Abstract: A vinyloxy group-containing vinyl polymer, useful as a heat or light curing reactive prepolymer, containing at least a constituent unit expressed by the following formula (I):

Abstract: A vinyloxy group-containing vinyl polymer, useful as a heat or light curing reactive prepolymer, containing at least a constituent unit expressed by the following formula (I):

Abstract: A positive resist composition that exhibits a large exposure margin, and excellent levels of resolution and dry etching resistance, as well as a method of forming a resist pattern that uses the positive resist composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive resist composition which can provide a positive resist composition and a resist pattern forming method, capable of forming a high resolution pattern with reduce LER, the positive resist composition comprising a resin component (A) which has acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting groups and exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of an acid, and an acid generator component (B) which generates an acid under exposure, wherein the resin component (A) contains a polymer compound (A1) having a structural unit (a1) derived from hydroxystyrene and a structural unit (a2) derived from an acrylate ester having acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting groups, a fluorine atom or a fluorinated lower alkyl group being bonded at the ?-position.

Abstract: Disclosed are a film-forming composition which can form a pattern having an enhanced contrast by the action of uneven surface morphology produced after image development, and a method for forming a pattern and a three-dimensional mold using the composition. A composition comprising at least one of a hydrolysate and a condensation product of an alkoxy metal compound represented by the chemical formula (A), the composition additionally comprising a compound which can respond to at least one of light and heat to control the solubility of a finished film in a developing solution. R1n-M(OR2)4-n??(A) wherein M represents a silicon, a germanium, a titanium, a tantalum, an indium or a tin; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group; R2 represents a monovalent organic group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: The invention provides a positive resist composition which has high etching resistance and attains high resolution, and a method of forming patterns by using the positive resist composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive resist composition which can provide a positive resist composition and a resist pattern forming method, capable of forming a high resolution pattern with reduce LER, the positive resist composition comprising a resin component (A) which has acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting groups and exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of an acid, and an acid generator component (B) which generates an acid under exposure, wherein the resin component (A) contains a polymer compound (A1) having a structural unit (a1) derived from hydroxystyrene and a structural unit (a2) derived from an acrylate ester having acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting groups, a fluorine atom or a fluorinated lower alkyl group being bonded at the ?-position.

Abstract: The invention provides a positive photoresist composition which exhibits a high level of etching resistance and attains high resolution, and enables the formation of a fine pattern using an electron beam exposure step, as well as a method for forming a resist pattern that uses the positive photoresist composition. This positive photoresist composition for use with EB contains a resin component (A) that exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of acid, an acid generator component (B) that generates acid on exposure, and an organic solvent (C), wherein the component (A) comprises a copolymer containing a first structural unit (a1) derived from hydroxystyrene and a second structural unit (a2) derived from a (meth)acrylate ester having an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and a portion of the hydroxyl groups of the structural units (a1) and the alcoholic hydroxyl groups of the structural units (a2) are protected with acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting groups.

Abstract: A positive resist composition that exhibits a large exposure margin, and excellent levels of resolution and dry etching resistance, as well as a method of forming a resist pattern that uses the positive resist composition.

Abstract: The photoresist composition is formed by including the fullerene derivative (A) having two or more malonic ester residues. Preferably, the malonic ester residue is, a group is preferably expressed by the general formula (1) below. In the formula (1), R1 and R2 independently represent an alkyl group, which may be identical or different from each other. The alkyl group is a normal or branched chain, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbons, and n is an integer from 2 to 10.

Abstract: The invention provides a positive photoresist composition which exhibits a high level of etching resistance and attains high resolution, and enables the formation of a fine pattern using an electron beam exposure step, as well as a method for forming a resist pattern that uses the positive photoresist composition. This positive photoresist composition for use with EB contains a resin component (A) that exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of acid, an acid generator component (B) that generates acid on exposure, and an organic solvent (C), wherein the component (A) comprises a copolymer containing a first structural unit (a1) derived from hydroxystyrene and a second structural unit (a2) derived from a (meth)acrylate ester having an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and a portion of the hydroxyl groups of the structural units (a1) and the alcoholic hydroxyl groups of the structural units (a2) are protected with acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting groups.

Abstract: The invention provides a positive resist composition which has high etching resistance and attains high resolution, and a method of forming patterns by using the positive resist composition.