Patent ID: 7192685

Claim:
A positive resist composition comprising: (A) a fluorine atom-containing resin, wherein the resin comprises at least one group that increases a solubility of the resin in an alkali developer by the action of an acid; and (B) a sulfonium salt compound represented by the following general formula (A) which generates an acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and a radiation: wherein Ra 1 represents a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, or an alkylsulfonylamino group, provided that when two or more Ra 1 's are present in the molecule, these are the same or different; 1, m, and n each represents an integer of 0 to 4; and X − represents a non-nucleophilic anion.