Adhesion promoter

1. A composition comprising: an oligomer chosen from polyarylene oligomers, poly(cyclic-olefin) oligomers, arylcyclobutene oligomers, vinyl aromatic oligomers, and mixtures thereof; a poly(alkoxysilane) hydrolyzed with ≦1 mole % of water; and a solvent; wherein the composition comprises ≦1 mole % of alcohol of hydrolysis and wherein the poly(alkoxysilane) has from 2 to 6 alkoxysilane moieties.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the poly(alkoxysilane) is hydrolyzed with ≦0.5 mole % of water.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the poly(alkoxysilne) prior to being hydrolyzed has the formula:

wherein each R is independently chosen from (C 1 -C 6 )alkylidene, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene, (C 6 -C 10 )arylene, and (C 2 -C 6 )alkenylene; each R 1 is independently chosen from H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and (C 1 -C 6 )acyl; each Z is independently chosen from (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl and —OR 1 ; X═(C 6 -C 10 )arylene, N(Y) or a covalent bond; Y═H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene-N(Y 1 ) 2 , (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene-Si(Z) 2 (OR 1 ), or aryl(meth)acryloyl; and Y 1 ═H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl; wherein each R is optionally substituted with one or more of (C 1 -C 6 )alkylidene-Si(Z) 2 (OR 1 ) and (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene-Si(Z) 2 (OR 1 ).

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the arylcyclobutane oligomer has the formula:

wherein B is a n-valent linking group; Ar is a polyvalent aryl group and the carbon atoms of the cyclobutene ring are bonded to adjacent carbon atoms on the same aromatic ring of Ar; m is an integer of 1 or more; n is an integer of 1 or more; and R 5 is a monovalent group.

5. The composition of claim 1 having a mean particle size of ≦1 nm as determined by dynamic light scattering.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the oligomer is an arylcyclobutene oligomer.

7. A process for manufacturing a device, comprising:

providing a device substrate having a surface to be coated;

disposing a coating of the composition comprising: an oligomer chosen from polyarylene oligomers, poly(cyclic-olefin) oligomers, arylcyclobutene oligomers, vinyl aromatic oligomers, and mixtures thereof; a poly(alkoxysilane) hydrolyzed with ≦1 mole % of water; and a solvent; wherein the composition comprises ≦1 mole % of alcohol of hydrolysis and wherein the poly(alkoxysilane) has from 2 to 6 alkoxysilane moieties on the substrate surface; and

curing the coating.

8. The process of claim 7 wherein the device substrate is an electronic device substrate.

9. The process of claim 8 wherein the electronic device substrate comprises a surface comprising one or more of silicon, glass, ceramic, and metal.

10. The process of claim 7 wherein the poly(alkoxysilane) prior to being hydrolyzed has the formula:

wherein each R is independently chosen from (C 1 -C 6 )alkylidene, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene, (C 6 -C 10 )arylene, and (C 2 -C 6 )alkenylene; each R 1 is independently chosen from H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl and (C 1 -C 6 )acyl; each Z is independently chosen from (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl and —OR 1 ; X═(C 6 -C 10 )arylene, O, S, S—S, S—S—S, S—S—S—S, N(Y), P(Y), or a covalent bond; Y═H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene-N(Y 1 ) 2 , (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene-Si(Z) 2 (OR 1 ), or aryl(meth)acryloyl; and Y 1 ═H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl; wherein each R is optionally substituted with one or more of (C 1 -C 6 )alkylidene-Si(Z) 2 (OR 1 ) and (C 1 -C 6 )alkylene-Si(Z) 2 (OR 1 ).

11. The process of claim 7 wherein the oligomer is an arylcyclobutene oligomer.

12. The process of claim 11 wherein the arylcyclobutane oligomer has the formula:

wherein B is a n-valent linking group; Ar is a polyvalent aryl group and the carbon atoms of the cyclobutene ring are bonded to adjacent carbon atoms on the same aromatic ring of Ar; m is an integer of 1 or more; n is an integer of 1 or more; and R 5 is a monovalent group.

13. The process of claim 7 wherein the adhesion promoting composition has a mean particle size of ≦1 nm, as determined by dynamic light scattering.