A new photosensitive resin composition based on a polysiloxane, that is, a negative photosensitive resin composition is provided. A negative photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a polysiloxane compound containing a first structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), (B) a photoinduced curing accelerator, and (C) a solvent.

[(R.sup.x).sub.bR.sup.1.sub.mSiO.sub.n/2]  (1)

Provided are a coloring composition including a colorant, a first resin including a repeating unit represented by Formula (b-10), and a second resin different from the first resin, in which the second resin is at least one selected from a polyimide precursor, a polyimide resin, a polybenzoxazole precursor, a polybenzoxazole resin, or a polysiloxane resin; a film formed of the coloring composition; an optical filter; a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device. In Formula (b-10), Ar.sup.10 represents a group including an aromatic carboxyl group, L.sup.11 represents —COO— or —CONH—, L.sup.12 represents a trivalent linking group, and P.sup.10 represents a polymer chain.

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An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern forming method with which a pattern having excellent resolution performance and LER performance can be formed. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an electronic device, an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, and a resist film.

A pattern forming method of the present invention includes a resist film forming step of forming a resist film on a substrate using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, an exposing step of exposing the resist film, and a developing step of positively developing the exposed resist film using an organic solvent-based developer, in which the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin having a polar group, a compound including two or more ion pairs which are decomposed by an irradiation with an actinic ray or a radiation and having a molecular weight of 5,000 or less, and a solvent.

A positive-type photosensitive resin composition comprises a (a) polybenzoxazole precursor, a (b) crosslinking agent, a (c) photosensitive agent, and a (d) solvent, wherein the (a) component comprises a structural unit represented by Formula (1) below, and the (b) component is a compound represented by Formula (2) below. In Formula (1), U is a bivalent organic group, a single bond, —O—, or —SO.sub.2—, V is a group comprising an aliphatic structure, and the carbon number in the aliphatic structure is 1 to 30. In Formula (2), R.sub.1 is independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by —CH.sub.2—O—R.sub.2. At least one of the plurality of R.sub.1s is a group represented by —CH.sub.2—O—R.sub.2. R.sub.2 is independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. ##STR00001##

A resist composition including: a compound including an anion moiety and a cation moiety and represented by the following Formula (bd1); and an organic solvent having a hydroxyl group in which Rx.sup.1 to Rx.sup.4 each represent a hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, or may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure; Ry.sup.1 and Ry.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, or may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure; Rz.sup.1 to Rz.sup.4 each represent a hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, or may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure; at least one of Rx.sup.1 to Rx.sup.4, Ry.sup.1 and Ry.sup.2 and Rz.sup.1 to Rz.sup.4 has an anionic group; and M.sup.m+ represents an organic cation) ##STR00001##

A method for manufacturing a chemically amplified photosensitive composition capable of reducing a foreign matter derived from a sulfur-containing compound. The method includes an acid generating agent which generates an acid by irradiation with an active ray or radiation, a sulfur-containing compound which is a solid at room temperature, a first solvent having a Hansen solubility parameter in which a polar term δp is 10 (MPa.sup.0.5) or more, and a second solvent which is different than the first solvent, the method including preparing a solution of the sulfur-containing compound by dissolving the sulfur-containing compound in the first solvent, and blending the solution of the sulfur-containing compound, the acid generating agent, and the second solvent.

A resist composition comprising a sulfonium salt having an acid labile group of aromatic ring-containing tertiary ester type in the cation as the acid generator exhibits a high sensitivity and reduced LWR or improved CDU.

A method for producing an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, comprising: preparing an intermediate solution which includes a photoacid generator and a solvent; and mixing the intermediate solution with at least a resin to prepare an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition having a viscosity of 10 mPa.Math.s or more.

Novel photoresist additive compositions including developer solubility groups which enhance the solubility of the photoresist additive in a developer, such as a TMAH developer. The novel photoresist additive compositions also include functional groups to address outgassing and out-of-band issues.

An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid supply method capable of reducing the content of impurities in a chemical liquid. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pattern forming method.

The chemical liquid supply method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid supply method of supplying a chemical liquid containing an organic solvent through a pipe line that an apparatus for semiconductor devices comprises, the chemical liquid supply method having a gas pumping step of sending the chemical liquid by pressurization using a gas, in which a moisture content in the gas is 0.00001 to 1 ppm by mass with respect to a total mass of the gas.