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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/004 (2006.01); G03F 7/039 (2006.01); G03F 7/26 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 7/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/0397 (2013.01); G03F 7/0045 (2013.01); G03F 7/0046 (2013.01); G03F 7/11 (2013.01); G03F 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polymer capable of increasing alkali solubility under the action of acid, as a base resin is blended with a copolymer comprising recurring units derived from (meth)acrylate, vinyl ether, vinylfluorene, vinylanthracene, vinylpyrene, vinylbiphenyl, stilbene, styrylnaphthalene or dinaphthylethylene, and fluorine-containing recurring units, as a polymeric additive to formulate a resist composition. The photoresist film formed using the resist composition is effective for minimizing outgassing therefrom during the EUV lithography. The resist film has a hydrophilic surface and is effective for suppressing formation of blob defects after development.