PHENOL POLYMER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND USE THEREOF

摘要

Disclosed is a phenol polymer having flame retardance, fast curability and low melt viscosity, which is useful as a curing agent for epoxy resin-based semiconductor sealing materials. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a phenol polymer and use of such a phenol polymer. Specifically disclosed is a phenol polymer obtained by reacting a phenol, a bismethylbiphenyl compound and an aromatic aldehyde at such a ratio that the molar ratio of the total of the bismethylbiphenyl compound and the aromatic aldehyde relative to the phenol is 0.10-0.60 and the aromatic aldehyde/the bismethylbiphenyl compound (molar ratio) is from 5/95 to 50/50. Also specifically disclosed is an epoxy resin composition composed of such a phenol polymer and an epoxy resin.