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Multilayer circuit boards and processes of making the same

US5928790A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 23, 1996
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31721
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a process for improving the adhesion of copper circuitry to a dielectric layer and a method for forming a multilayer printed circuit board wherein the copper circuitry of the board is covered with a layer of an oxide, hydroxide, or combination thereof of a metal selected from the group consisting of tin, bismuth, lead, indium, gallium, germanium, and alloys of said metals. The process and multilayer circuit boards made thereby, have improved laminate adhesion and strength. Further, partial delamination, known as pink ring, is decreased or avoided by the present process. Further, the multilayer structures have decreased bond strength deterioration when exposed to elevated temperatures.

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