NEGATIVE CONTRAST PHOTORESIST DEVELOPABLE BY BASE

摘要

PURPOSE: To ensure satisfactory contrast and sensitivity by using an arom. hydroxy substd. polymer, a radiation-degradable acid generating agent and a crosslinking agent having two epoxy groups per one molecule. CONSTITUTION: This photoresist contains polyhydroxystyrene, especially poly-p- hydroxystyrene or novolak such as m-cresol novolak or bisphenol A novolak as an arom. hydroxy substd. polymer, a metallic or nonmetallic onium salt or a nonmetallic precursor of sulfonic acid generating the strong acid when exposed with radiation as a radiation-degradable acid generating agent and an epoxide-contg. compd. having two epoxy groups and crosslinking the hydroxy substd. polymer in the presence of the acid generated under radiation. Satisfactory contrast is ensured without reducing sensitivity.