Modular circuit package having vertically aligned power and signal cores
US5876842A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24917
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular structure for providing electrical interconnections achieves greatly increased wiring density by forming vias and wiring patterns by chemical (e.g. lithographic) processes rather than by mechanical processes such as punching of vias and screening patterns of conductive paste. A basic module is a power core comprising an apertured metallic foil with an insulator applied to surfaces thereof, extending through at least one aperture and exposing the metallic foil in at least one aperture. The foil in the power core provides stiffness to facilitate subsequent handling and electrical shielding between conductive layers as well as a potential power connection. Via connections of increased conductivity and robustness are formed by plating the interior of vias after lamination of a desired combination of power cores and signal cores. Vias remain unfilled until after lamination and are available to facilitate optical alignment of composite layers including signal cores, power cores and laminated combinations thereof.
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