Abstract:
To provide a resist composition for negative tone development, which can form a pattern having a good profile improved in the pattern undercut and moreover, can reduce the line edge roughness and enhance the in-plane uniformity of the pattern dimension, and a pattern forming method using the same. A resist composition for negative tone development, comprising (A) a resin capable of increasing the polarity by the action of an acid to increase the solubility in a positive tone developer and decrease the solubility in a negative tone developer, (B) a compound capable of generating an acid having an acid dissociation index pKa of -4.0 or less upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, and (C) a solvent; and a pattern forming method using the same.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pattern-forming method that can satisfy high sensitivity, high resolution, a good pattern shape, and a good residual film rate in a super fine region.SOLUTION: Provided is a pattern-forming method including, in the following order: (1) a step of forming a film with an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition comprising a resin which contains an acid-decomposable repeating unit and is capable of decreasing the solubility in an organic solvent by the action of an acid; (2) a step of exposing the film with an electron beam or an EUV ray; and (4) a step of developing the film with a developer containing an organic solvent after the exposure.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a positive resist composition that simultaneously satisfies demands for high sensitivity, high resolution, a good pattern profile, good line edge roughness and outgas reduction in an ultrafine region, particularly in electron beam, X-ray or EUV photolithography, and to provide a pattern forming method using the composition.SOLUTION: The actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition for EUV exposure and contains: a resin (P) having a repeating unit (A) that is decomposed by irradiation with actinic rays or radiation to generate an acid and a repeating unit (B) that is decomposed by an action of an acid to increase the solubility with an alkali aqueous solution; and a compound (U) that is unevenly present on a film surface after film formation to form a protective film. The content percentage of the compound (U) is 0.01 to 30 mass% on a basis of the whole solid content in the composition.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition which is excellent in sensitivity, roughness property, and resolution of isolated space patterns, and allows formation of a pattern having a good profile, as well as an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film and a pattern forming method using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition.SOLUTION: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a resin, which comprises a repeating unit (A) having a structural part (S1) decomposed by an action of an acid to generate an alkali soluble group, and a structural part (S2) decomposed by an action of an alkali developer to increase its dissolution rate in the alkali developer, and a repeating unit (B) generating an acid by irradiation with actinic rays or radiation.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition which satisfies high sensitivity, high solution, good pattern shape and good line edge roughness at high level in particular for an electron ray, X-ray or EUV light lithography and has adequate out gas performance at light exposure and adequate stability in course of time, and to provide a resist film and a pattern formation method using the composition.SOLUTION: In an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a resin (P) having repeating units (A) with ionic structural sites generating acid anions at a side chain of a resin by decomposition through the irradiation of actinic ray or radiation ray, a cation of the ionic structural sites is a diaryl iodonium cation. A resist film and a pattern formation method using the composition are also provided.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition capable of forming a pattern of a good shape by having an excellent resolution, sensitivity and LER, and an excellent scum suppressing property by containing a specific guanidine compound while suppressing a PEB temperature dependence, and provide a resist film formed using the composition and a pattern forming method using the composition.SOLUTION: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a guanidine compound (A) with a logP value of 1.2 or greater and a compound (B) which generates an acid by being irradiated with active rays or radiation.