Patent ID: 6977131

Claim:
A radiation-sensitive patterning composition comprising: (1) at least one acid generating compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of formula (I) and compound of formula (II): wherein: R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R4, R 5 , and R 6 , are each individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, nitro, hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, unsubstituted alkyl, substituted alkyl, unsubstituted cyanoalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted alkoxy, substituted alkoxy,unsubstituted aryl,-and substituted aryl; X+ is an onium ion selected from the group consisting of diazonium, iodonium, sulfonium, phosphonium, bromonium, oxysulfoxonium, oxysulfonium, and sulfoxonium; and n is an integer from 4 to 100; (2) at least one cross-linking agent cross-linkable by an acid; (3) at least one polymer compound capable of reacting with the cross-linking agent; and (4) at least one infrared absorbing compound.