| abstract |
The present disclosure is directed to various polymers comprising amine treated maleic anhydride and compositions thereof suitable for forming self-imageable films. In some embodiments, the polymers comprise a norbornene-type repeating unit having a pendant sulfhydryl group and a maleic anhydride-type repeating unit, wherein at least some of the maleic anhydride-type repeating units are open-loop or Has been converted to a maleimide repeat unit. Films formed from such copolymer compositions provide self-imageable, low-k thermal stable layers suitable for microelectronic and optoelectronic devices. |