Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive dry film capable of forming a solder resist layer that has an excellent filling property of underfill and that exhibits an excellent adhesion with a mold material. The photosensitive dry film according to the present invention is a photosensitive dry film including a supporting film and a photosensitive resin layer provided on one side of the supporting film, wherein the arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of the side of the supporting film on which the photosensitive resin layer is provided is 50 to 390 nm.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a dry film comprising a resin layer which has excellent detachability from a carrier film and in which cracking and powdering are inhibited; and a printed wiring board comprising a cured article obtained by curing the dry film. The dry film comprises a resin layer containing a thermosetting resin component, a filler and at least two solvents, wherein the at least two solvents both have a boiling point of 100° C. or higher and the boiling points of the at least two solvents are different by not less than 5° C.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a heat-curable composition capable of yielding a cured article in which crack generation during a heating-cooling cycle can be inhibited; a dry film thereof; and a printed wiring board comprising the cured article. The heat-curable composition is characterized by comprising a semisolid or a solid epoxy compound and a curing accelerator that is made miscible with the epoxy compound when heated at 130 to 220° C. The dry film comprises a resin layer formed from this heat-curable composition, and the printed wiring board comprises a cured article obtained from the heat-curable composition or the dry film.

Abstract: A dry film includes a carrier film, a thermosetting resin composition layer, and a photocurable resin composition layer formed between the carrier film and the thermosetting resin composition layer. The thermosetting resin composition layer is formed by applying and drying a thermosetting resin composition. The photocurable resin composition layer is formed by applying and drying a photocurable resin composition. A method of producing a printed writing board includes forming a resin insulation layer which includes a thermosetting resin composition layer and a photocurable resin composition layer on the substrate, in the order of the thermosetting resin composition layer and the photocurable resin composition layer from a surface side of the substrate, patterning the resin insulation layer by photolithographic approach, and patterning the resin insulation layer by laser processing.

Abstract: A resin composition for a permanent insulating film is provided, by which, in particular, partial through-holes obtained by partitioning a through-hole can be easily and precisely formed as designed without a deposition of catalytic species (seed) in a plating resist portion. The present invention provides a resin composition for a permanent insulating film, including a thermosetting resin, a resin filler, and a compound containing at least one atom selected from a sulfur atom and a nitrogen atom. The present invention also provides a multilayer printed wiring board in which conductive layers having a circuit pattern and insulation layers are alternately overlaid with each other, and a through-hole enabling electric conductivity among conductive layers via a through-hole. The through-hole includes a plating resist portion provided on either of an interlaminar part between the conductive layer and the insulation layer or another interlaminar part between the insulation layers, or both.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a heat-curable composition capable of yielding a cured article in which crack generation during a heating-cooling cycle can be inhibited; a dry film thereof; and a printed wiring board comprising the cured article. The heat-curable composition is characterized by comprising a semisolid or a solid epoxy compound and a curing accelerator that is made miscible with the epoxy compound when heated at 130 to 220° C. The dry film comprises a resin layer formed from this heat-curable composition, and the printed wiring board comprises a cured article obtained from the heat-curable composition or the dry film.

Abstract: A three-dimensional circuit board which can prevent solder flow during component mounting or a short in a circuit, and a solder resist composition used for the same. The three-dimensional circuit board includes a circuit formed on a three-dimensional board and a component mount unit. A solder resist is formed such that a component mount unit is open, and an electronic component is mounted on a component mount unit with solder. The solder resist can be a photoresist, and the three-dimensional board can be a resin molding with a circuit formed on the resin molding.

Abstract: A laminated structure including a base material and resin insulating layers formed on the base material. The resin insulating layers include a resin insulating layer (A) containing a curing accelerator composed of an N atom-containing basic compound such that the resin insulating layer (A) is in contact with the base material. The laminated structure includes a resin insulating layer (B) which contains a P atom-containing curing accelerator in addition to the resin insulating layer (A).

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for a printed wiring board, which composition exhibits high physical strength as a coating film in terms of solder heat resistance, pencil hardness and the like and in which the components contained therein are not likely to precipitate in long-term storage even when the composition is configured to have a low viscosity and thereby made applicable to ink-jet printing, spin-coating and the like. The curable composition for a printed wiring board is characterized by comprising (A) a filler having a specific gravity of 3 or less, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate compound and (C) a photopolymerization initiator. The (A) filler having a specific gravity of 3 or less is preferably an inorganic filler.

Abstract: Provided are: a curable composition that shows good adhesion on a printed wiring board, particularly a flexible substrate or the like, and has a high hardness; a resist coating film of the curable composition; and a printed wiring board having a resist pattern of the resist coating film. The curable composition comprises: (A) a photobase generator; (B-1) an epoxy group-containing (meth)acrylate compound or (B-2) a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate compound; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; and (D-1) a thermosetting component (excluding the (B-1) epoxy group-containing (meth)acrylate compound) or (D-2) a thermosetting component (excluding the (B-2) carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate compound).

