• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.158-162
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• 2006

Poly[4-hydroxystyrene-co-2-(4-methoxybutyl)-2-adamantyl methacrylate] was synthesized and evaluated as a matrix resin for extreme UV (EUV) chemically amplified resist. The resist system formulated with this polymer resolved 120 nm line and space (pitch 240 nm) positive patterns using a KrF excimer laser scanner (0.60 NA). The well defined 50 nm line positive patterns (pitch 180 nm) were obtained using an EUV lithography tool. The dry etching resistance of this resist for a $CF_{4}$-based plasma was 1.1 times better than that of poly(4-hydroxystyrene).