Abstract:
The invention provides novel thermosetting acrylic compositions, optical films, a process for making such films, and articles of manufacture produced therefrom. The invention is directed to the use of such an optical film as a substrate for flate panel visual displays such as liquid crystal displays. The materials have good optical properties including low birefringence for high contrast and color purity, low haze high transmission for minimal light loss to reduce power consumption and increased brightness. The films have a high degree of flatness, good gas barrier properties, chemical resistance, scratch resistance and dimensional stability. The thermosetting acrylic composition has a mixture of polymerizable acrylates including at least one multifunctional acrylic monomer, at least one multifunctional acrylic oligomer and a bimodal polymerization initiator composition comprising a mixture of either a photopolymerization initiator or a low temperature which initiators polymerization at a temperature of from about 40 DEG C to about 120 DEG C; plus a high temperature thermal polymerization initiator which initiates polymerization or cross-linking of the acrylates and pre-polymerized acrylates at a temperature of from about 180 DEG C or more.
Abstract:
The invention provides improved high contrast, photopolymerizable compositions suitable for producing high contrast waveguides. The high contrast, photopolymerizable compositions of this invention include a nitrone compound component. The photosensitive composition is an admixture of a free radical polymerizable acrylate or methacrylate component having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, a photoinitiator, and a nitrone compound.
Abstract:
The invention provides organic optical waveguide devices which are lithographically formed and employ polymeric materials having low optical loss, good long term and short term stability, good flexibility and reduced stress or crack induced scattering loss. An optical element has a substrate; a patterned, light transmissive core composition on the surface of the substrate; and a light reflecting cladding composition on the pattern of the core. The core composition has a glass transition temperature of about 80 °C or less and the cladding composition has a glass transition temperature of about 60 °C or less.
Abstract:
This invention concerns electronic substrates comprising a non-woven filler material cousisting primarily of micro-fiber glass, and a resin material. The present invention also includes electronic products manufactured from the electronic substrates of this invention including, but not limited to prepregs (16, 18), metal clad laminates, and printed wiring boards with and without lased via holes (20). The present invention further includes a method of manufacturing printed built-up wiring boards including the steps of forming a prepreg (16, 18) and forming at least one via (20) in the prepreg (16, 18).
Abstract:
High density built-up multilayer printed circuit boards are produced by constructing microvias with positive working photoimageable dielectric materials. A positive working photosensitive dielectric composition (4) on a conductive foil (2) is laminated to conductive lines (6) on a substrate (8). After imaging the foil (2), and imaging and curing the photosensitive dielectric composition (4), vias (14) are formed to the conductive lines (6). Thereafter the conductive lines (6) are connected (16) through the vias (14) to the conductive foil (2), and then the conductive foil (2) is patterned.
Abstract:
High density built-up multilayer printed circuit boards are produced by constructing microvias with photoimageable dielectric materials. A photosensitive dielectric composition (4) on a conductive foil (2) is laminated to conductive lines (6) on a core (8). After imaging the foil (2), and imaging and curing the photosensitive dielectric composition (4), vias (14) are formed to the conductive lines (6). Thereafter the conductive lines (6) are connected (16) through the vias (14) to the conductive foil (2), and then the conductive foil (2) is patterned.
Abstract:
The invention provides a low stress optical waveguide assembly wherein one or more waveguide cores have a conformal cladding in register the waveguide core. The core and cladding are preferably lithographically formed on a substrate. A connector assembly provides for the precision interconnection of mating arrays of parallel optical waveguides. The connector assembly has a base with several parallel channel walls cut along a surface of the base. A waveguide assembly is positioned on the base. The waveguide assembly comprises a substrate and one or more transparent, polymeric waveguides on and raised from a surface of the substrate. A conformal cladding is in register with the waveguide core. Such conformal cladding contributes to a reduction in waveguide stress. The waveguide assembly is positioned on the base such that each of the waveguides is set in one of the channels and contacts the walls of the channel. A cover plate holds the waveguide assembly on the base.
Abstract:
The invention provides improved high contrast, photopolymerizable compositions suitable for producing high contrast waveguides. The high contrast, photopolymerizable compositions of this invention include a nitrone compound component. The photosensitive composition is an admixture of a free radical polymerizable acrylate or methacrylate component having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups, a photoinitiator, and a nitrone compound.