Abstract: Provided are: a curable composition that has excellent flexibility and shows excellent adhesion to both a plastic substrate and a conductor layer; a coating film of the curable composition; and a printed circuit board comprising a pattern-cured coating film obtained from the coating film. The present invention relates to: a curable composition for a printed circuit board, which is characterized by comprising (A) a block copolymer, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate compound and (C) a photopolymerization initiator; a coating film obtained by photo-curing the curable composition; and a printed circuit board comprising a resist pattern formed from the coating film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition that can provide a cured material excellent in insulation reliability while maintaining adhesiveness and provide a composition for forming a solder resist, a dry film and a printed wiring board, a laminate having a resin insulating layer excellent in insulation reliability while maintaining adhesiveness, a dry film for forming this and a process for preparing a laminate using the dry film. The curable resin composition contains (A) an imidazole-isocyanate adduct, (B) a carboxyl group-containing resin and (C) a thermosetting resin. The above laminate has a substrate and a plurality of resin insulating layers formed on the substrate, in which one of the plural resin insulating layers in contact with the substrate is a layer formed of the curable resin composition.

Abstract: Provided is an alkali-developable photocurable/thermosetting resin composition from which a cured coating film that has excellent thermal shock resistance and exhibits excellent PCT resistance, HAST resistance and electroless gold plating resistance, which are important as a solder resist for semiconductor packages, can be formed. The alkali-developable photocurable/thermosetting resin composition is characterized by comprising (A) a carboxyl group-containing photosensitive resin, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, (C) a block copolymer and (D) a thermosetting component.

Abstract: An alkaline development-type curable resin composition having an excellent strength against tearing, breaking, distortion and torsion, and excellent toughness, a cured product of the curable resin composition, a printed circuit board having the cured product, and a process for manufacturing the cured product are disclosed. A curable resin composition is obtained, which contains (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) a thermosetting component, (C) an alkali-soluble component, and at least one of (D-1) a photopolymerization initiator and (D-2) a photo-base generator, the thermoplastic resin (A) having two or more glass transition points including two glass transition points Tgx and Tgy, which satisfy Tgx>30° C. and Tgy<0° C. and the thermosetting component (B) having a glass transition point Tgz, which satisfies Tgz?Tgy+20° C. Moreover, a cured product of the curable resin composition, a printed circuit board having the cured product, and a process for manufacturing the cured product are obtained.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a dry film comprising a resin layer which has excellent detachability from a carrier film and in which cracking and powdering are inhibited; and a printed wiring board comprising a cured article obtained by curing the dry film. The dry film comprises a resin layer containing a thermosetting resin component, a filler and at least two solvents, wherein the at least two solvents both have a boiling point of 100° C. or higher and the boiling points of the at least two solvents are different by not less than 5° C.

Abstract: A curable composition to be used for a printed wiring board is disclosed, which has an excellent flexibility and an excellent adhesive property with respect to both a plastic substrate and a conductive layer in the printed wiring board. The curable composition includes (A) a (meth)acrylate compound having a polyene structure, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having a hydroxyl group; and (C) a photopolymerization initiator. From the curable composition, a cured coating film, and a printed wiring board including the cured coating film in the form of a predetermined pattern are obtained.

Abstract: [Problem] Provided are: a pattern forming method by which a pattern can be formed by development using a thermosetting resin composition and a cured layer having excellent curability can be obtained; a thermosetting resin composition used in the pattern forming method; and a printed circuit board. [Means for Solution] The pattern forming method according to the present invention is characterized by comprising the steps of: (A) forming a resin layer composed of an alkali-developable thermosetting resin composition comprising a photobase generator on a substrate; (B) activating the photobase generator contained in the alkali-developable thermosetting resin composition by irradiation with a light in a pattern form so as to cure an irradiated part; and (C) forming a negatively patterned layer by removing a non-irradiated part by alkali development.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain a white curable composition that can yield a highly reflective cured coating film without requiring a complicated step and show good dispersion even without being subjected to an extended dispersion treatment. Provided is a white curable composition for a printed circuit board comprising: (A) a white pigment; (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having a hydroxyl group; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; and (D) a wetting dispersant. The above-described (A) white pigment is preferably titanium oxide. Further, it is also preferred that the above-described titanium oxide be a rutile-type titanium oxide and have a maximum particle size of 1 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition that can provide a cured material excellent in insulation reliability while maintaining adhesiveness and provide a composition for forming a solder resist, a dry film and a printed wiring board, a laminate having a resin insulating layer excellent in insulation reliability while maintaining adhesiveness, a dry film for forming this and a process for preparing a laminate using the dry film. The curable resin composition contains (A) an imidazole-isocyanate adduct, (B) a carboxyl group-containing resin and (C) a thermosetting resin. The above laminate has a substrate and a plurality of resin insulating layers formed on the substrate, in which one of the plural resin insulating layers in contact with the substrate is a layer formed of the curable resin composition.

Abstract: Provided are: a thermosetting resin composition in which a cured product is excellent in low warp properties, thermal cycle characteristics, and the like, and occurrence of cracking of a coating film in a B-stage state is suppressed; a cured product thereof; and a printed wiring board in which the cured product is used. The thermosetting resin composition comprises: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) a curing agent for an epoxy resin; (C) spherical silicon dioxide and/or spherical aluminum oxide; and (D) a block copolymer.