Patent ID: 7781144

Claim:
A positive resist composition, comprising: a resin component (A) that exhibits increased alkali solubility under action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid on exposure to radiation, wherein said resin component (A) comprises a polymer compound (A1), wherein said polymer compound (A1) comprises one or more structural units (a1) selected from the group consisting of structural units represented by general formulas (a1-2) and (a1-4) shown below: [wherein, Y represents a lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an aliphatic cyclic group; n represents either 0 or an integer from 1 to 3; m represents either 0 or 1; R represents a hydrogen atom, fluorine atom, lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or fluorinated lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and R 1′ and R 2′ each represent, independently, a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms], a structural unit (a2) derived from an acrylate ester that contains a lactone-containing monocyclic or polycyclic group, and a structural unit (a3) derived from an acrylate ester that comprises a polar group-containing aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and said component (B) comprises: an onium salt-based acid generator (B1) having a cation portion represented by a general formula (b-1) shown below: [wherein, R 11 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom or a hydroxyl group; R 12 to R 13 each represents, independently, an aryl group that may have substituent groups; n′ represents either 0 or an integer from 1 to 3], wherein the anion portion within the component (B1) is an anion represented by the general formula (b-3) below or the general formula (b-4) below: [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; and Y″ and Z″ each represents, independently, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms in which at least one hydrogen atom has been substituted with a fluorine atom].