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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2009
Hiroko Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroko Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pattern forming method has forming a first resist film on a processed film, patterning the first resist film into a first resist pattern, forming a first film containing a photo acid generator so as to cover the first resist pattern, forming a second resist film so as to cover the first film, irradiating a predetermined region of the second resist film with exposure light, heating the first film and the second resist film, performing a development process, removing the second resist film of the predetermined region and forming a second resist pattern while the first film is left, and etching the processed film with the first resist pattern and the second resist pattern as a mask.