Patent ID: 8247160

Claim:
A resist composition, comprising a base component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, said acid generator component (B) comprising an acid generator (B1) represented by general formula (b1) shown below: wherein Y 1 represents a fluorinated alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms that may have a substituent, X represents an aliphatic cyclic group of 3 to 30 carbon atoms that may have a substituent, R 11 ′ to R 13 ′ each independently represents an aryl group or alkyl group that may have a substituent, provided that at least one of R 11 ′ to R 13 ′ is an aryl group having a substituent represented by general formula (b1-0) shown below, and two alkyl groups among R 11 ′ to R 13 ′may be bonded to each other to form a ring with a sulfur atom in formula (b1), wherein R 52 represents a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group which is a polycyclic or monocyclic group of 3 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituent, f represents 0 or 1, and g represents 0 or 1.