Patent ID: 8252509

Claim:
A resist composition comprising: a base material component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid; an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure; and an nitrogen-containing organic compound (D), wherein said nitrogen-containing organic compound (D) includes a compound represented by general formula (d1) shown below: wherein R 20 represents a methylene group, an ethylene group, an oxygen atom or —C(CH 3 ) 2 —; R 21 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R 22 represents an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, —C(═O)—O—R 23 , —C(═O)—NH—R 23 or a carboxyl group, wherein R 23 represents a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms, an unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an aliphatic cyclic group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and a represents an integer of 0 to 2.