Patent ID: 8206890

Claim:
A resist composition comprising: a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid; and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein said acid-generator component (B) comprises an acid generator (B1) including a compound represented by general formula (b1-11) shown below: wherein R 7″ to R 9″ each independently represent an aryl group or an alkyl group, wherein two of R 7″ to R 9″ may be bonded to each other to form a ring with the sulfur atom, and at least one of R 7″ to R 9″ represents a substituted aryl group having a group represented by general formula (I) shown below as a substituent; and X − is an anion represented by general formula (b-3), (b-4) or (b-c1) shown below: —O—R f (1) wherein R f represents a fluorinated alkyl group; wherein X″ represents an alkylene group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which at least one hydrogen atom has been substituted with a fluorine atom; Y″ and Z″ each independently represent an alkyl group or halogenated alkyl group which may have a substituent; and —SO 2 — bonded to Z″ may be replaced by —C(═O)—; and wherein R 8″ represents an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms in which at least one hydrogen atom is substituted with a fluorine atom; and R 9″ represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, or —SO 2 —R 8″ .