A resin having a small linear thermal expansion coefficient and a low absorbance is provided. The resin is characterized by including at least one structure selected from structures represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2):

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A photosensitive resin composition is also provided that includes a polymer precursor selected from a polyimide precursor and a polybenzoxazole precursor; a photo-radical polymerization initiator; and a solvent, in which an acid value of an acid group contained in the polymer precursor and having a neutralization point in a pH range of 7.0 to 12.0 is in a range of 2.5 to 34.0 mgKOH/g, and either the polymer precursor contains a radically polymerizable group or the photosensitive resin composition includes a radically polymerizable compound other than the polymer precursor.

A photosensitive resin composition is also provided that includes a polymer precursor selected from a polyimide precursor and a polybenzoxazole precursor; a photo-radical polymerization initiator; and a solvent, in which an acid value of an acid group contained in the polymer precursor and having a neutralization point in a pH range of 7.0 to 12.0 is in a range of 2.5 to 34.0 mgKOH/g, and either the polymer precursor contains a radically polymerizable group or the photosensitive resin composition includes a radically polymerizable compound other than the polymer precursor.

The invention aims to provide a cured film that is high in sensitivity, able to form a pattern having a small-tapered shape after a development step and after a heat curing step, helpful to depress the difference in the width of patterned openings between before and after the heat curing step, and high in light-shielding capability and also aims to provide a negative type photosensitive resin composition that serves for the production thereof. The negative type photosensitive resin composition includes an alkali-soluble resin (A), a radical polymerizable compound (B), a photo initiator (C1), and a black colorant (Da); the alkali-soluble resin (A) including a first resin (A1) containing one or more selected from the group consisting of polyimide (A1-1), polyimide precursor (A1-2), polybenzoxazole (A1-3), polybenzoxazole precursor (A1-4), and polysiloxane (A1-5); and the radical polymerizable compound (B) including one or more selected from the group consisting of a fluorene backbone-containing radical polymerizable compound (B1) and an indane backbone-containing radical polymerizable compound (B2).

The invention aims to provide a cured film that is high in sensitivity, able to form a pattern having a small-tapered shape after a development step and after a heat curing step, helpful to depress the difference in the width of patterned openings between before and after the heat curing step, and high in light-shielding capability and also aims to provide a negative type photosensitive resin composition that serves for the production thereof. The negative type photosensitive resin composition includes an alkali-soluble resin (A), a radical polymerizable compound (B), a photo initiator (C1), and a black colorant (Da); the alkali-soluble resin (A) including a first resin (A1) containing one or more selected from the group consisting of polyimide (A1-1), polyimide precursor (A1-2), polybenzoxazole (A1-3), polybenzoxazole precursor (A1-4), and polysiloxane (A1-5); and the radical polymerizable compound (B) including one or more selected from the group consisting of a fluorene backbone-containing radical polymerizable compound (B1) and an indane backbone-containing radical polymerizable compound (B2).

A negative-type photosensitive resin composition that has a satisfactory imidization rate and can yield a resin layer with high chemical resistance, even under low-temperature curing conditions of 200° C. or below, the negative-type photosensitive resin composition containing a photopolymerization initiator (B) in a proportion of 0.1 part by mass to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyimide precursor (A), the polyimide precursor (A) being a polyamic acid ester or polyamic acid salt with a specific structure, and the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the polyimide precursor (A) being 3,000 or greater and less than 16,000, in terms of polystyrene, according to gel permeation chromatography (GPC).

A manufacturing method for a cured substance includes a film forming step of applying a specific photosensitive resin composition onto a base material to form a film, an exposure step of selectively exposing the film, a development step of developing the exposed film with a developer to form a pattern, a treatment step of bringing a treatment liquid into contact with the pattern, and a heating step of heating the pattern after the treatment step, in which at least one of the developer or the treatment liquid contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a base and a base generator.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass polyamic acid or polyimide polymers containing a reactive maleimide end group as well as photosensitive compositions made therefrom which are useful for forming films that can be patterned to create structures for microelectronic devices, microelectronic packaging, microelectromechanical systems, optoelectronic devices and displays. In some embodiments the compositions of this invention are shown to feature excellent hitherto unachievable mechanical properties. The negative images formed therefrom exhibit improved thermo-mechanical properties, among other property enhancements.

The present application relates to a binder resin including a compound represented by Formula 1-1 and a compound represented by the following Formula 1-2, a negative-type photosensitive resin composition, and a display device including a black bank formed by using the same.

Provided is a pattern-forming composition, including: an infrared absorbing colorant; and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a resin having a glass transition temperature of 150° C. to 300° C. and a precursor of a resin having a glass transition temperature of 150° C. to 300° C.