Production process of electronic component using wet etching, electronic component, and suspension for hard disk

Abstract

The present invention relates to a production process which, in the production of an electronic component by wet etching of an insulating layer in a laminate, is low in cost, does not use any organic solvent, which poses a problem of waste treatment. The production process of an electronic component comprises the steps of: wet etching a laminate of conductive inorganic material layer—insulating layer—conductive inorganic material layer or a laminate of conductive inorganic material layer—insulating layer to pattern the conductive inorganic material layer; and then performing wet etching to pattern the insulating layer. The patterning of the insulating layer by wet etching is carried out in a continuous form using a dry film resist; and, the dry film resist is laminated by roll pressing onto the laminate under a reduced pressure of not more than 80 KPa.