Abstract: A metal-clad laminate includes an insulating layer that contains a cured product of a resin composition containing a polymer having a structural unit represented by Formula (1) in a molecule and a metal foil that is laminated on the insulating layer and is a metal foil in which a nickel element amount on a surface on a side in contact with the insulating layer and a nickel element amount on the surface when the surface is sputtered for 1 minute at 3 nm/min in terms of SiO2 are each 4.5 at % or less with respect to the total element amount on each surface. In Formula (1), Z represents an arylene group, R1-R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R4-R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A metal-clad laminate includes an insulating layer, and a metal foil in contact with at least one surface of the insulating layer, in which the insulating layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing a polyphenylene ether compound, and the metal foil is a metal foil in which a first nickel element amount, on a surface on a side in contact with the insulating layer, measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is 4.5 at % or less with respect to a total element amount measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and a second nickel element amount, on a surface on a side in contact with the insulating layer when the surface is sputtered for 1 minute at a speed of 3 nm/min in terms of SiO2, measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is 4.5 at % or less with respect to a total element amount measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Abstract: A resin composition contains a preliminary reaction product obtained through mixing an epoxy resin and a monofunctional acid anhydride as a first curing agent in an equivalence ratio of the epoxy resin to the monofunctional acid anhydride in a range of 1:0.1 to 1:0.6, and reacting the epoxy resin and the monofunctional acid anhydride such that a percentage of ring opening of the monofunctional acid anhydride is 80% or more, and a second curing agent being a different compound from the monofunctional acid anhydride.

Abstract: A resin composition for printed circuit board contains a resin component containing a thermosetting resin, and an inorganic filler. The inorganic filler contains crushed silica having a specific surface area in a range from 0.1 m2/g to 15 m2/g, inclusive, and molybdenum compound particles each having a molybdenum compound in at least a surface layer portion. A content of the crushed silica is in a range from 10 parts by mass to 150 parts by mass inclusive with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin component.

Abstract: A laminate with superior thermal conductivity, heat resistance, drill workability, and fire retardancy is provided. In a prepreg obtained by impregnating a woven or nonwoven fabric base with a thermosetting resin composition, the thermosetting resin composition contains 80 to 200 parts by volume of an inorganic filler per 100 parts by volume of a thermosetting resin, the inorganic filler contains (A) gibbsite type aluminum hydroxide particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m and (B) magnesium oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) of 0.5 to 15 ?m, and a compounding ratio (volume ratio) of the gibbsite type aluminum hydroxide particles (A) to the magnesium oxide (B) is 1:0.3 to 3.

Abstract: Provided is a thermosetting resin composition that contains 40 to 80 parts by volume of an inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by volume of thermosetting resin solids and the inorganic filler. The inorganic filler contains (A) at least one type of particles selected from among gibbsite-type aluminum hydroxide particles and magnesium hydroxide particles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 to 15 ?m; (B) aluminum oxide particles having an average particle size (D50) of 1.5 ?m or less; and (C) a molybdenum compound, and the blending ratios (by volume) of the component (A), the component (B) and the component (C) with respect to 100% as the total amount of inorganic filler are component (A): 30 to 70%, component (B): 1 to 40%, and component (C): 1 to 10%.

Abstract: A resin composition for printed circuit board contains a resin component containing a thermosetting resin, and an inorganic filler. The inorganic filler contains crushed silica having a specific surface area in a range from 0.1 m2/g to 15 m2/g, inclusive, and molybdenum compound particles each having a molybdenum compound in at least a surface layer portion. A content of the crushed silica is in a range from 10 parts by mass to 150 parts by mass inclusive with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin component.

Abstract: A resin composition contains a preliminary reaction product obtained through mixing an epoxy resin and a monofunctional acid anhydride as a first curing agent in an equivalence ratio of the epoxy resin to the monofunctional acid anhydride in a range of 1:0.1 to 1:0.6, and reacting the epoxy resin and the monofunctional acid anhydride such that a percentage of ring opening of the monofunctional acid anhydride is 80% or more, and a second curing agent being a different compound from the monofunctional acid anhydride.

Abstract: Provided is a thermosetting resin composition that contains 40 to 80 parts by volume of an inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by volume of thermosetting resin solids and the inorganic filler. The inorganic filler contains (A) at least one type of particles selected from among gibbsite-type aluminum hydroxide particles and magnesium hydroxide particles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 to 15 ?m; (B) aluminum oxide particles having an average particle size (D50) of 1.5 ?m or less; and (C) a molybdenum compound, and the blending ratios (by volume) of the component (A), the component (B) and the component (C) with respect to 100% as the total amount of inorganic filler are component (A): 30 to 70%, component (B): 1 to 40%, and component (C): 1 to 10%.

Abstract: Disclosed is a prepreg obtained by impregnating a woven fabric base with a thermosetting resin composition, wherein the thermosetting resin composition contains 80 to 200 volume parts of an inorganic filler per 100 volume parts of a thermosetting resin, and the inorganic filler contains (A) gibbsite aluminum hydroxide particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m, (B) at least one inorganic component selected from the group consisting of boehmite particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m and inorganic particles that have an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m and that contain crystal water having a release initiation temperature of 400° C. or higher or contain no crystal water, and (C) aluminum oxide particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 1.

Abstract: A laminate with superior thermal conductivity, heat resistance, drill workability, and fire retardancy is provided. In a prepreg obtained by impregnating a woven or nonwoven fabric base with a thermosetting resin composition, the thermosetting resin composition contains 80 to 200 parts by volume of an inorganic filler per 100 parts by volume of a thermosetting resin, the inorganic filler contains (A) gibbsite type aluminum hydroxide particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m and (B) magnesium oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) of 0.5 to 15 ?m, and a compounding ratio (volume ratio) of the gibbsite type aluminum hydroxide particles (A) to the magnesium oxide (B) is 1:0.3 to 3.

Abstract: Disclosed is a prepreg obtained by impregnating a woven fabric base with a thermosetting resin composition, wherein the thermosetting resin composition contains 80 to 200 volume parts of an inorganic filler per 100 volume parts of a thermosetting resin, and the inorganic filler contains (A) gibbsite aluminum hydroxide particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m, (B) at least one inorganic component selected from the group consisting of boehmite particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m and inorganic particles that have an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m and that contain crystal water having a release initiation temperature of 400° C. or higher or contain no crystal water, and (C) aluminum oxide particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides an epoxy resin composition having a high heat resistance such as a thermal decomposition temperature, as well as a high adhesive strength, in particular inner layer adhesive strength, and also provides a prepreg, a laminate board and a multi-layer board using the composition. The epoxy resin composition according to the present invention contains an epoxy resin containing nitrogen and bromine in the molecule, a curing agent having a phenolic hydroxyl group, and a silane compound having no cure acceleration action and having reactivity with the epoxy resin. The bromine content in a resin component of the epoxy resin composition is 10 mass % or greater.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved epoxy resin composition enabling better dimensional stability of a laminate by decreasing the coefficient of thermal expansion in its thickness direction of a laminate manufactured using an epoxy resin composition as a material, and by retaining a high level of adhesion in the cured product thereof, enabling better drilling workability of the laminate and suppression of crack development therein during the drilling process, and enabling to decrease impregnation of the plating solution into the laminate associated with those cracks. This epoxy resin composition includes: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) a curing agent composed of phenolic novolac resin curing agent or amine curing agent, (C) an inorganic filler composed of aluminum hydroxide with or without spherical silica; and (D) an elastic component made of minute particles having a core-shell structure with its shell constituted by a resin which is compatible with said epoxy resin (A).