Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100009271 | Resist patterning process and manufacturing photo mask - There is disclosed a resist patterning process with a minimum line width of 65 nanometers or less may be formed by using a resist composition containing a polymer, as a base polymer of a chemically-amplified resist composition, composed of a styrene unit whose hydroxyl group is protected by an acid labile group, and an indene unit, and/or an acenaphthalene unit, wherein the polymer has the weight-average molecular weight of 4,000 to 7,000, and in particular, 4,500 to 5,500. One of the currently existing problems to be solved is the line edge roughness. To solve this problem by an acid-generator and a basic compound, there is a problem of the trade-off relationship with a resolution power. There can be provided a resist composition having a high resolution containing a base polymer such as hydroxystyrene that is protected by an acid labile group, a resist patterning process with a pattern rule of 65 nanometers or less having a reduced line edge roughness. | 01-14-2010 |
20100291484 | Negative resist composition, patterning process, and testing process and preparation process of negative resist composition - There is disclosed a negative resist composition comprising at least (A) a base resin that is alkaline-soluble and is made alkaline-insoluble by action of an acid, and/or a combination of a base resin that is alkaline-soluble and is made alkaline-insoluble by reaction with a crosslinker by action of an acid, with a crosslinker, (B) an acid generator, and (C) a compound containing a nitrogen as a basic component, and forming a resist film having the film thickness X (nm) of 50 to 100 nm, wherein, in the case that the resist film is formed from the negative resist composition under the film-forming conditions for the pattern formation, a dissolution rate of the resist film into the alkaline developer used in the development treatment for the pattern formation is 0.0333X−1.0 (nm/second) or more and 0.0667X−1.6 (nm/second) or less. There can be a negative resist composition having excellent etching resistance and resolution and giving a good pattern profile even at the substrate's interface, a patterning process using the same, and a testing process and a preparation process of this negative resist composition. | 11-18-2010 |
20100304301 | Negative resist composition and patterning process using the same - There is disclosed a negative resist composition comprising (A) a base polymer which is soluble in alkali and which is insolubilized in alkali by an action of an acid; and/or a combination of a crosslinking agent and a base polymer which is soluble in alkali and which is reacted with the crosslinking agent by an action of an acid to thereby be insolubilized in alkali, (B) an acid generator, and (C) a nitrogen-containing compound as a basic component; wherein the polymer to be used as the base polymer is: a polymer, which is obtained by polymerizing two or more kinds of monomers represented by the following general formula (1), or which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing one or more kinds of monomers represented by the general formula (1) and one or more kinds of styrene monomers represented by the following general formula (2). | 12-02-2010 |
20110003251 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a positive resist composition and to a pattern forming process using the same. The present invention provides: a positive resist composition having an enhanced etching resistance and an excellent resolution and being capable of providing an excellent pattern profile even at a substrate-side boundary face of resist, in photolithography for fine processing, and particularly in lithography adopting, as an exposure source, KrF laser, extreme ultraviolet rays, electron beam, X-rays, or the like; and a pattern forming process utilizing the positive resist composition. | 01-06-2011 |
20110129765 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - There is disclosed a negative resist composition wherein a base resin contains at least repeating units represented by the following general formula (1) and general formula (2) and has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000, and the compound containing a nitrogen atom as a basic component contains one or more kinds of amine compounds having a carboxyl group and not having a hydrogen atom covalently bonded to a base-center nitrogen atom. There can be a negative resist composition in which a bridge hardly occurs, substrate dependence is low and a pattern with a high sensitivity and a high resolution can be formed, and a patterning process using the same. | 06-02-2011 |
20110143266 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - There is disclosed a negative resist composition comprising at least: (A) a base polymer that is alkaline-soluble and is made alkaline-insoluble by action of an acid; (B) an acid generator; and (C) a basic component, wherein the base polymer at least contains a polymer including repeating units represented by the following general formula (1) and general formula (2) and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000. There can be a negative resist composition hardly causing a bridge in forming a pattern and providing a high resolution and a patterning process using the same. | 06-16-2011 |
20110189607 | NOVEL SULFONIUM SALT, POLYMER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - There is disclosed a sulfonium salt represented by the following general formula (1). In the formula, X and Y each represents a group having a polymerizable functional group; Z represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 33 carbon atoms optionally containing a hetero atom; R | 08-04-2011 |
20120308920 | SULFONIUM SALT, POLYMER, CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION USING SAID POLYMER, AND RESIST PATTERNING PROCESS - There is disclosed a sulfonium salt shown by the following general formula (1). There can be a sulfonium salt capable of introducing an acid-generating unit generating an acid having an appropriate acid strength and not impairing adhesion with a substrate into a base polymer; a polymer using the said sulfonium salt; a chemically amplified resist composition using the said polymer as a base polymer; and a patterning process using the said chemically amplified resist composition. | 12-06-2012 |
20140051025 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - There is disclosed a negative resist composition comprising at least: (A) a base polymer that is alkaline-soluble and is made alkaline-insoluble by action of an acid; (B) an acid generator; and (C) a basic component, wherein the base polymer at least contains a polymer including repeating units represented by the following general formula (1) and general formula (2) and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000. There can be a negative resist composition hardly causing a bridge in forming a pattern and providing a high resolution and a patterning process using the same. | 02-20-2014 |