and a photosensitive layer comprising a binder polymer having an acid value of 0.3 meq/g or less, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a pigment dispersed with a pigment dispersant which is free from a —COOH group, a —PO3H2 group and a —OPO3H2 group.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Toshihide Aoshima, Hidekazu Oohashi
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Patent number: 8216769Abstract: A heat-sensitive negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer and a coating provided thereon, the coating including an image-recording layer which includes hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, a binder, and an infrared absorbing dye; wherein the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles have an average particle diameter, measured by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy, of more than 10 nm and less than 40 nm; the amount of the IR-dye, without taking into account an optional counter ion, is more than 0.80 mg per m2 of the total surface of the thermoplastic polymer particles, measured by Hydrodynamic Fractionation; and the amount of hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles relative to the total weight of the ingredients of the imaging layer is at least 60%.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Hieronymus Andriessen, Steven Lezy, Hubertus Van Aert, Joan Vermeersch
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Patent number: 8211621Abstract: The present invention discloses novel bottom anti-reflective coating compositions where a coating from the composition has an etch rate that can be regulated by the etch plate temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: AZ Electronic Materials USA Corp.Inventors: David Abdallah, Francis Houlihan, Mark Neisser
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Patent number: 8211619Abstract: The present invention provides: a positive photosensitive composition that yields an insulation layer superior not only in high transparency, but also in heat resistance enduring a temperature during the production of a substrate, solvent resistance, and anti-aging property as a permanent resist; a positive permanent resist utilizing the positive photosensitive composition; and a method for producing the positive permanent resist. The present invention provides: a positive photosensitive composition containing (A) a curable silicone resin having a silanol group, which resin has a structure obtained by a reaction between one or more cyclic siloxane compounds represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more arylalkoxysilane compounds represented by the following general formula (2): (B) diazonaphthoquinones, and (C) a solvent; a positive permanent resist using the positive photosensitive composition; and a method for producing the positive permanent resist.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Adeka CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Morita, Hiromi Sato, Atsushi Kobayashi, Jinichi Omi, Seiichi Saito
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Patent number: 8206893Abstract: Novel, developer-soluble anti-reflective coating compositions and methods of using those compositions are provided. The compositions comprise a multi-functional acid reacted with a multi-functional vinyl ether to form a branched polymer or oligomer. In use, the compositions are applied to a substrate and thermally crosslinked. Upon exposure to light and post-exposure baking, the cured polymers/oligomers will decrosslink and depolymerize, rendering the layer soluble in typical photoresist developing solutions (e.g., alkaline developers).Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Brewer Science Inc.Inventors: Hao Xu, Ramil-Marcelo L. Mercado, Douglas J. Guerrero, Jim D. Meador
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Patent number: 8202680Abstract: Various lithography methods are disclosed herein. In an example, a method includes forming a resist layer over a substrate; forming a coating material layer that includes one of an acid and a chelate compound over the resist layer; and exposing the resist layer and the coating material layer to radiation, wherein during the exposing, the one of the acid and the chelate compound in the coating material layer substantially neutralizes any quencher that diffuses into the coating material layer from the resist layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventor: Ching-Yu Chang
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Patent number: 8202678Abstract: The present invention discloses an antireflective coating composition for applying between a substrate surface and a positive photoresist composition. The antireflective coating composition is developable in an aqueous alkaline developer. The antireflective coating composition comprises a polymer, which comprises at least one monomer unit containing one or more moieties selected from the group consisting of a lactone, maleimide, and an N-alkyl maleimide; and at least one monomer unit containing one or more absorbing moieties. The polymer does not comprise an acid labile group. The present invention also discloses a method of forming and transferring a relief image by using the inventive antireflective coating composition in photolithography.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kuang-Jung J. Chen, Mahmoud Khojasteh, Ranee Wai-Ling Kwong, Margaret C. Lawson, Wenjie Li, Kaushal S. Patel, Pushkara R. Varanasi
