IP Library Granted Patent US 12,613,467
Granted Patent B2
US 12,613,467 · App. 18/154,184 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Photosensitive polymer, photoresist composition including the same, and method of fabricating semiconductor device

Inventors: Sung Hwan Park (Suwon-si, KR); Juhyeon Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hyunwoo Kim (Seoul, KR); Suk Koo Hong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G03F7/0397G03F7/004G03F7/0382G03F7/0392C08F2800/10
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Patent No.
US 12,613,467
App. No.
18/154,184
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photosensitive polymer includes a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1. (in Chemical Formula 1, R 1 is a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C1 to C10 haloalkyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a haloaryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group, or a C6 to C18 haloaryl group, and R 2 is a direct bond, a C1 to C10 alkylene group, a C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a C2 to C10 alkynyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, or a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group).

Claims (58)

1 . An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photosensitive polymer comprising:

a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R 1 is a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C1 to C10 haloalkyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a haloaryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group, or a C6 to C18 haloaryl group,

R 2 is a direct bond, a C1 to C10 alkylene group, a C1 to C10 haloalkylene group, a C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a C2 to C10 alkynyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, or a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group, and

the first repeating unit is 12% to 32% of a number of total repeating units;

a second repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, R 3 is an acid-labile protecting group,

R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkyl group, a halogen atom, or a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkyl halide group, and

the second repeating unit is 25% to 65% of a number of total repeating units; and

a third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 3, R 5 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C3 to C12 cycloalkyl group, or a C1 to C10 alkoxy group, and

R 6 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a carboxyl group, and

the third repeating unit is 20% to 40% of a number of total repeating units.

2 . The EUV photosensitive polymer of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is a methyl group, a monofluoromethyl group, a monochloromethyl group, a difluoromethyl group, a dichloromethyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trichloromethyl group, an ethyl group, a monofluoroethyl group, a monochloroethyl group, a difluoroethyl group, a dichloroethyl group, a trifluoroethyl group, a trichloroethyl group, a monofluorophenyl group, a monochlorophenyl group, a difluorophenyl group, a dichlorophenyl group, a trifluorophenyl group, a trichlorophenyl group, a tetrafluorophenyl group, a tetrachlorophenyl group, a perfluorophenyl group, or a perchlorophenyl group.

3 . The EUV photosensitive polymer of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is the direct bond or the C6 to C18 aryl group.

4 . The EUV photosensitive polymer of claim 1 , wherein the first repeating unit is represented by one of Chemical Formulae 1-1 to 1-8:

5 . The EUV photosensitive polymer of claim 1 , further comprising:

a fourth repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 4:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 4, R 7 is a C1 to C20 linear, branched, and/or cyclic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group including 1 to 5 heteroatoms or including no heteroatom, and

R 8 is a hydrogen, a C1 to C3 alkyl group, a C2 to C4 alkenyl group, a C2 to C4 alkynyl group, a C1 to C3 alkoxy group, a C6 to C10 aryl group, a C3 to C7 cycloalkyl group, or a C3 to C7 cycloalkenyl group.

6 . A photoresist composition comprising:

a photosensitive polymer; and

a solvent,

wherein the photosensitive polymer comprises a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R 1 is a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C1 to C10 haloalkyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a haloaryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group, or a C6 to C18 haloaryl group,

R 2 is a direct bond, a C1 to C10 alkylene group, a C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a C2 to C10 alkynyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, or a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group), and

the first repeating unit is 12% to 32% of a number of total repeating units

a second repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, R 3 is an acid-labile protecting group,

R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkyl group, a halogen atom, or a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkyl halide group, and

the second repeating unit is 25% to 65% of a number of total repeating units; and

a third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 3, R 5 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C3 to C12 cycloalkyl group, or a C1 to C10 alkoxy group, and

R 6 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a carboxyl group, and

the third repeating unit is 20% to 40% of a number of total repeating units.

7 . The photoresist composition of claim 6 , wherein R 1 is a methyl group, a monofluoromethyl group, a monochloromethyl group, a difluoromethyl group, a dichloromethyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trichloromethyl group, an ethyl group, a monofluoroethyl group, a monochloroethyl group, a difluoroethyl group, a dichloroethyl group, a trifluoroethyl group, a trichloroethyl group, a monofluorophenyl group, a monochlorophenyl group, a difluorophenyl group, a dichlorophenyl group, a trifluorophenyl group, a trichlorophenyl group, a tetrafluorophenyl group, a tetrachlorophenyl group, a perfluorophenyl group, or a perchlorophenyl group.

8 . The photoresist composition of claim 6 , wherein R 2 is the direct bond, a methylene group, or the C6 to C18 aryl group.

9 . The photoresist composition of claim 6 , wherein the first repeating unit is represented by one of Chemical Chemical Formulae 1-1 to 1-8:

10 . The photoresist composition of claim 6 , further comprising: a photoacid generator (PAG).

11 . The photoresist composition of claim 10 , wherein the PAG is configured to generate an acid in response to irradiation by light having a wavelength of 13.5 nm.

12 . The photoresist composition of claim 10 , further comprising:

about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % of a basic quencher, based on a total weight of the photoresist composition.

13 . The photoresist composition of claim 6 , wherein R 1 is configured to dissociate from a −SO 3 group in response to irradiation by light having a wavelength of 13.5 nm.

14 . A photoresist composition comprising:

a photosensitive polymer;

a photoacid generator (PAG);

a basic quencher; and

a solvent,

wherein the photosensitive polymer comprises a random copolymer comprising a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a second repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3:

wherein in Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, R 1 is a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C1 to C10 haloalkyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a haloaryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group, or a C6 to C18 haloaryl group,

R 2 is a direct bond, a C1 to C10 alkylene group, a C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a C2 to C10 alkynyl group, a C6 to C18 aryl group, a C7 to C18 arylalkyl group, or a C7 to C18 alkylaryl group,

R 3 is an acid-labile protecting group,

R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkyl group, a halogen atom, or a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkyl halide group,

R 5 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C3 to C12 cycloalkyl group, or a C1 to C10 alkoxy group,

R 6 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a carboxyl group,

the first repeating unit is 12% to 32% of a total of the first, second, and third repeating units

the second repeating unit is about 35% to about 65% of the total of the first, second, and

third repeating units, and the third repeating unit is about 20% to about 40% of the total of the first, second, and third repeating units.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2023
From: PARK, SUNG HWAN; PARK, JUHYEON; KIM, HYUNWOO; HONG, SUK KOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0032948 · Mar 16, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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