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Via paste compositions and use thereof to form conductive vias in circuitized ceramic substrates

US5283104A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1991
Grant dateFeb 1, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2991
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Improved via-filling compositions for producing conductive vias in circuitized ceramic substrates, particularly multilayer substrates, without cracking and/or loss of hermetic sealing. The via-filling compositions comprise pastes containing a mixture of (a) ceramic and/or glass spheres of substantially- uniform diameter between about 0.5 and 6 .mu.m, (b) conductive metal particles or spheres having a maximum dimension or diameter between about 1/3 and 1/4 of the diameter of the ceramic and/or glass spheres, and (c) a binder vehicle. The formed conductive via bodies comprise a uniform conductive skeletal network of sintered metal particles densely packed within a uniform matrix of the co-sintered ceramic and/or glass spheres, which matrix is hermetically fused and integrated with ceramic layers forming the wall of the via in the ceramic circuit substrate.

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