PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION FOR NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to a photoresist composition capable of negative development and a pattern forming method using the photoresist composition. The photoresist composition includes an imaging polymer and a radiation sensitive acid generator. The imaging polymer includes a first monomeric unit having a pendant acid labile moiety and a second monomeric unit containing a reactive ether moiety, an isocyanide moiety or an isocyanate moiety. The patterning forming method utilizes an organic solvent developer to selectively remove unexposed regions of a photoresist layer of the photoresist composition to form a patterned structure in the photoresist layer. The photoresist composition and the pattern forming method are especially useful for forming material patterns on a semiconductor substrate using 193 nm (ArF) lithography.