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A positive photosensitive composition comprises a compound capable of generating a specified sulfonic acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and radiation and (B) a resin capable of decomposing under the action of an acid to increase the solubility in an alkali developer.

A positive photosensitive composition comprises a compound capable of generating a specified sulfonic acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and radiation and (B) a resin capable of decomposing under the action of an acid to increase the solubility in an alkali developer.

A positive resist composition comprising (A) a resin containing at least one group that is decomposed by the action of an acid to generate an alkali-soluble group and (B) at least two compounds selected from (B1) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonic acid substituted with at least one fluorine atom, (B2) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonic acid that does not contain a fluorine atom, (B3) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid substituted with at least one fluorine atom and (B4) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid that does not contain a fluorine atom, as (B) a compound that generates an acid upon irradiation of an actinic ray or radiation, wherein the group that is decomposed by the action of an acid contained in the resin, (A) includes a group represented by formula (Y) defined in the specification.

Provided are a positive resist composition for immersion lithography, and a method for forming a resist pattern using the same, wherein the positive resist composition comprises a resin component (A) that increases its alkali solubility under action of an acid, an acid generator component (B) that generates an acid upon exposure, and a resin component (C) containing a constituent unit (c1) represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 are each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 0 to 3; and Z is an aliphatic cyclic group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, having a fluorine atom and / or a fluorinated alkyl group as a substituent.

A positive resist composition for use with electron beam, X-ray or EUV and a pattern forming method using the positive resist composition are provided, the positive resist composition including: (A) a resin capable of decomposing under an action of an acid to increase a dissolution rate in an aqueous alkali solution; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; (C) a basic compound; and (D) an organic solvent, wherein the entire solid content concentration in the resist composition is from 1.0 to 4.5 mass % and a ratio of (B) the compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation is from 10 to 50 mass % based on the entire solid content.

A positive resist composition comprises a polymer comprising recurring units having a sulfonium salt incorporated therein as a base resin which becomes soluble in alkaline developer under the action of acid. The polymer generates a strong sulfonic acid upon exposure to high-energy radiation so as to facilitate effective scission of acid labile groups in the resist composition.

Provided are a positive resist composition for immersion lithography, and a method for forming a resist pattern using the same, wherein the positive resist composition comprises a resin component (A) that increases its alkali solubility under action of an acid, an acid generator component (B) that generates an acid upon exposure, and a resin component (C) containing a constituent unit (c1) represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 are each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 0 to 3; and Z is an aliphatic cyclic group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, having a fluorine atom and / or a fluorinated alkyl group as a substituent.

A positive resist composition having excellent mask linearity is provided. This composition is a positive resist composition comprising a base resin component (A) and an acid generator component (B) generating an acid under exposure, wherein the base resin component (A) is a silicone resin and the acid generator component (B) contains an onium salt-based acid generator (B1) containing a perfluoroalkyl sulfonate ion having 3 or 4 carbon atoms as an anion.

A positive resist composition comprising (A) a resin containing at least one group that is decomposed by the action of an acid to generate an alkali-soluble group and (B) at least two compounds selected from (B1) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonic acid substituted with at least one fluorine atom, (B2) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonic acid that does not contain a fluorine atom, (B3) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid substituted with at least one fluorine atom and (B4) a compound that generates an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid that does not contain a fluorine atom, as (B) a compound that generates an acid upon irradiation of an actinic ray or radiation, wherein the group that is decomposed by the action of an acid contained in the resin (A) includes a group represented by formula (Y) defined in the specification.

Non-chemically amplified radiation sensitive resist compositions containing silicon are especially useful for lithographic applications, especially E-beam lithography. More particularly, radiation-sensitive resist compositions comprising a polymer having at least one silicon-containing moiety and at least one radiation-sensitive moiety cleavable upon radiation exposure to form aqueous base soluble moiety can be used to pattern sub-50 nm features with little or no blur.

A monomer (1) is prepared by reacting a compound (9) with a base or metal to form a metal enolate reagent, and reacting the metal enolate reagent with an acyloxyketone compound (8). A polymer derived from the monomer is used as base resin to formulate a resist composition, which is shelf stable and displays a high dissolution contrast, controlled acid diffusion and low roughness in forming positive pattern via alkaline development and in forming negative pattern via organic solvent development.

A positive resist composition, includes: (A) a resin having a repeating unit represented by formula (A) as defined in the specification, which decomposes under an action of an acid to increase a solubility of the resin (A) in an alkali developer; and a pattern forming method uses the composition.

A positive resist composition comprising (A) a compound that generates an acid upon irradiation of an actinic ray or radiation, (B) a resin that is insoluble or hardly soluble in an alkali developing solution but becomes soluble in the alkali developing solution by the action of an acid, and (C) a compound having at least one group that is decomposed with an acid to generate a carboxylic acid and at least three groups selected from hydroxy group and substituted hydroxy group.

Non-chemically amplified radiation sensitive resist compositions containing silicon are especially useful for lithographic applications, especially E-beam lithography. More particularly, radiation-sensitive resist compositions comprising a polymer having at least one silicon-containing moiety and at least one radiation-sensitive moiety cleavable upon radiation exposure to form aqueous base soluble moiety can be used to pattern sub-50 nm features with little or no blur.

The present invention provides a positive resist composition comprising(A) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of{circle around (1)} resin which is itself insoluble or poorly soluble in an alkali aqueous solution but cause a chemical change by the action of an acid to become soluble in an alkali aqueous solution with a proviso that the resin is not novolak resin and② alkali-soluble resin,(B) novolak resin containing protective group which can be dissociated by the action of an acid and(C) an acid generator.

A positive resist composition for use with electron beam, X-ray or EUV and a pattern forming method using the positive resist composition are provided, the positive resist composition including: (A) a resin capable of decomposing under an action of an acid to increase a dissolution rate in an aqueous alkali solution; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; (C) a basic compound; and (D) an organic solvent, wherein the entire solid content concentration in the resist composition is from 1.0 to 4.5 mass % and a ratio of (B) the compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation is from 10 to 50 mass % based on the entire solid content.

There is disclosed a polymer containing at least a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1), and the resist composition containing the polymer as a base resin, especially a chemically amplified resist composition. There can be provided a resist composition which has etching resistance in a practical use level, and is excellent in an adhesion property with a substrate and an affinity with a developer, and has a sensitivity and resolving power which is far excellent compared with a conventional one, wherein swelling is small at the time of development, especially for photolithography which uses a high-energy beam as a light source, and especially be provided a chemically amplified resist composition

A positive resist composition with a broad DOF and a method for resist pattern formation are provided. This composition is a positive resist composition which includes a resin component (A) that exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of acid and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, wherein the component (A) is a copolymer that contains n [wherein, n is an integer from 4 to 6] structural units with mutually different structures, and the proportion of each structural unit within the copolymer is greater than 0 mol % but no higher than 100 / (n−1) mol %.