Abstract: A method for vapor phase depositing a thin seed layer of, for example, chromium and copper onto the side walls of through holes in thin film substrates of, for example, polyimide is disclosed. This method is useful in fabricating devices such as a thin film semiconductor chip carrier in which a semiconductor chip mounted on one major surface of the chip carrier is electrically connected to a ground plane and/or a power conductor on the other major surface of the chip carrier via one or more metallized through holes.

Abstract: A method for vapor phase depositing a thin seed layer of, for example, chromium and copper onto the side walls of through holes in thin film substrates of, for example, polyimide is disclosed. This method is useful in fabricating devices such as a thin film semiconductor chip carrier in which a semiconductor chip mounted on one major surface of the chip carrier is electrically connected to a ground plane and/or a power conductor on the other major surface of the chip carrier via one or more metallized through holes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of fabricating a microelectronic package having least one layer formed of a copper surface core, e.g., a copper-Invar-copper core, with a polymeric dielectric film. The method includes removing copper oxide from the copper surface of the metallic core or layer. After this step an adhesion layer, such as a chromium layer, a nickel layer, or chromium and nickel or chromium and copper bilayers, is sputter deposited onto the copper surface of metallic core or layer. A polymeric dielectric film is then applied atop the metallic adhesion layer.