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Patent number: 8203125Abstract: A LTHC layer for use in radiation induced thermal transfer includes a modified pigment.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Anne K. Shim, Joseph B. Carroll
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Patent number: 8198016Abstract: The present invention provides a patterning process, in which a resistance with regard to an organic solvent used for a composition for formation of a reverse film is rendered to a positive pattern to the degree of necessity and yet solubility into an alkaline etching liquid is secured, thereby enabling to finally obtain a negative image by a positive-negative reversal by performing a wet etching using an alkaline etching liquid. A resist patterning process of the present invention using a positive-negative reversal comprises at least a step of forming a resist film by applying a positive resist composition; a step of obtaining a positive pattern by exposing and developing the resist film; a step of crosslinking the positive resist pattern thus obtained; a step of forming a reverse film; and a step of reversing the positive pattern to a negative pattern by dissolving into an alkaline wet-etching liquid for removal.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Tsutomu Ogihara, Mutsuo Nakashima, Kazuhiro Katayama
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Patent number: 8192918Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed which comprises a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and a coating thereon, said coating comprising an IR absorbing agent and a contrast enhancing compound, characterized in that said contrast enhancing compound has the structure of formula (I). The printing plate comprising the contrast enhancing compound improves the thermoresponsivity of the coating and is capable of improving the resistance of the coating in the non-exposed areas against the alkaline developer.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Johan Loccufier, Philippe Moriame, Stefaan Lingier
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Patent number: 8187793Abstract: Flexographic printing plates and other relief images can be formed from a laser-ablatable element having a laser-ablatable layer that is at least 20 ?m in thickness. The laser-ablatable layer includes a film-forming material that is a laser-laser-ablatable material or the film-forming material has dispersed therein a laser-ablatable material. The laser-ablatable material is a polymeric material that when heated to 300° C. at a rate of 10° C./minute, loses at least 60% of its mass to form at least one predominant low molecular weight product. The element can be imaged by ablation at an energy of at least 1 J/cm2 to provide a relief image.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael T. Regan, David B. Bailey, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain
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Patent number: 8182978Abstract: Compositions characterized by the presence of an aqueous base-soluble polymer having aromatic moieties and aliphatic alcohol moieties have been found which are especially useful as developable bottom antireflective coatings in 193 nm lithographic processes. The compositions enable improved lithographic processes which are especially useful in the context of subsequent ion implantation or other similar processes where avoidance of aggressive antireflective coating removal techniques is desired.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wu-Song Huang, Libor Vyklicky, Pushkara Rao Varanasi
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Patent number: 8178278Abstract: A system and method for encoded microparticles is described. One embodiment includes an encoded microparticle comprising a plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of segments form a spatial code; contrast coating on at least one segment of the plurality of segments, wherein the contrast coating further encodes the microparticle; an outer surface, wherein the outer surface encloses the spatial code and contrast coating, and wherein the spatial code and contrast coating are detectable through the outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.Inventors: Randall J. True, Paul C. Ciccolella, Jared C. Pache
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Patent number: 8178639Abstract: A polymer for forming an organic anti-reflective coating layer, which is soluble in alkali solutions so that an additional etching process of anti-reflective coating layer is not required, and a composition including the same are disclosed. The polymer for forming an organic anti-reflective coating layer has the following formula. Wherein, R1 is a hydrogen atom (H) or a methyl group (—CH3), R2 is a sulfur atom (S) or an oxygen atom (O), R3 is a group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a terminal hydroxyl group, R4 is an alkylene group or a cycloalkylene group, and if necessary, a hetero atom is contained therein, and a, b and c independently represent weight % of repeating units constituting the polymer, and are 1 to 98 weight %, 1 to 98 weight %, and 1 to 98 weight %, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-Jin Kim, Jae-Hyun Kim, Hyo-Jung Roh, Man-Ho Han, Dong-Kyu Ju
