ALKALI-SOLUBLE RESIN, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE SHEET, CURED FILM, INTERLAYER INSULATING FILM OR SEMICONDUCTOR PROTECTIVE FILM, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR RELIEF PATTERN OF CURED FILM, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

The present invention provides an alkali-soluble resin with which a cured film having high extensibility, reduced stress, high adhesion to a metal, and high heat resistance can be obtained, and a photosensitive resin composition containing the alkali-soluble resin, and the present invention is an alkali-soluble resin (A) including a structure represented by a general formula (1) wherein X1 represents a divalent organic group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms, Y1 and Y2 each represent a divalent to hexavalent organic group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms, X2 represents a tetravalent organic group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms, p and q each represent an integer in a range of 0 to 4, and n1 and n2 each represent an integer in a range of 5 to 100,000, wherein (I) and (II) described below are satisfied: (I) an organic group having an aliphatic chain having 8 to 30 carbon atoms is contained as X1 of the general formula (1) at a content of 30 to 70 mol % based on 100 mol % of a total of X1 and X2, and (II) an organic group having a diphenyl ether structure is contained as Y1 of the general formula (1) at a content of 1 to 30 mol % based on 100 mol % of a total of Y1 and Y2.