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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Takeru Watanabe, Joetsu, JP;
Seiichiro Tachibana, Joetsu, JP;
Takao Yoshihara, Joetsu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 18/20 (2006.01); G03F 7/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/004 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polymer of which dissolution rate in an alkaline developer increases under the action of acid comprises recurring units having formulae (1) and (2) wherein R, R, and Rare H or methyl, Ris difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl, and X is tertiary alkyl. A resist composition comprising the polymer has a high sensitivity and resolution, decreased pattern collapse during development, and minimized MEF and is best suited as micropatterning material for the VLSI manufacture.