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Publication number: 20120103507Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a circuit board. The method for manufacturing a circuit board includes: preparing a photosensitive composite; preparing a build-up insulating film by casting the photosensitive composite into a film made of poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) material; stacking the build-up insulation film on the board; forming via holes on the build-up insulation film by using a photolithography process; and forming conductive vias in the via holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Choon Cho, Hyung Mi Jung, Hwa Young Lee, Choon Keun Lee
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Patent number: 8168372Abstract: Novel, developer-soluble, hard mask compositions and methods of using those compositions to form microelectronic structures are provided. The composition comprises the compound a compound for controlling development rate, and a crosslinking agent in a solvent system. The methods involve applying the composition to a substrate and curing the composition. An imaging layer is applied to the composition, followed by light exposure and developing, during which the light-exposed portions of the imaging layer are removed, along with portions of the hard mask composition adjacent said light-exposed portions. The size of the hard mask composition structures are controlled by the development rate, and they yield feature sizes that are a fraction of the imaging layer feature sizes, to give a pattern that can ultimately be transferred to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Brewer Science Inc.Inventor: Sam X. Sun
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Patent number: 8158331Abstract: A method of making a relief image printing element from a photosensitive printing blank is provided. A photosensitive printing blank with a laser ablatable layer disposed on at least one photocurable layer is ablated with a laser to create an in situ mask. The printing blank is then exposed to at least one source of actinic radiation through the in situ mask to selectively cross link and cure portions of the photocurable layer. Diffusion of air into the at least one photocurable layer is limited during the exposing step and preferably at least one of the type, power and incident angle of illumination of the at least one source of actinic radiation is altered during the exposure step. The resulting relief image comprises a plurality of dots and a dot shape of the plurality of dots is produced that is highly resistant to print fluting for printing on corrugated board.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Inventor: David A. Recchia
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Patent number: 8158330Abstract: A protective coating composition comprising a copolymer of an alkali-soluble (?-trifluoromethyl) acrylate and a norbornene derivative as a base polymer, optionally in admixture with a second polymer containing sulfonic acid and/or sulfonic acid amine salt in repeat units is applied onto a resist film. The protective coating is effective in minimizing development defects and forming a resist pattern of improved profile.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Harada, Jun Hatakeyama, Koji Hasegawa, Satoshi Shinachi
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Patent number: 8153201Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device and an evaporation donor substrate, by which the precision of patterning of an EL layer of each color can be improved in manufacture of a full color flat panel display using emission colors of red, green, and blue. A first substrate which includes a reflective layer including an opening portion, a heat insulating layer including an opening portion in a position overlapped with the opening portion of the reflective layer over the reflective layer, a light absorption layer covering the opening portion of the reflective layer and the opening portion of the heat insulating layer over the heat insulating layer, and a material layer over the light absorption layer is used. While one surface of the first substrate is disposed close to a deposition target surface of a second substrate, the first substrate is irradiated with light from the other surface of the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoya Aoyama, Yosuke Sato, Kohei Yokoyama, Rena Takahashi
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Patent number: 8153346Abstract: An etch resistant thermally curable Underlayer composition for use in a multiplayer lithographic process for producing a photolithographic bilayer coated substrate, the composition being a composition of: (a) a polymer comprising repeating units of Structure I, II and III (b) at least one crosslinking agent; (c) at least one thermal acid generator; and (d) at least one solvent.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: FUJIFILM Electronic Materials, U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Binod B. De, Ognian N. Dimov, Stephanie J. Dilocker
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Patent number: 8148048Abstract: A method of processing an on-press developable lithographic printing plate involving the removal of the overcoat after laser imaging and before on-press development is described. The plate comprises a substrate, an on-press ink and/or fountain solution developable photosensitive layer, and an overcoat. The laser imaged plate is mechanically stripped off the overcoat, and then developed with ink and/or fountain solution on a lithographic press. Such a process allows the use of overcoat to achieve faster photospeed and improved durability of the plate without having various issues as related to overcoat such as contamination to the fountain solution, difficulty to remove of certain overcoat, and limited white light stability.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Inventor: Gary Ganghui Teng
