Photoresist pattern trimming methods

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PATENT NO 9996008
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15243937

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Provided are methods of trimming photoresist patterns. The methods involve coating a photoresist trimming composition over a photoresist pattern, wherein the trimming composition includes a matrix polymer, a free acid having fluorine substitution and a solvent, the trimming composition being free of cross-linking agents. The coated semiconductor substrate is heated to cause a change in polarity of the resist polymer in a surface region of the photoresist pattern. The photoresist pattern is contacted with a developing solution to remove the surface region of the photoresist pattern. The methods find particular applicability in the formation of very fine lithographic features in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.

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DUPONT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL LLC455 FOREST STREET MARLBOROUGH MA 01752

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Xu, Cheng-Bai Southborough, US 81 642

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