摘要:
A process for refining a crude resin for a resist which is capable of effectively removing by-products such as polymers and oligomers contained within the crude resin. The refining process for the crude resin of resist resin (A) used in a photoresist composition includes at least the resist resin (A) and an acid generator (B) dissolved in a first organic solvent (C1), such that if the concentration of the component (A) in the photoresist composition is labeled X, and the crude resin concentration of the component (A) in a crude resin solution including the crude resin of the component (A) dissolved in a second organic solvent (C2) is labeled Y, then (i) the crude resin solution is prepared so that Y is smaller than X, and (ii) the crude resin solution is subsequently filtered.
摘要:
A process for refining a crude resin for a resist is provided, which is capable of effectively removing by-products such as polymers and oligomers contained within the crude resin. The process provides a refining process for the crude resin of a resist resin (A) used in a photoresist composition comprising at least the resist resin (A) and an acide generator (B) dissolved in a first organic solvent (C1), wherein if the concentration of the component (A) in the photoresist composition is labeled X, and the crude resin concentration of the component (A) in a crude resin solution comprising the crude resin of the component (A) dissolved in a second organic solvent (C2) is labeled Y, then (i) the crude resin solution is prepared so that Y is smaller than X, and (ii) the crude resin solution is subsequently filtered.
摘要:
A technique to acquire a photoresist composition which can reduce occurrence of defects of a resist pattern after development is provided. Further, a technique to obtain a photoresist composition having excellent storage stability characteristics as a resist solution (storage stability); and a technique to obtain a photoresist composition which reduces the change of sensitivity and resist pattern size after treatment almost completely are provided. A photoresist composition containing a resin component (A), an acid-generating component (B) for generating an acid under exposure, and an organic solvent (C) is passed through a first filter 2a equipped with a first membrane having zeta potential of more than −20 mV but no more than 15 mV in distilled water of pH 7.0.
摘要:
A compound represented by formula (I); and a compound represented by formula (b1-1): wherein X represents —O—, —S—, —O—R3— or —S—R4—, wherein each of R3 and R4 independently represents an alkylene group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or a cyano group; a represents an integer of 0 to 2; Q1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a single bond; Y1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a fluorinated alkylene group; M+ represents an alkali metal ion; and A+ represents an organic cation.
摘要:
There are provided a novel compound represented by a general formula (b1-1) shown below, which is useful as an acid generator for a resist composition and a manufacturing method thereof, a compound useful as a precursor of the novel compound and a manufacturing method thereof, an acid generator, a resist composition and a method of forming a resist pattern. (wherein, R1 represents an aryl group or alkyl group which may contain a substituent group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; n1 represents an integer of 0 or 1, and in the case that n1 is 1, R1 and R3 may mutually be bonded to form a ring with a 3- to 7-membered ring structure together with the carbon atom with which R1 is bonded and the carbon atom with which R3 is bonded; A represents a bivalent group which forms a ring with 3- to 7-membered ring structure together with the sulfur atom with which A is bonded, and the ring may contain a substituent group; R2 represents an aromatic group which may contain a substituent group, a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may contain a substituent group, or a linear or branched alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms which may contain a substituent group; n represents an integer of 0 or 1; and Y1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms in which hydrogen atoms may be substituted with fluorine atoms.).
摘要:
A positive resist composition including a resin component (A) and an acid generator component (B), the resin component (A) including a copolymer (A1) having a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester having a monocyclic or polycyclic group-containing acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group, a structural unit (a2) derived from an acrylate ester having a lactone-containing cyclic group, a structural unit (a3) derived from an acrylate ester having a hydroxyl group and/or cyano group-containing polycyclic group, and a structural unit (a4) represented by general formula (a4-1) shown below: wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a halogenated lower alkyl group; R′ represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an alkoxy group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and f represents 0 or 1.
摘要:
A compound represented by formula (I); and a compound represented by formula (b1-1): wherein X represents —O—, —S—, —O—R3— or —S—R4—, wherein each of R3 and R4 independently represents an alkylene group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or a cyano group; a represents an integer of 0 to 2; Q1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a single bond; Y1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a fluorinated alkylene group; M+ represents an alkali metal ion; and A+ represents an organic cation.
摘要:
A compound represented by general formula (b-14); and acid generator consisting of the compound; and 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) consisting of a compound represented by general formula (b1-14): wherein R7″ to R9″ each independently represents an aryl group or an alkyl group, wherein two of R7″ to R9″ may be bonded to each other to form a ring with the sulfur atom, and at least one of R7″ to R9″ represents a substituted aryl group in which a portion or all of the hydrogen atoms are substituted with an alkoxyalkyloxy group or an alkoxycarbonylalkyloxy group; and X− represents an anion.
摘要:
The invention provides a polymer compound capable of forming a positive resist composition that can form a high-resolution pattern with a reduced level of LER, an acid generator formed from such a polymer compound, a positive resist composition that includes such a polymer compound, and a method for forming a resist pattern that uses such a positive resist composition. The polymer compound includes a structural unit (a1) derived from an (α-lower alkyl) acrylate ester having an acid-dissociable, dissolution-inhibiting group, a structural unit (a2) represented by a general formula (a2-1) shown below [wherein, R represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a divalent organic group; B represents a monovalent organic group; X represents a sulfur atom or iodine atom; n represents either 1 or 2; and Y represents a straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom may be substituted with a fluorine atom], and a structural unit (a3) derived from an (α-lower alkyl) acrylate ester that contains a polar group-containing aliphatic polycyclic group.
摘要:
A positive resist composition that exhibits excellent resolution and depth of focus, a resin for resists which is used in the positive resist composition, and a method of forming a resist pattern that uses the positive resist composition. The resin for resists includes structural units (a) derived from an (α-lower alkyl)acrylate ester as a principal component, wherein these structural units (a) include structural units (a1) derived from an (α-lower alkyl)acrylate ester containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group, and lactone-containing monocyclic groups, and the structural units (a1) include structural units represented by the general formula (a1-1) shown below [wherein, R represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R11 represents an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group that contains a monocyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group and contains no polycyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon groups].