IP Library Granted Patent US 6,844,132
Granted Patent B2
US 6,844,132 · App. 10/095,086 · Granted Jan 18, 2005

Positive photosensitive compositions

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Patent No.
US 6,844,132
App. No.
10/095,086
Granted
Jan 18, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positive photosensitive composition comprising (A) a compound capable of generating a fluorine-substituted alkanesulfonic acid having 2 to 4 carbon atoms by irradiation of actinic rays or radiation, (B) a resin having a monocyclic or polycyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon structure and being decomposed by the action of an acid to increase solubility in an alkali developer, (C) a basic compound, and (D) a fluorine and/or silicon surfactant.

Claims (19)

1. A positive photosensitive composition comprising:

(A) a compound capable of generating a fluorine-substituted alkanesulfonic acid having 2 to 4 carbon atoms by irradiation of actinic rays or radiation,

(B) a resin having a monocyclic or polycyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon structure and being decomposed by the action of an acid to increase solubility in an alkali developer,

(C) a basic compound, and

(D) a fluorine and/or silicon surfactant.

2. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 1 further comprising (E) a mixture of a hydroxyl-containing solvent and a hydroxyl-free solvent.

3. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 2 , wherein the hydroxyl-containing solvent is selected from propylene glycol monomethyl ether and ethyl lactate.

4. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 2 , wherein the hydroxyl-free solvent is selected from a solvent containing a ketone group or an ester group.

5. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 2 , wherein the hydroxyl-free solvent is selected from propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, ethyl ethoxypropionate, 2-heptanone, γ-butyrolactone, cyclohexanone and butyl acetate.

6. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 2 , wherein the mixture of a hydroxyl-containing solvent and a hydroxyl-free solvent is a mixture of propylene glycol monomethyl ether and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate.

7. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the resin (B) has a structural unit represented by the following formula (I) or (II):

wherein R 1 to R 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group or a group having an acid decomposable group; and n stands for 0 or 1.

8. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the resin (B) has a (meth)acrylate structural unit.

9. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the basic compound (C) is a compound having a structure represented by the following formulas (A) to (E):

wherein, R 250 , R 251 and R 252 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aminoalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or R 250 and R 251 may be bonded to each other to form a ring;

wherein, R 253 , R 254 , R 255 and R 256 each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

10. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the basic compound (C) is a compound having a structure selected from an imidazole structure, a diazabicyclo structure, an onium hydroxide structure and an onium carboxylate structure.

11. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein an onium of the onium hydroxide structure is selected from sulfonium, iodonium and ammonium.

12. The positive photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein an onium of the onium carboxylate structure is selected from sulfonium, iodonium and ammonium.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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