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Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001

Filed:

May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Takako Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;

Kousuke Doi, Kanagawa, JP;

Hidekatsu Kohara, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshimasa Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/023 ; G03F 7/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/023 ; G03F 7/30 ;
Abstract

In a positive photoresist composition including (A) an alkali-soluble resin and (B) a photosensitizer, Ingredient (B) contains (B-1) a quinonediazide ester of, e.g., bis[2,5-dimethyl-3-(2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]methane or 2,4-bis[4-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-5-methylbenzyl]-6-cyclohexylphenol, and (B-2) a quinonediazide ester of, e.g., methyl gallate or 2,2-bis(2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl)propane. The composition exhibits high sensitivity and definition, and improved focal depth range properties and underexposure margin.


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