Patent ID: 6232032
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
A photosensitive polymer composition comprising:(a) a polymer soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution;(b) an o-quinonediazide compound; and(c) a dissolution inhibitor for the component (a) in an aqueous alkaline solution; andwherein (a) is selected from the group consisting of(1) a polybenzoxazole precursor soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution; and(2) a polyamidate having repetitive units of a general formula (I): ##STR6##wherein R.sup.1 represents a tetravalent organic group; R.sup.2 represents a divalent organic group having a phenolic hydroxyl group; and two R.sup.3 's each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group.