A chemically-amplified, negative-acting, radiation-sensitive photoresist composition that is developable in an alkaline medium, the photoresist comprising:a) a phenolic film-forming polymeric binder resin having ring bonded hydroxyl groups;b) a photoacid generator that forms an acid upon exposure to radiation, in an amount sufficient to initiate crosslinking of the film-forming binder resin;c) a crosslinking agent that forms a carbonium ion upon exposure to the acid from step b) generated by exposure to radiation, and which comprises an etherified aminoplast polymer or oligomer;d) a second crosslinking agent that forms a carbonium ion upon exposure to the acid from step b) generated by exposure to radiation, and which comprises either 1) a hydroxy substituted- or 2) a hydroxy C1-C4 alkyl substituted-C1-C12 alkyl phenol, wherein the total amount of the crosslinking agents from steps c) and d) is an effective crosslinking amount; ande) a photoresist solvent,and a process for producing a microelectronic device utilizing such a photoresist composition.
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