Abstract:
A radiation-sensitive resin composition that not only excels in fundamental properties as resist, such as sensitivity and resolution, but also with respect to both of line-and-space pattern and isolated space pattern, realizes extensive depth of focus (DOF) and is less in the line width change attributed to alteration of baking temperature, the limit line width free from any phenomenon of line pattern collapse of the radiation-sensitive resin composition being small. Further, there is provided a lactone copolymer being useful as a resin component of the radiation-sensitive resin composition. This lactone copolymer is represented by a copolymer of compound of the following formula (1-1), compound of the following formula (2-1) and compound of the following formula (3-1). This radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises the lactone copolymer (a) and radiation-sensitive acid generating agent (b).