Graded spin-on organic antireflective coating for...

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C438S952000, C438S636000, C430S311000, C430S511000, C430S522000, C525S057000, C525S199000, C525S107000, C525S108000, C525S109000

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07816069

ABSTRACT:
An antireflective coating that contains at least two polymer components and comprises chromophore moieties and transparent moieties is provided. The antireflective coating is useful for providing a single-layer composite graded antireflective coating formed beneath a photoresist layer.

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