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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1997
Satoshi Watanabe, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Osamu Watanabe, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Tomoyoshi Furihata, Usui-gun, JP;
Yoshihumi Takeda, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Shigehiro Nagura, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Toshinobu Ishihara, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Tsuguo Yamaoka, Funabashi, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A chemically amplified positive resist composition contains (A) an organic solvent, (B) a base resin in the form of a polymer having at least one acid labile group and crosslinked within a molecule and/or between molecules with a crosslinking group having a C--O--C linkage, the polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000-500,000, (C) a photoacid generator, (D) a basic compound, and (E) an aromatic compound having a group .tbd.C--COOH in a molecule. The composition has a high alkali dissolution contrast, high sensitivity and high resolution.