Developer solution for positive-working photoresist compositions comprising a base and a non-ionic surfactant

摘要

The aqueous developer solution for a positive-working photoresist composition comprises, as dissolved in an aqueous solvent, a water-soluble organic basic compound and a specific non-ionic surface active agent which may be an alkyl-substituted phenyl or naphthyl ether of polyoxyethyleneglycol in a specified concentration. The developer solution is advantageous in respect of the completeness of removal of film residua and scums from the substrate surface after development so that the patterned photoresist layer is imparted with greatly increased accuracy and fidelity of the pattern reproduction.