IP Library Granted Patent US 7,172,996
Granted Patent B2
US 7,172,996 · App. 10/500,752 · Granted Feb 6, 2007

Cleaning agent composition for a positive or a negative photoresist

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Patent No.
US 7,172,996
App. No.
10/500,752
Granted
Feb 6, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition for cleaning a photoresist and is to provide a cleaning composition wherein the residue of the photoresist does not remain on the boundary surface between the cleaned area and the not-cleaned area after a negative photoresist containing pigment is cleaned, soft-baked, exposed and developed. The present invention provides a composition for cleaning a positive or negative photoresist which comprises (a) from 0.1 to 20 wt. % of and alkyl oxide polymer with a molecular weight of from 50 to 2000 and (b) from 80 to 99.9 wt. % of an organic solvent comprising: (b−1) from 1 to 20 parts by weight of dipropylene glycol methyl ether (DPGME), from 10 to 50 parts by weight of N-methyl pyrolidone (NMP) and from 50 to 90 parts by weight of methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), or (b−2) from 10 to 90 parts by weight of dimethyl formaldehyde (DMF) or dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and from 10 to 50 parts by weight of n-butyl acetate.

Claims (13)

1. A composition for cleaning a positive or negative photoresist which comprises (a) from 0.1 to 20 wt. % of an alkyl oxide polymer with a molecular weight of from 50 to 2000; and (b) from 80 to 99.9 wt. % of an organic solvent containing from 1 to 20 parts by weight of dipropylene glycol alkyl ether (DPGAE), from 10 to 50 parts by weight of N-methyl pyrolidone (NMP) and from 50 to 90 parts by weight of methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK).

2. The composition for cleaning a positive or negative photosensitive material of claim 1 , wherein the alkyl oxide polymer is ethylene oxide polymer.

3. The composition for cleaning a positive or negative photosensitive material of claim 1 , wherein the alkyl oxide polymer is propylene oxide polymer.

4. The composition for cleaning a positive or negative photosensitive material of claim 1 , wherein the dipropylene glycol alkylether is dipropylene glycol methyl ether.

5. A composition for cleaning a positive or negative photoresist which comprises (a) from 0.1 to 20 wt. % of an alkyl oxide polymer with a molecular weight of from 50 to 2000 ; and (b) from 80 to 99.9 wt. % of an organic solvent containing from 10 to 90 parts by weight of dimethyl formamide (DMF) ordimethylacetamide(DMAc) and from 10 to 50 parts by weight of n-butyl acetate.

6. The composition for cleaning a positive or negative photosensitive material of claim 5 , wherein the alkyl oxide polymer is ethylene oxide polymer.

7. The composition for cleaning a positive or negative photosensitive material of claim 5 , wherein the alkyl oxide polymer is propylene oxide polymer.

8. A process for cleaning a positive or negative photoresist which comprises,

a) forming a coating of the photoresist on a substrate; and,

b) removing the photoresist from peripheral area using the composition from claim 1 .

9. A process for cleaning a positive or negative photoresist which comprises,

a) forming a coating of the photoresist on a substrate; and,

b) removing the photoresist from peripheral area using the composition from claim 5 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2015
From: AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS USA CORP.
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
Reel/Frame 034742/0206 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2005
From: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
To: AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS USA CORP.
Reel/Frame 015788/0348 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2004
From: OH, SAE-TAE; KANG, DOEK-MAN; CHOI, KYUNG-SOO
To: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 015151/0286 →