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Publication number: 20120076982Abstract: A structure. The structure includes: a hole layer; a hole layer including a top hole layer surface, wherein the hole layer has a thickness in a first direction that is perpendicular to the hole layer surface; a bottom antireflective coating (BARC) layer on and in direct physical contact with the hole layer at the top hole layer surface; a photoresist layer on and in direct physical contact with the BARC layer, wherein a continuous hole in the first direction extends completely through the photoresist layer, the BARC layer, and the hole layer; and a polymerized hole shrinking region in direct physical contact with the photoresist layer at a lateral surface of the photoresist layer and with the hole layer at the top hole layer surface, wherein the hole shrinking region does not extend below the hole layer surface in a direction from the BARC layer to the hole layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Todd Christopher Bailey, Colin J. Brodsky, Allen H. Gabor
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Patent number: 8142982Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor capable of being subjected to on-press development by supplying at least one of printing ink and dampening water and including a support, an image-recording layer and optionally an undercoat layer between the support and the image-recording layer, wherein at least one of the undercoat layer and the image-recording layer contains at least one of a compound represented by the formula (1A) as defined herein and a compound including a structure represented by the formula (1B) as defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Toyohisa Oya, Ryuki Kakino, Tomoya Sasaki, Yu Iwai
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Publication number: 20120070779Abstract: The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor which exhibits satisfactory ink cleanup and restart toning characteristics during printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Yasushi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Asawa, Maru Aburano, Eiji Hayakawa, Satoko Kumazumi
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Patent number: 8137891Abstract: A singe- or multilayer lithographic printing plate precursor comprises on a substrate a radiation-sensitive coating that comprises a copolymer soluble or dispersible in aqueous alkaline solution and comprising (meth)acryl recurring units, imide recurring units, and amide recurring units derived from corresponding ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers; the copolymer provides increased chemical resistance for the lithographic printing plate precursors which can be negatively or positively working.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mathias Jarek, Monika Brummer
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Patent number: 8137874Abstract: An antireflective coating that contains at least two polymer components and comprises chromophore moieties and transparent moieties is provided. The antireflective coating is useful for providing a single-layer composite graded antireflective coating formed beneath a photoresist layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dario L. Goldfarb, Libor Vyklicky, Sean D. Burns, David R. Medeiros, Daniel P. Sanders, Robert D. Allen
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Patent number: 8137895Abstract: An anti-reflective coating comprises a plurality of main backbone chains, and at least one long free polymer chain coupled to at least one of the plurality of main backbone chains.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventor: Ching-Yu Chang
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Patent number: 8133651Abstract: Negative lithographic printing plate having on a substrate a photosensitive layer comprising an alkaline soluble polymeric binder, an alkaline insoluble polymeric binder, a polymerizable monomer, and an initiator is described. The photosensitive layer is imagewise exposed with a radiation to cause hardening in the exposed areas, and then developed to remove the non-hardened areas. The combination of both alkaline soluble polymeric binder and alkaline insoluble polymeric binder in a photosensitive layer can give excellent combined durability, developability, and coatability.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Inventor: Gary Ganghui Teng
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Publication number: 20120052442Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor includes, in the following order: a support; an image-recording layer which is capable of forming an image by removing an unexposed area with at least one of printing ink and dampening water on a printing machine after exposure and contains (A) an infrared absorbing dye, (B) a polymerization initiator, (C) a polymerizable compound and (D) a binder polymer having an alkylene oxide group; and a protective layer containing (E) a hydrophilic polymer containing at least a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) as defined herein and a repeating unit represented by the formula (2) as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Shota SUZUKI, Yuriko Ishiguro
