# US 12,601,970 B2 · Photosensitive resin composition, method for manufacturing patterned cured product, cured product, interlayer insulating film, cover coat layer, surface protective film, and electronic component

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- Number: US 12,601,970 B2
- Document ID: US12601970B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/282,457
- Filed: 2019-06-17
- Published: 2021-12-09
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-03
- Assignees: Hd Microsystems, Ltd.
- Applicants: Hd Microsystems, Ltd.
- Inventors: Hiroko Yotsuyanagi; Daisaku Matsukawa; Noriyuki Yamazaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12601970B2

## CPC

- G03F 7/037: the binders being polyamides or polyimides
- G03F 7/027: Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds (G03F7/075 takes precedence)
- G03F 7/031: Organic compounds not covered by group G03F7/029
- G03F 7/40: Treatment after imagewise removal, e.g. baking
- G03F: PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; (phototypographic composing devices B41B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrophotography, sensitive layers or processes therefor G03G)

## Abstract

A photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) a polyimide precursor having a polymerizable unsaturated bond; (B) a polymerizable monomer; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; and (D) an ultraviolet absorber.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A photosensitive resin composition comprising:
(A) a polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1);
(B) a polymerizable monomer having two or more groups comprising a polymerizable unsaturated double bond;
(C) a photopolymerization initiator; and
(D) one or more selected from the group consisting of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrahydroxybenzophenone, 2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone, 4-[ethyl (2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-4′-nitroazobenzene, (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione, and 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione:
wherein in the formula (1), X1 is a tetravalent group having one or more aromatic groups; a —COOR1 group and a —CONH— group are on the ortho-position to each other; a —COOR2 group and a —CO— group are on the ortho-position to each other; Y1 is a divalent group having one or more aromatic groups; R1 and R2 are independently a hydrogen atom, a group represented by the following formula (2), or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group including 1 to 4 carbon atoms; provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is the group represented by the formula (2):
wherein in the formula (2), R3 to R5 are independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group including 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and m is an integer of 1 to 10.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the polymerizable monomer has an aliphatic cyclic skeleton.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the component (B) comprises a polymerizable monomer represented by the following formula (3):
wherein in the formula (3), R6 and R7 are independently an aliphatic hydrocarbon group including 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a group represented by the following formula (4); n1 is 0 or 1; n2 is an integer of 0 to 2; provided that n1+n2 is 1 or more; and at least one of the n1 R6's and the n2 R7's is a group represented by the following formula (4):
wherein in the formula (4), R9 to R11 are independently a hydrogen atom, or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group including 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and I is an integer of 0 to 10.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 3, wherein n1+n2 is 2 or 3.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the component (B) comprises a polymerizable monomer represented by the following formula (5):

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, further comprising (I) a thermal polymerization initiator.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the component (D) comprises at least (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, wherein Y1 is a divalent group represented by the following formula (7):
wherein in the formula (7), R12 to R19 are independently a hydrogen atom, a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, or a monovalent organic group having a halogen atom.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 8, wherein R12 to R19 are independently a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, further comprising (E) a polymerization inhibitor.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1, further comprising (H) a sensitizer.

### Claim 12

A photosensitive resin composition comprising:
(A) a polyimide precursor having a polymerizable unsaturated bond;
(B) a polymerizable monomer;
(C) a photopolymerization initiator; and
(D) 4-[ethyl (2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-4′-nitroazobenzene.

### Claim 13

A photosensitive resin composition comprising:
(A) a polyimide precursor having a polymerizable unsaturated bond;
(B) a polymerizable monomer;
(C) a photopolymerization initiator; and
(D) 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A method for producing a patterned cured product comprising:
applying the photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1 on a substrate, followed by drying to form a photosensitive resin film;
pattern-exposing the photosensitive resin film to obtain a resin film;
developing the resin film having undergone the pattern exposure using an organic solvent to obtain a patterned resin film; and
heat-treating the patterned resin film.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method for producing the patterned cured product according to claim 14, wherein a temperature of the heat treatment is 200° C. or lower.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

A cured product obtained by curing the photosensitive resin composition according to claim 1.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The cured product according to claim 16, which is a patterned cured product.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

An interlayer insulating film, a cover coat layer, or a surface protective film manufactured by using the cured product according to claim 16.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

An electronic component comprising the interlayer insulating film, the cover coat layer, or the surface protective film according to claim 18.
