Development of 157 nm positive resists

A 157 nm resist design that utilizes a hexafluoroisopropanol as an acidic group and an α-trifluoromethylacrylic moiety as a repeat unit is described. The fluoroalcohol group is pendant form either norbornene or styrene. The residual casting solvent concentration is much smaller in the fluoropolymers than in the hydrocarbon counterparts.