IP Library Granted Patent US 9,477,149
Granted Patent B2
US 9,477,149 · App. 14/491,286 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Photoresist composition, compound, and production method thereof

Inventors: Hayato Namai (Tokyo, JP); Norihiko Ikeda (Tokyo, JP); Takanori Kawakami (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
G03F7/027C07C309/17C07C309/27C07C381/12C07D207/416C07D211/46C07D237/04C07D237/16C07D295/18C07D307/33C07D307/64C07D307/93C07D307/94C07D311/74C07D313/06C07D317/24C07D319/06C07D321/12C07D327/04C07D493/10G03F7/0045G03F7/0046G03F7/038G03F7/0388G03F7/0392G03F7/0397G03F7/11G03F7/2041C07C2101/08C07C2101/10C07C2101/14C07C2101/18C07C2103/74
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Patent No.
US 9,477,149
App. No.
14/491,286
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photoresist composition containing (A) a polymer having a structural unit (I) that includes an acid-labile group, and (I) a compound represented by the following formula (1). In the following formula (1), R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. X represents a single bond, an oxygen atom or —NR a —. R a represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally taken together represents a ring structure by binding with R each other. A − represents —SO 3 − or —CO 2 − . M + represents a monovalent onium cation.

Claims (27)

1. A photoresist composition comprising:

a polymer comprising a first structural unit that comprises an acid-labile group; and

a first compound represented by formula (2):

wherein, in the formula (2) represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; A − represents —SO 3 − or —CO 2 − ; M + represents a monovalent onium cation; and n is an interger of 0 to 5.

2. The photoresist composition according to claim 1 , comprising an acid diffusion control agent, which comprises the first compound.

3. The photoresist composition according to claim 2 , wherein the acid-labile group in the first structural unit is polar, or the polymer further comprises a second structural unit represented by formula (3):

wherein, in the formula (3), R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a methyl group or a trifluoromethyl group; L represents a single bond, —CO—O— or —CO—NH—; and R 5 represents an acid-nonlabile group comprising a polar group.

4. The photoresist composition according to claim 2 , further comprising an acid generating agent, which differs from the first compound.

5. The photoresist composition according to claim 1 , comprising an acid generating agent, which comprises the first compound.

6. The photoresist composition according to claim 5 , further comprising an acid diffusion control agent, which differs from the first compound.

7. The photoresist composition according to claim 1 , wherein R a represents a monovalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

8. The photoresist composition according to claim 1 , wherein R a represents a monovalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms.

9. The photoresist composition according to claim 1 , wherein R a represents a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

10. The photoresist composition according to claim 1 , wherein M + represents a sulfonium cation represented by formula (M′) or an iodonium cation represented by formula (M″):

wherein R d1 to R d5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group or halogen atom.

11. A compound represented by a formula (2):

wherein, in the formula (2) represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; A − represents —SO 3 − or —CO 2 − ; M + represents a monovalent onium cation; and n is an interger of 0 to 5.

12. The compound according to claim 11 , which is for use as an acid diffusion control agent or an acid generating agent.

13. The compound according to claim 11 , wherein R a represents a monovalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

14. The compound according to claim 11 , wherein R a represents a monovalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms.

15. The compound according to claim 11 , wherein R a represents a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

16. The compound according to claim 11 , wherein M + represents a sulfonium cation represented by formula (M′) or an iodonium cation represented by formula (M″):

wherein R d1 to R d5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group or a halogen atom.

17. A method for producing a compound represented by formula (6) comprising:

allowing a compound represented by formula (4) to react with NaHSO 3 ; and

allowing the resulting compound to react with a compound represented by formula (5):

wherein, in the formulae (4) and (6), R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R optionally taken together represent a ring structure by binding with each other; and X represents a single bond, an oxygen atom or —NR a —, wherein R a represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally taken together represents a ring structure by binding with R each other: in the formulae (5) and (6), M + represents a monovalent onium cation: and in the formula (5), E − represents a monovalent anion.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Mar 23, 2026
From: JSR CORPORATION
To: JICC-02, CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 075191/0149 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 23, 2026
From: JICC-02 CO., LTD
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075192/0023 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2014
From: NAMAI, HAYATO; IKEDA, NORIHIKO; KAWAKAMI, TAKANORI
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033887/0613 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-062856 · Mar 19, 2012 · national
JP 2012-180604 · Aug 16, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013055258 · Feb 27, 2013
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