- Resist composition and patterning process
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The present invention relates to: a resist composition such as a chemically amplified resist composition for providing an excellent pattern profile even at a substrate-side boundary face of resist, in addition to a higher resolution in photolithography for micro-fabrication, and particularly in photolithography adopting, as an exposure source, KrF laser, ArF laser, F2 laser, ultra-short ultraviolet light, electron beam, X-rays, or the like; and a patterning process utilizing the resist composition. The present invention provides a chemically amplified resist composition comprising one or more kinds of amine compounds or amine oxide compounds (except for those having a nitrogen atom of amine or amine oxide included in a ring structure of an aromatic ring) at least having a carboxyl group and having no hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to a nitrogen atom as a basic center.
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- POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS
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A positive resist composition comprises (A) a resin component which becomes soluble in an alkaline developer under the action of an acid and (B) an acid generator. The resin (A) is a polymer comprising recurring units containing a non-leaving hydroxyl group represented by formula (1) wherein R1 is H, methyl or trifluoromethyl, X is a single bond or methylene, m is 1 or 2, and the hydroxyl group attaches to a secondary carbon atom. The composition is improved in resolution when processed by lithography.
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- Resist composition, method of forming resist pattern, novel compound and acid generator
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A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) containing a compound having a cation moiety represented by general formula (I) (in the formula, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms which may have a substituent; and Q5 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group).
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- Sulfonates, polymers, resist compositions and patterning process
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A sulfonate compound having formula (1) is novel wherein R1 to R3 are H, F or C1-20 alkyl or fluoroalkyl, at least one of R1 to R3 contains F. A polymer comprising units derived from the sulfonate compound is used as a base resin to formulate a resist composition which is sensitive to high-energy radiation, maintains high transparency at a wavelength of up to 200 nm, and has improved alkali dissolution contrast and plasma etching resistance
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- Novel tertiary (meth)acrylates having lactone structure, polymers, resist compositions and patterning process
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Novel tertiary (meth)acrylate compounds having a lactone structure are polymerizable into polymers having improved transparency, especially at the exposure wavelength of an excimer laser and dry etching resistance. Resist compositions comprising the polymers are sensitive to high-energy radiation, have a high resolution, and lend themselves to micropatterning with electron beams or deep-UV rays.
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- Diazodisulfones
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A diazodisulfone of the formula: STR1 wherein R1 is a C3-8 branched or cyclic alkyl group, and R2 is a C1-8 straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkyl group, is effective as a photoacid generator when used in a ph
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