abstract |
A resist for alkali development, which comprises an alicyclic compound attached with an acidic substituent group exhibiting pKa of 7 to 11 in an aqueous solution of 25 DEG C. This alicyclic compound is preferably a copolymer comprising as a comonomer component a vinyl compound and exhibiting a light absorbency of 3 or less per 1 mu m to the light of 193 nm in wavelength. |