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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Recent Advances in Positive Photoresists: Mechanisms and Fabrication.

Muhammad Hassaan, Umama Saleem, Akash Singh, Abrar Jawad Haque, Kaiying Wang

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Muhammad HassaanDepartment of Microsystems, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3184 Horten, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-2891-2119
Umama SaleemDepartment of Microsystems, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3184 Horten, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-4096-0543
Akash SinghDepartment of Microsystems, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3184 Horten, Norway.
Abrar Jawad HaqueDepartment of Microsystems, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3184 Horten, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-7999-7936
Kaiying WangDepartment of Microsystems, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3184 Horten, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0018-0959

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photoresists are fundamental materials in photolithography and are crucial for precise patterning in microelectronic devices, MEMS, and nanostructures. This paper provides an in-depth review of recent advancements in positive photoresist research and development, focusing on discussion regarding the underlying mechanisms governing their behavior, exploring innovative fabrication techniques, and highlighting the advantages of the photoresist classes discussed. The paper begins by discussing the need for the development of new photoresist technologies, highlighting issues associated with adopting extreme ultraviolet photolithography and addressing these challenges through the development of advanced positive-tone resist materials with improved patterning features, resolution, and sensitivity. Subsequently, it discusses the working mechanisms and synthesis methods of different types and subtypes of photoresists, starting from non-chemically amplified, organic, and inorganic-organic hybrid photoresists and progressing to dry film resists, with an emphasis on the upsides of each. The paper concludes by discussing how future research in the field of lithography-prioritizing concerns related to environmental impacts, improved photoresist material and properties, and utilization of advanced quantum technology-can assist with revolutionizing lithography techniques.

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chemically amplified resistsdeep ultraviolet lithographydry film photoresistextreme ultraviolet lithographyhybrid photoresistsinorganic resistsnon-chemically amplified resistsorganic resists

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PMID38893815
PMCPMC11173546

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