Photoresist composition
US5800964A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/122
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel and improved photoresist composition which comprises: (A) a film-forming resinous compound which is, in the presence of an acid, subject to a change in the solubility in an alkaline solution; and (B) an acid-generating agent capable of releasing an acid by the exposure to actinic rays which is an oxime sulfonate compound represented by the general formula EQU NC--CR.sup.1 .dbd.N--O--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.2, in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, each independently from the other, an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, e.g., alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl and cycloalkenyl groups. By virtue of the non-aromatic nature of the component (B) as well as good solubility thereof in organic solvents and high acid strength of the acid released therefrom, the composition is highly transparent to deep ultraviolet light even when the content of the component (B) is relatively large and the photosensitivity of the composition is very high so that the photoresist composition is capable of giving a patterned resist layer having excellent characteristics.
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