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Patent number: 8124316Abstract: Photosensitive film can be protected in stacking photosensitive sheets and a sheet can be separated one at a time in a state where photosensitive sheets are stacked, ensuring its taking out. An apparatus for manufacturing PS plates, which is adapted to provide photosensitive film on one side of both surfaces of the web, is provided with a coating device for applying coating liquid to form resin film on the other side of the web, a drying device for drying and solidifying the coating liquid applied, and a concave and convex portions forming device for forming concave and convex portions on the surface of the resin film.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Kenji Hayashi
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Patent number: 8124312Abstract: A novel method for forming a pattern capable of decreasing the number of steps in a double patterning process, and a material for forming a coating film suitably used in the method for forming a pattern are provided. First resist film (2) is formed by applying a first chemically amplified resist composition on support (1), and thus formed film is selectively exposed, and developed to form multiple first resist patterns (3). Next, on the surface of the first resist patterns (3) are formed multiple coating patterns (5) by forming coating films (4) constituted with a water soluble resin film, respectively. Furthermore, a second chemically amplified resist composition is applied on the support (1) having the coating pattern (5) formed thereon to form second resist film (6), which is selectively exposed and developed to form multiple second resist patterns (7). Accordingly, a pattern including the coating patterns (5) and the second resist patterns (7) is formed on the support (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Ishikawa, Jun Koshiyama, Kazumasa Wakiya
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Patent number: 8124317Abstract: A planographic printing plate precursor having an intermediate layer containing a copolymer containing structural units represented by Formulae (1), (2) and (3) below, and a image forming layer, in this order on a support, wherein R1, R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom, a substituent having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, L1 represents a single bond or a (n+1)-valent connecting group, n represents an integer of from 0 to 10, L2 represents a single bond or a (m+1)-valent connecting group, X represents a carboxylate ion, M represents a counter cation necessary for neutralization of charge, m represents an integer of from 1 to 10, and Y represents a substituent having from 0 to 30 carbon atoms, provided that Y does not represent a carboxy group and does not represent the same constituent as (XM).Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Toyohisa Oya, Shigefumi Kanchiku, Keisuke Arimura
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Patent number: 8119329Abstract: A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a photopolymerizable layer, a top layer, and optionally, an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support, wherein the photopolymerizable layer includes a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a binder; b) image-wise exposing the coating in a plate setter; c) optionally, heating the precursor in a pre-heating unit; d) washing the precursor in a pre-washing station by applying water or an aqueous solution to the coating, thereby removing at least a portion of the top layer; and e) developing the precursor in a gumming station by applying a gum solution to the coating of the precursor, thereby removing the non-exposed areas of the photopolymerizable layer from the support and gumming the plate in a single steType: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventor: Marc Van Damme
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Patent number: 8114568Abstract: A substrate for use in a lithographic projection apparatus. The substrate includes a sealing coating that covers at least a part of a first interface between two layers on the substrate, or between a layer and the substrate, and does not extend to a central portion of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: AMSL Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Marcus Theodoor Wilhelmus Van Der Heijden, Marco Koert Stavenga, Patrick Wong, Frederik Johannes Van Den Bogaard, Dirk De Vries, David Bessems, Jacques Roger Alice Mycke
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Publication number: 20120034562Abstract: In a first aspect, organic coating compositions are provided, particularly spin-on antireflective coating compositions, that contain a polyester resin component. In a further aspect, coating compositions are provided that contain a resin component obtained by polymerization of a multi-hydroxy compound. Coating compositions of the invention are particularly useful employed in combination with an overcoated photoresist layer to manufacture integrated circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Gerald B. Wayton, Peter Trefonas, III, Suzanne Coley, Tomoki Kurihara
