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Fine-patterned thick film conductor structure and manufacturing method thereof

US4392013A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1980
Grant dateJul 5, 1983
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2203/0723
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In manufacturing a fine-patterned thick film conductor structure, a thin film conductor layer having a film thickness of 0.1-10 .mu.m is formed on an insulating substrate and conductive material is then electroplated on the thin film conductor layer to the thickness of 34.9-190 .mu.m under the condition of a cathode current density of no less than 5 A/dm.sup.2. In patterning the conductors, a film thickness-to-conductor interspacing ratio is selected to be no less than 1.4 to prevent widthwise thickening of the conductors in the electroplating process. Resulting conductor structure has a circuit density of no less than 5 lines/mm and a film thickness of 35-200 .mu.m. It is useful for a high density printed circuit board and a miniature coil.

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