Abstract:
An electronic device is manufactured using printed circuit board manufacturing processes. In particular, a laminar device comprises a first metal layer (12), a second metal layer (14), at least one layer of device material sandwiched between the first and second metal layers. A first layer of insulating material (40) substantially covers the first metal layer (12). A third metal layer (48) is provided on the first layer of insulating material (40). This third metal layer (48) is divided to provide a first terminal (90) and a second terminal (92). The first terminal (90) is electrically connected to the first metal layer (12) by a conductive interconnect (84) formed through said first layer of insulating material (40), and the second terminal (92) is electrically connected to said second metal layer (14) by a conductive path (68) comprising an insulated conductive channel which passes through and is insulated from said first metal layer (12) and said at least one layer of device material (16). The use of an insulated channel provides a cost effective method of manufacture and maximizes the effective area of device material used. A PTC component is built through this method.
Abstract:
Processes for fabricating a multi-layer circuit assembly and a multi-layer circuit assembly fabricated by such processes are provided. The process includes (a) providing a substrate at least one area of which comprises a plurality of vias, these area(s) having a via density of 500 to 10,000 holes/square inch (75 to 1550 holes/square centimeter); (b) applying a dielectric coating onto all exposed surfaces of the substrate to form a conformal coating thereon; and (c) applying a layer of metal to all surfaces of the substrate. Additional processing steps such as circuitization may be included.
Abstract:
Provided is a process for forming metallized vias in a substrate including the steps of (I) applying to an electroconductive substrate an electrodepositable coating composition onto all exposed surfaces of the substrate to form a conformal dielectric coating; (II) ablating a surface of the dielectric coating to expose a section of the substrate; (III) applying a layer of metal to all surfaces to form metallized vias in the substrate. Also disclosed are processes for fabricating a circuit assembly which include the application of an electrodoepositable coating composition onto exposed surfaces of the substrate/core to form a conformal dielectric coating thereon. The electrodepositable coating composition includes a resinous phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, where the resinous phase has a covalently bonded halogen content of at least 1 percent by weight. The dielectric coating derived therefrom has a low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss factor.
Abstract:
A thermally enhanced face-up BGA substrate consists of a metal (copper) core, layers, dielectric layers, conductive through-core and build-up vias. It is a new and simple structure with better thermal performance, resulting in lower cost and better reliability. Moreover, high degree of flexibility in choice of material and layer counts as well as layer thickness allows for a wide range of applications in packaging and high density printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A method for constructing a feedthrough via connection and a corresponding apparatus includes a metallic plate (101). A solderable contact area (103), is located on the plate (101). Next, an electrically insulating adhesive layer (105) is disposed onto the plate (101). This adhesive layer (105) has a feedthrough via (106) disposed therethrough aligned with the contact area (103). Then, a substrate (109) is disposed onto the adhesive layer (105). This flexible substrate (109) has a via (110) disposed therethrough with a solderable area (111) disposed thereon. A quantity of solder (113) is disposed onto the solderable area (111), and the assembly (100) is heated so that the solder (113) flows into the vias (106) and (110), thereby providing an electrical connection including the solderable area (111) of the via (110), the solder (113), and the contact area (103). During this reflow step, the structure of the adhesive layer (105) acts as a soldermask preventing the solder (113) from flowing outside of an area defined by the via (106).
Abstract:
The initial intention in the semi-finished product of the invention is to provide a functional separation between the requirement for mechanical strength and the previously concomitant requirement, for completing a circuit, in order to bring the pure circuit connection, especially for signals, "closer" to the electrical and technical properties of chips. To do this, the layout miniaturisation is optimised without regard for the mechanical strength of the substrate. Instead of a printed circuit board (MCM), a semi-finished product which can be developed into a printed circuit board is made. The semi-finished product of the invention consists of an extremely thin film (8) with a plurality of extremely small holes (14) made simultaneously by an etching process. The hole diameters can be reduced by almost an order of magnitude (down to 20 mu m), facilitating, for instance, definite sub-100 mu m technology. Such a semi-finished product (19) does not act as a mechanical support but is designed only for signal conduction. The semi-finished product (19) which carries the densely packed wiring pattern, is bonded to a not densely packed power supply plane (22) acting as the service plane and the printed circuit board thus made is finally secured to a mechanical support (20).
Abstract:
A metal core printed wiring board in which a large number of lead terminal such as of an IC or an LSI are formed by etching or the like method at an edge of at least one end of a conductive substrate that serves as a core, the core and the terminals are bonded together with an insulating bonding material maintaining electrical insulation, a conductive circuit pattern is formed directly on the surface of the insulating bonding material, or a printed board on which the wiring has been printed is adhered onto the surface of the insulating bonding material, in order to increase the density of mounting, to facilitate the connection to other circuit substrates such as mother boards, and to decrease the volume of circuit.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board having a supporting base element (2) of anodized aluminum. A glue film (4) is interposed between the supporting base element and a laminate layer (7) which has a printed circuit (6a, 6b), the glue film sealing any pores in the anodic film of the supporting base element.
Abstract:
Described is a preamp flex cable for use in a hard drive. The flex cable incorporates a stiffener layer operable to provide a mechanical support, an insulating layer provided over the stiffener layer and having at least one via provided therein to expose the stiffener layer, and at least one conductive layer provided over the insulating layer. The at least one conductive layer forms an electrical circuit and at least one heat removing element that extends through the via and establishes a contact with the stiffener layer. In one implementation, the heat removing element includes a rectangular plate having a recessed center portion and an edge portion. The recessed center portion protrudes through the at least one via in the insulating layer to mechanically couple with the stiffener. In another implementation, the heat removing element includes first portion and second rectangular portions. The first portion protrudes through the at least one via in the insulating layer to thermally couple with the stiffener and the second portion is disposed over the insulating layer, such that the second portion can be thermally coupled to the preamp.