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Photosensitive composition and a pattern forming process using the same

US6197473A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 1998
Grant dateMar 6, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/106
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The objectives of the present invention are to provide a photosensitive composition having high solubility to organic solvents as well as to alkaline developers or water-base developers of pH 11 or less, and to provide a pattern forming process for obtaining a high-resolution resist pattern. These objectives are achieved by means of a photosensitive composition comprising a compound which is glassy at room temperature and has a cyclic structure with three or more aromatic rings containing an acid-decomposable substituent, and a pattern forming process wherein a photosensitive material using said photosensitive composition is exposed to a light pattern and developed with an aqueous solution of an alkali or with a water-base developer of pH 11 or less.

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