Matsushita Electronics Corporation

Tohru Ohkuma

Yukio Takashima

Morio Inoue

Yoshimitsu Okuda

Disclosed is a method of forming a resist pattern by exposing a novolak type positive photoresist to ultraviolet light in a pattern, irradiating the entire surface with far ultraviolet light with wavelength of 200 to 320 nm in an atmosphere with inert gas partial pressure ratio of 90% or more, and developing it. According to this method, a specific gradient of solubility in developing solution becoming higher from the surface toward the depthwise direction is provided, and a contrast value of twice as high as in the conventional method can be obtained, and a resist pattern of high aspect ratio is formed.

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Tohru Ohkuma