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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1996
Yoichi Osawa, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Satoshi Watanabe, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Katsuya Takemura, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Shigehiro Nagura, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Akinobu Tanaka, Fujisawa, JP;
Yoshio Kawai, Isehara, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a novel sulfonium salt having at least one acid labile group attached to a phenyl group in a molecule and a normal, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkylsulfonate anion. The novel sulfonium salt is effective for increasing the dissolution contrast between exposed and unexposed areas. Upon exposure, it generates an alkylsulfonic acid which is a weak acid, minimizing the influence of side reaction and deactivation during PEB step. The sulfonium salt is useful in a chemically amplified positive resist composition which lends itself to fine patterning and features high resolution.