Inventors:
Shuji Ding - Branchburg NJ
Ping-Hung Lu - Bridgewater NJ
Dinesh N. Khanna - Flemington NJ
Jianhui Shan - High Bridge NJ
Dana L. Durham - Flemington NJ
Ralph R. Dammel - Flemington NJ
M. Dalil Rahman - Flemington NJ
Assignee:
Clariant Finance BVI) Limited
International Classification:
C08K 500
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an antireflective coating composition comprising a novel polymer in a solvent composition. The invention further comprises processes for using the antireflective coating composition in photolithography. The antireflective coating composition comprises a novel polymer and a solvent composition, where the novel polymer of the antireflective coating comprises at least one unit containing a dye that absorbs from about 180 nm to about 450 nm and at least one unit that contains no aromatic funtionality. The solvent may be organic, preferrably, a solvent of low toxicity, or it may be water, which may additionally contain other water miscible organic solvents.