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Patent number: 8110334Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition containing a resist compound having a high sensitivity, a high resolution, a high etching resistance, and a low outgas which forms a resist pattern with a good shape is described. Further described is a method of forming a resist pattern using the radiation-sensitive composition. Still further described are a novel composition for forming a photoresist under coat film which is excellent in optical properties and etching resistance and contains substantially no sublimable substance and an under coat film formed by the composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Dai Oguro
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Patent number: 8110337Abstract: A polymerizable composition containing: (A) a binder polymer; (B) a compound having a polymerizable unsaturated group; and (C) a compound which has a triarylsulfonium salt structure and in which a sum of Hammett's a constants of all substituents bonded to the aryl skeleton is larger than 0.46.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2003Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Kazuto Shimada
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Patent number: 8110338Abstract: A heat-sensitive positive-working lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a heat-sensitive coating including an IR absorbing agent, a phenolic resin, and a first polymer, wherein the first polymer is an alkaline soluble polymer including a monomeric unit having a structure according to Formula I or Formula II, wherein at least one of the aromatic groups Ar1 and Ar2 is an optionally substituted heteroaromatic group:Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Johan Loccufier, Stefaan Lingier, Hubertus Van Aert, Jan Venneman, Marc Van Damme
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Patent number: 8110340Abstract: A pattern for a gate line is formed using a first photoresist pattern and a first BARC layer. A pad and patterns for a select line, which has a width that is larger than that of the gate line, are formed using a second photoresist pattern and a second BARC layer. The gate line, the pad and the select line can be formed at a same time.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventor: Woo Yung Jung
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Patent number: 8105764Abstract: A pattern is formed through positive/negative reversal by coating a chemically amplified positive resist composition comprising an acid labile group-bearing resin, a photoacid generator, and an organic solvent onto a substrate, prebaking the resist composition, exposing the resist film to high-energy radiation, post-exposure heating, and developing the exposed resist film with an alkaline developer to form a positive pattern; irradiating or heating the positive pattern to facilitate elimination of acid labile groups and crosslinking for improving alkali solubility and imparting solvent resistance; coating a reversal film-forming composition thereon to form a reversal film; and applying an alkaline wet etchant thereto for dissolving away the positive pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Takao Yoshihara, Toshinobu Ishihara
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Patent number: 8092980Abstract: A photosensitive element 1 comprising a support film 10 and a layer (photosensitive layer) 20 composed of a photosensitive resin composition formed on the support film 10, wherein the haze of the support film 10 is 0.01-2.0%, the total number of particles and aggregates with diameters of 5 ?m or larger in the support film 10 is no greater than 5/mm2, the photosensitive layer 20 contains (A) a binder polymer, (B) a photopolymerizing compound with an ethylenic unsaturated bond and (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and the thickness of the photosensitive layer 20 is 3-30 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Kubota, Shinji Takano, Eiichirou Yamada
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Patent number: 8088558Abstract: A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a photopolymerizable layer, and, optionally, an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support, wherein the photopolymerizable layer includes a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a reactive binder; b) image-wise exposing the coating in a plate setter; c) optionally, heating the precursor in a pre-heating unit; d) developing the precursor off-press in a gumming unit by treating the coating of the precursor with a gum solution, thereby removing the non-exposed areas of the photopolymerizable layer from the support, wherein the reactive binder is a polymer containing a monomeric unit which includes a group having an ethylenically unsaturated bond.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Alexander Williamson, Marc Van Damme, Willi-Kurt Gries, Hubertus Van Aert
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Patent number: 8088546Abstract: There is provided an underlayer coating forming composition for lithography, and an underlayer coating having a high dry etching rate compared with photoresist, and causing no intermixing with the photoresist, which are used in lithography process of manufacture of semiconductor device. Concretely, it is an underlayer coating forming composition comprising a polymer having a structural unit containing naphthalene ring substituted with halogen atom in a molar ratio of 0.3 or more in the structural units constituting the polymer, a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Takei, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tomoyuki Enomoto