Abstract:
A parallel capacitor structure capable of forming an internal part of a larger circuit board or the like structure to provide capacitance therefore. Alternatively, the capacitor may be used as an interconnector to interconnect two different electronic components (e.g., chip carriers, circuit boards, and even semiconductor chips) while still providing desired levels of capacitance for one or more of said components. The capacitor includes at least one internal conductive layer, two additional conductor layers added on opposite sides of the internal conductor, and inorganic dielectric material (preferably an oxide layer on the second conductor layer's outer surfaces or a suitable dielectric material such as barium titanate applied to the second conductor layers). Further, the capacitor includes outer conductor layers atop the inorganic dielectric material, thus forming a parallel capacitor between the internal and added conductive layers and the outer conductors.
Abstract:
A multilayer printed wiring board which permits the formation of fine wiring patterns, thereby increasing the density of wiring patterns. Using photosensitive glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion close to that of a copper film as a core substrate, a through hole is formed in the photosensitive glass by photolithography, a sputtering silicon oxide layer and a sputtering silicon nitride layer are formed to prevent leak of alkali metal ions from the photosensitive glass, a sputtering chromium layer, a sputtering chromium-copper layer and a sputtering copper layer are formed to enhance the adhesion strength between the copper film and the sputtering silicon oxide layer, and a copper film of 1 to 20 &mgr;m thick is formed. With resin filled into the interior of the through hole, a wiring layer is patterned by etching, an insulating layer is formed, and the surface is covered with a surface treatment layer and a cover coat.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a flexible interconnect film includes applying a resistor layer over one or both surfaces of a dielectric film; applying a metallization layer over the resistor layer with the resistor layer including a material facilitating adhesion of the dielectric film and the metallization layer; applying a capacitor dielectric layer over the metallization layer; and applying a capacitor electrode layer over the capacitor dielectric layer. The capacitor electrode layer is patterned to form a first capacitor electrode; the capacitor dielectric layer is patterned; the metallization layer is patterned to form a resistor; and the metallization layer and the resistor layer are patterned to form an inductor and a second capacitor electrode. In one embodiment, the dielectric film includes a polyimide, the resistor layer includes tantalum nitride, and the capacitor dielectric layer includes amorphous hydrogenated carbon or tantalum oxide. If the resistor and metallization layers are applied over both surfaces of the dielectric film, passive components can be fabricated on both surfaces of the dielectric film. The dielectric film can have vias therein with the resistor and metallization layers extending through the vias. A circuit chip can be attached and coupled to the passive components by metallization patterned through vias in an additional dielectric layer.
Abstract:
In general, in one aspect, the invention features a connection between a through-hole in a circuit board and a contact region on a component. The contact region has a surface bearing a depression. A continuous solder column has one end of that forms a solder joint with an inner wall of the through-hole and the other end of that forms a solder joint with the contact region.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for fabricating fine pitch pattern multilayer printed circuit boards involving laminar stackable board layers providing power distribution, signal distribution and capacitive decoupling. In one respect, the invention relates to the fabrication of board layers by beginning with a metallic core, patterning the core, selectively enclosing the core in a dielectric, selectively depositing metal to form vias, plugs and signal lines, and forming dendrites with joining metallurgy on the vias and plugs to provide stackable connection from above or below the plane of the board layer. In another aspect, the invention is directed to the use of a sol-gel process to form a thin high dielectric constant crystalline film onto a metallic sheet followed with a deposition of a metallic layer onto the high dielectric constant film. The film serves as the dielectric of a capacitor layer which is thereafter in succession patterned, covered by a dielectric, and has selectively deposited a metallic layer for interconnecting the capacitor and forming vias. The ends of the vias are thereafter subject to dendritic growth and joining metallurgy to provide stackable interconnection capability.
Abstract:
A circuit board comprising a substrate, at least one dielectric film formed on the substrate and made of at least one selected from the group consisting of AlN, BN, diamond, diamond-like carbon, BeO and SiC, the dielectric film having pores of a porosity of 5 to 95% by volume, and at least one wiring metal film formed on the dielectric film.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrical interconnect device with power and ground lines interwoven about signal line layers and capacitive vias between signal layers so as to make efficient use of otherwise undedicated area between signal lines and signal layers and to reduce or eliminate the need for separate power and ground layers while providing decoupling capacitance within the wiring structure.
Abstract:
A laser lithography process for semiconductor interconnect and semiconductor manufacture having the advantages of non-contact printing processes and being much faster than prior art laser lithography processes is disclosed. In accordance with the process, a metal layer to be patterned either for use as a patterned metal layer or as a mask for patterning a layer therebelow, such as a think polyimide layer, is first coated with a very thin layer of polymer evaporated as a monomer using a vapor deposition process. This provides a very thin layer of polymer over the metal layer, which thin polymer layer is readily and quickly patterned by laser to provide a mask for the subsequent chemical etching of the metal layer. The vapor deposited polymer layer, while being very thin and thus readily removed by laser, is also substantially fault free, thereby providing a high-quality mask for the chemical etching process free of any possible damage from ordinary sources such as mask aligners, etc., yet being readily removed when desired such as by way of example, by plasma etching thereof. Various methods and applications are disclosed.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for removing poly-para-xylylene, its derivatives, and copolymers (collectively called "parylene") from bodies, including relatively large bodies such as printed circuit (PC) boards, that is capable of yielding relatively high removal rates. A body such as a PC board coated with parylene is placed into a reaction chamber downstream from a microwave plasma such that plasma discharge products generated by the microwave plasma react with the parylene, etching the parylene without exposing the body to bombardment by energetic ions and/or electrons. The plasma is generated from a gas mixture containing oxygen, a second gas, and optional additives such as N.sub.2 O, He,or Ar. The second gas is selected from the group consisting of fluorocarbons, fluorosulfides, and chlorofluorocarbons. A currently preferred second gas is CFR.sub.4. The inventive method is also applicable for fabricating articles such as integrated circuits and semiconductor devices that comprise a parylene layer.
Abstract:
A one-step plasma treatment for improving the laminate adhesion of metallic and non-metallic substrates is described. The treatment comprises forming a plasma of a polar containing organic species and at least one of nitrogen and hydrogen and exposing a substrate material to the plasma for a period of time sufficient to deposit a polymeric film on at least one surface. In a preferred embodiment, a plasma of an azole, nitrogen and/or hydrogen is utilized. The process has particular utility in forming adherent polymeric films on one or more surfaces of copper and copper alloy foils to be used in printed circuit applications.