Abstract:
The present invention relates to a developer for a positive electron beam resist composition containing a cresolnovolak resin, a lower molecular additive with a specific structure and a quinonediazide compound with a specific structure, the developer containing specific amounts of alkali metal ions, weak acid anions and a water soluble organic compound. Use of the developer with the positive electron beam resist composition, which results in excellent dry etching resistance and resolution, enables a fine pattern to be obtained at high sensitivity.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a developer for a positive electron beam resist composition containing a cresolnovolak resin, a lower molecular additive with a specific structure and a quinonediazide compound with a specific structure, the developer containing specific amounts of alkali metal ions, weak acid anions and a water soluble organic compound. Use of the developer with the positive electron beam resist composition, which results in excellent dry etching resistance and resolution, enables a fine pattern to be obtained at high sensitivity.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a developer for a positive electron beam resist composition containing a cresolnovolak resin, a lower molecular additive with a specific structure and a quinonediazide compound with a specific structure, the developer containing specific amounts of alkali metal ions, weak acid anions and a water soluble organic compound. Use of the developer with the positive electron beam resist composition, which results in excellent dry etching resistance and resolution, enables a fine pattern to be obtained at high sensitivity.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a developer for a positive electron beam resist composition containing a cresolnovolak resin, a lower molecular additive with a specific structure and a quinonediazide compound with a specific structure, the developer containing specific amounts of alkali metal ions, weak acid anions and a water soluble organic compound. Use of the developer with the positive electron beam resist composition, which results in excellent dry etching resistance and resolution, enables a fine pattern to be obtained at high sensitivity.
Abstract:
A positive radiation-sensitive composition comprising a polymer whose solubility in an aqueous alkali solution increases by the action of an acid and a compound which generates an acid upon irradiation with a radiation, characterized in that the polymer is more susceptible to radiation-induced backbone cleavage than poly(methyl methacrylate); or a positive radiation-sensitive composition comprising an alkali-soluble polymer, a compound which has the effect of reducing the alkali solubility of the polymer and in which the effect is lessened or eliminated by the action of an acid, and a compound which generates an acid upon irradiation with a radiation, characterized in that the polymer is more susceptible to radiation-induced backbone cleavage than poly(methyl methacrylate). The composition is a high-sensitivity composition having such high resolution that patterns with a line width smaller than a quarter micrometre can be formed therefrom.
Abstract:
A positive type radiation-sensitive composition comprising (A) a compound in which an alkali-soluble group comprising a carboxyl group or phenolic hydroxyl group has been protected by an acid-eliminable group (a) which is any of the following (a1) to (a3), and (B) an acid generator which generates an acid upon irradiation with a radiation; and a method of forming a resist pattern using the composition. (a1) The acid-eliminable group (a) is -CR3, provided that at least two of the R's are aromatic rings. (The alkali-soluble group is a carboxyl group.) (a2) The acid-eliminable group (a) is -CR3, provided that at least one of the R's is an aromatic ring having an electron-donating group. (a3) The acid-eliminable group (a) has an alkali-soluble group (a') or has an alkali-soluble group (a') protected by an acid-eliminable group.
Abstract:
A positive electron-beam resist composition comprising a cresol novolak resin, a low-molecular additive with a specified structure, and a quinone diazide compound with a specified structure; and a developer for positive electron-beam resist containing an alkali metal ion, a weak acid radical ion, and a water-soluble organic compound each in a specified amount. The invention resist composition is excellent in dry etching resistance and resolution, and can provide fine patterns at a high sensitivity especially when the invention developer is used.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for easily producing in high yield an acrylic monomer comprising a tertiary ester, and to provide a polymer for a positive- type radiation-sensitive composition by the use of the acrylic monomer, and to provide the positive-type radiation-sensitive composition. SOLUTION: This method for producing an acrylic monomer comprising a tertiary ester comprises reaction between a tertiary alcohol and an α- substituted or nonsubstituted acrylic acid chloride prepared by the reaction between an α-substituted or nonsubstituted acrylic acid and oxalyl chloride, or comprises reaction between a metal alkoxide of the general formula 2 or 3 (R4 to R9 are each independently a 1-20C organic group) and an α-substituted or nonsubstituted acrylic acid chloride prepared by reaction between an α- substituted or nonsubstituted acrylic acid and oxalyl chloride.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a positive radiation-sensitive composition having high sensitivity and high resolution for making sub-quarter micron pattern processing possible. SOLUTION: The positive radiation sensitive composition contains (a) an alkali-soluble resin with the alkali-soluble groups protected with acid releasing groups and (b) an acid producing agent, which produces acids by irradiation of radiation. The acid leaving groups of (a) have at least one phenolic hydroxyl group or have the phenolic hydroxyl group protected by an acid releasing group.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a high sensitivity positive type radiation sensitive composition having such resolution as to attain sub-quarter-micron patterning. SOLUTION: The positive type radiation sensitive composition contains a polymer containing a structural unit of formula 1 (where X is fluorine-containing alkyl; and A is a monovalent organic group having tertiary carbon combined to oxygen and containing an aromatic ring) and an acid generating agent which generates an acid when irradiated.