Patent ID: 8043792

Claim:
A top anti-reflection coating composition for forming a top anti-reflection coating provided on a photoresist layer from which a pattern is formed by use of light, comprising a naphthalene compound, an aqueous soluble fluorinated polymer, and a solvent, further where the naphthalene compound is represented by the following formula (I): wherein each of R 1 to R 8 is independently one selected from the group consisting of: —H —(CH 2 ) n1 OH, —(CH 2 ) n2 COOH, —(CH 2 ) n2 NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) n2 COONH 2 , —(CH 2 ) n2 SO 3 H, and —(CH 2 ) n2 SO 2 NH 2 , where n1 is an integer of 1 to 4, and n2 is an integer of 0 to 4, and further where the wavelength of light is 193 nm.