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Method for manufacturing flexible printed circuit boards

US8001684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2007
Grant dateAug 23, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49165
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An exemplary method for manufacturing flexible printed circuit board is provided. A metal foil is supplied from a first feeding roller. The metal foil has a first surface and a second surface on two opposite sides of the metal foil. A first coverlay having a number of first openings defined therein is supplied from a second feeding roller and laminated on the first surface of the metal foil. Electrical traces are formed with the metal foil. A second coverlay having a number of second openings defined therein is supplied from a third feeding roller and laminated on the second surface of the metal foil. Each of the second openings registers with the respective first opening so that the electrical traces are exposed from the corresponding first and second openings. The method can improve quality and efficiency of manufacturing flexible printed circuit boards in a hollowed out form.

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