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Granted Patent B2
US 11,675,267 · App. 17/186,184 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Resist composition and method for producing resist pattern

Inventors: Yuji Kita (Osaka, JP); Nobuhiko Nishitani (Osaka, JP); Koji Ichikawa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
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Patent No.
US 11,675,267
App. No.
17/186,184
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a resist composition including a compound represented by formula (I), a resin having an acid-labile group and an acid generator, the resin having an acid-labile group including at least one selected from the group consisting of a structural unit represented by formula (a1-1) and a structural unit represented by formula (a1-2):

Claims (67)

1. A resist composition comprising

a compound represented by formula (I),

a resin including at least one selected from the group consisting of a structural unit represented by formula (a1-1) and a structural unit represented by formula (a1-2), and

an acid generator,

wherein, in formula (I),

L 1 represents a single bond or an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent,

R 1 represents an acid-labile group represented by formula (1a) or formula (2a),

R 2 represents *-L 1 -OH, *-L 1 -O—R 1 , *—X 1 -Ph-L 1 -OH or *—X 1 -Ph-L 1 -O—R 1 , * represents a bonding site to the benzene ring, and R 1 and R 2 may combine together to form a group having an acetal ring structure,

X 1 represents a single bond, an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, —O—, —S—, —SO— or —SO 2 —,

Ph represents a phenylene group which may have a substituent,

m2 represents an integer of 0 to 3, and when m1 is 1 or more, a plurality of L 2 and a plurality of R 1 may be the same or different from each other, and when m2 is 2 or more, a plurality of R 2 may be the same or different from each other,

R 3 represents a halogen atom, an alkyl fluoride group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and —CH 2 — included in the alkyl group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—, and

m3 represents an integer of 0 to 5, and when m3 is 2 or more, a plurality of R 3 may be the same or different from each other, in which 0≤m2+m3≤5:

wherein, in formula (1a),

R aa1 represents an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or R aa1 and R aa2 are bonded to each other to form an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms together with carbon atoms to which R aa1 and R aa2 are bonded,

R aa2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or R aa1 and R aa2 are bonded to each other to form an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms together with carbon atoms to which R aa1 and R aa2 are bonded,

R aa3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms which may have a substituent,

naa represents 0 or 1, and

* represents a bonding site:

wherein, in formula (2a), R aa1′ and R aa2′ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R aa3′ represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or R aa2′ and R aa3′ are bonded to each other to form a heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms together with —C—X a — to which R aa2′ and R aa3′ are bonded, and —CH 2 — included in the hydrocarbon group and the heterocyclic group may be replaced by —O— or —S—,

X a represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and

* represents a bonding site:

wherein, in formula (a1-1) and formula (a1-2):

L a1 and L a2 each independently represent —O— or *—O—(CH 2 ) k1 —CO—O—, k1 represents an integer of 1 to 7, and * represents a bonding site to —CO—,

R a4 and R a5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom or an allyl group having 1 to 6 which may have a halogen atom,

R a6 and R a7 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a group obtained by combining these groups,

m1 represents an integer of 0 to 14,

n1 represents an integer of 0 to 10, and

n1′ represents an integer of 0 to 3.

2. The resist composition according to claim 1 , wherein L 1 is a single bond or an alkanediyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a halogen atom.

3. The resist composition according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is a group represented by formula (1a).

4. The resist composition according to claim 3 , wherein R 1 is a group represented by formula (2a).

5. The resist composition according to claim 4 , wherein R aa2′ and R aa3′ are bonded to each other to form a heterocyclic group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms together with —C—X a — to which R aa2′ and R aa3′ are bonded.

6. The resist composition according to claim 5 , wherein m2 is 1, and R 2 is *-L 1 -OH.

7. The resist composition according to claim 5 , wherein m2 is 1, and R 2 is *-L 1 -O—R 1 .

8. The resist composition according to claim 5 , wherein m2 is 1, and R 2 is *—X 1 -Ph-L 1 -O—R 1 .

9. The resist composition according to claim 1 , wherein m2 is 1.

10. The resist composition according to claim 9 , wherein R 2 is *-L 1 -OH.

11. The resist composition according to claim 10 , wherein m3 is 1 or 2, and R 3 is a halogen atom.

12. The resist composition according to claim 9 , wherein R 2 is *-L 1 -O—R 1 .

13. The resist composition according to claim 12 , wherein m3 is 1 or 2, and R 3 is a halogen atom.

14. The resist composition according to claim 9 , wherein R 2 is *—X 1 -Ph-L 1 -O—R 1 .

15. The resist composition according to claim 1 , wherein m3 is 1 or 2, and R 3 is a halogen atom.

16. The resist composition according to claim 1 , wherein the resin having an acid-labile group further includes a structural unit represented by formula (a2-A):

wherein, in formula (a2-A),

R a50 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a halogen atom,

R a51 represents a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxyalkoxy group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyloxy group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, an acryloyloxy group or a methacryloyloxy group,

A a50 represents a single bond or * —X a51 -(A a52 -X a52 ) nb — and * represents a bonding site to carbon atoms to which —R a50 is bonded,

A a52 represents an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

X a51 and X a52 each independently represent —O—, —CO—O— or —O—CO—,

nb represents 0 or 1, and

mb represents an integer of 0 to 4, and when mb is an integer of 2 or more, a plurality of R a51 may be the same or different from each other.

17. The resist composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acid generator includes a salt represented by formula (B1):

wherein, in formula (B1),

Q b1 and Q b2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

L b1 represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, —CH 2 — included in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—, and a hydrogen atom included in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a hydroxy group,

Y represents a methyl group which may have a substituent, or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 24 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and —CH 2 — included in the alicyclic hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —S(O) 2 — or —CO—, and

Z + represents an organic cation.

18. The resist composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a salt generating an acid having an acidity lower than that of an acid generated from the acid generator.

19. The resist composition according to claim 1 , wherein

R 1 and R 2 combine together to form a group having an acetal ring structure.

20. A method for producing a resist pattern, which comprises:

(1) a step of applying the resist composition according to claim 1 on a substrate,

(2) a step of drying the applied composition to form a composition layer,

(3) a step of exposing the composition layer,

(4) a step of heating the exposed composition layer, and

(5) a step of developing the heated composition layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2021
From: KITA, YUJI; NISHITANI, NOBUHIKO; ICHIKAWA, KOJI
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 055902/0423 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2020-050973 · Mar 23, 2020 · national
JP JP2020-171045 · Oct 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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