IP Library Granted Patent US 8,461,699
Granted Patent B2
US 8,461,699 · App. 13/142,057 · Granted Jun 11, 2013

Positive-type photosensitive resin composition, method for producing resist pattern, semiconductor device, and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,461,699
App. No.
13/142,057
Granted
Jun 11, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The positive tone photosensitive composition of the invention comprises an alkali-soluble resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group, a compound producing an acid by light, a thermal crosslinking agent and an acrylic resin. It is possible to provide a positive tone photosensitive composition that can be developed with an aqueous alkali solution, has sufficiently high sensitivity and resolution, and can form a resist pattern with excellent adhesiveness and thermal shock resistance.

Claims (37)

1. A positive tone photosensitive composition, comprising:

an alkali-soluble resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group,

a compound producing an acid by light,

a thermal crosslinking agent and

an acrylic resin.

2. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkali-soluble resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group is a phenol resin.

3. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkali-soluble resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group contains a phenol resin having no unsaturated hydrocarbon group and a modified phenol resin having an unsaturated hydrocarbon group.

4. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 3 , wherein the modified phenol resin having an unsaturated hydrocarbon group is further modified by reaction between a phenolic hydroxyl group and a polybasic acid anhydride.

5. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 3 , wherein the modified phenol resin having an unsaturated hydrocarbon group is a phenol resin modified by a compound having a C4-C100 unsaturated hydrocarbon group.

6. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 3 , wherein the ratio M A1 /M A2 of the mass M A1 of the phenol resin having no unsaturated hydrocarbon group and the mass M A2 of the modified phenol resin having an unsaturated hydrocarbon group is 5/95-95/5.

7. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the compound producing an acid by light is an o-quinonediazide compound.

8. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the compound producing an acid by light is 3-100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass as the content of the alkali-soluble resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group.

9. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic resin is an acrylic resin having one or more structural units represented by the following formulas (1)-(3):

wherein R 1 represents hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 represents a C4-C20 alkyl group, and R 3 represents a monovalent organic group having a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group.

10. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 9 , wherein the acrylic resin is one having a structural unit represented by formula (1) and a structural unit represented by formula (2).

11. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 9 , wherein the acrylic resin is one having a structural unit represented by formula (1), a structural unit represented by formula (2) and a structural unit represented by formula (3).

12. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a compound producing an acid by heat.

13. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 12 , wherein the compound producing an acid by heat has a structure represented by the following formula (4):

wherein R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each independently represents an alkyl group or aryl group, and R 7 represents hydrogen atom or fluorine atom.

14. The positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an elastomer.

15. A method for producing a resist pattern comprising:

a step of exposing a photosensitive resin film formed using a positive tone photosensitive composition according to claim 1 ,

a step of developing the exposed photosensitive resin film with an aqueous alkali solution to obtain a patterned photosensitive resin film, and

a step of heating the patterned photosensitive resin film.

16. The method for producing a resist pattern according to claim 15 , wherein the step of heating is a step of heating the patterned photosensitive resin film at not higher than 200° C.

17. A semiconductor device comprising a resist pattern formed by the method for producing a resist pattern according to claim 15 , as an interlayer insulating film or surface protective layer.

18. A semiconductor device comprising a resist pattern formed by the method for producing a resist pattern according to claim 15 , as a cover coat layer.

19. A semiconductor device comprising a resist pattern formed by the method for producing a resist pattern according to claim 15 , as a core for a redistribution layer.

20. A semiconductor device comprising a resist pattern formed by the method for producing a resist pattern according to claim 15 , as a collar to hold a conductive ball serving as an external connecting terminal.

21. A semiconductor device comprising a resist pattern formed by the method for producing a resist pattern according to claim 15 , as an underfill.

22. A semiconductor device comprising a resist pattern formed by the method for producing a resist pattern according to claim 15 , as a surface protective layer and/or cover coat layer for a redistribution layer.

23. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor device according to claim 17 .

24. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor device according to claim 18 .

25. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor device according to claim 19 .

26. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor device according to claim 20 .

27. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor device according to claim 21 .

28. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor device according to claim 22 .

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 3, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062946/0125 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 2, 2023
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062917/0865 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Mar 29, 2013
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030112/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2011
From: MATSUTANI, HIROSHI; UENO, TAKUMI; NICOLAS, ALEXANDRE; YAMASHITA, YUKIHIKO; NANAUMI, KEN; TANIMOTO, AKITOSHI
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026494/0915 →