Circuit board and method of manufacturing the same
A circuit board is manufactured by filling a via-hole formed in an insulating substrate with conductive material, disposing conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate, and forming alloy of component material of the conductive material with component material of the conductive layers. In the circuit board, therefore, the conductive material filled in the via-hole formed in the insulating substrate is securely connected electrically as well as mechanically to the conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate with high reliability.
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The present invention relates to a circuit board including an insulation substrate having a via-hole filled with conductive material, and conductive layers disposed to both sides of the insulation substrate. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the board.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONAccording to the recent trend toward downsizing of electronic devices, inexpensive circuit boards that are capable of mounting semiconductor chips, such as LSIs, are strongly demanded for not only industrial purposes but also for consumer products. It is imperative that such circuit boards having multi-layered fine wiring patterns can be manufactured easily with high yield rate and high reliability, for the purpose of increasing packaging density.
A conventional circuit board includes a glass-epoxy board, which is an insulation substrate made of woven glass cloth impregnated with epoxy resin, and copper foils bonded by heat-press or the like to both sides of the substrate. In circuit board, patterns are formed by photo-etching the copper foils, a through-hole is formed by drilling or the like, and wiring layers between both side surfaces of the through hole are then connected with copper plated on an interior wall of the through-hole.
In this method, an interior of the through hole, upon being plated, lacks reliability because plating solution does not permeate easily into the hole, and an area which is not plated thus tends to be created, and this may cause a failure of electrical connection. This may cause in deficiency that a thickness of the plated copper deep inside the through-hole, which can cause an electrical problem due to a large resistance for an electric connection. It is difficult to mount a component to a portion where a through-hole is formed. And it is difficult to plate a through-hole in a desired inner layer of a multi-layered substrate. These difficulties limit an arrangement of wiring patterns and manufacturing processes of the circuit board, and also hinder downsizing of the board.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTIONA circuit board is manufactured through filling a via-hole formed in an insulating substrate with conductive material, forming conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate, and forming alloy of component material in the conductive material and component material of the conductive layers.
In this circuit board, the conductive material in the via-hole formed in the insulating substrate is securely connected electrically as well as mechanically to the conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate reliably.
Via-hole 102 formed in the insulating substrate 101 is then filled with conductive material 103, as shown in
Then, conductive layers 104, for instance, copper foils are placed on respective sides of insulating substrate 101 having via-hole 102 filled with conductive material 103, as shown in
Reaction layers 106 are formed as shown in
Insulating substrate 201 made of, for example, a glass epoxy board, a resin board, or a film board is provided with via-hole 202, as shown in
Next, conductive layers 204 made of copper foils or the like are placed on both sides of the insulating substrate 201 which has via-hole 202 filled with conductive material 203, as shown in
Reaction layers 206 are formed as shown in
As shown in
Next, conductive layers 304 consisting of copper foils or the like are placed on both sides of insulating substrate 301 having via-hole 302 filled with conductive material 303, as shown in
Copper is contained in conductive material 303 preferably at 50% or less for the electric resistance, and more preferably at 10% or less for both the electric resistance and mechanical strength. Moreover, contact resistances between conductive material 303 and conductive layers 304 can be further decreased since they form diffusion layers, and/or since they produce adhesion or pressure bonding even if they are not alloyed.
Reaction layer 306 is formed as shown in
Reaction layers are formed by adhesion, pressure bonding, and/or alloying at connecting portions in the boundaries between the conductive layers and the conductive material filled in the through via hole. Accordingly, the circuit board is provided with a low resistance and high mechanical strength at the connecting portions since the reaction layers have high mechanical strength and low electric resistance while interior of the copper contained therein keeps its intrinsic low resistance. In addition, a resistance of the conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate at the via-hole is reduced since an interior of the reaction layer reduces the resistance of the via-hole. Furthermore, mechanical strength of the connecting portions increases, and the reliability improves by mechanically securing the connections. Moreover, since the via-hole is filled with the conductive material, a component can be mounted on a surface of the conductive layer including an area above the via-hole, which improves downsizing of the circuit board as well as wiring flexibility.
The present invention provides the same effect for a circuit board having a conductive layer formed previously on only one side of a via-hole, i.e., a blind via-hole. In addition, a similar advantage is obtainable with a multi-layered board fabricated by repeating the process described in any of the foregoing embodiments. Like advantage is also accomplished with a circuit board having a conductive layer made previously by transferring a pattern-formed metal foil.
In the foregoing exemplary embodiments, the conductive layers are copper foils, and the conductive material contains copper and another metal that is alloyed with copper. The conductive layer may be composed of other conductive substance instead of copper, and the conductive material may contain any material that can be alloyed with the substance in order to achieve like advantages.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITYIn the circuit board of the present invention, a conductive material filled in a via-hole formed in an insulating substrate and a conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate are securely connected electrically as well as mechanically with high reliability, by forming metal alloy of a part of metals that compose the layers and the material.
Reference Numerals
- 101, 201, 301 Insulating Substrate
- 102, 202, 302 Via-Hole
- 103, 203, 303 Conductive Material
- 104, 204, 304 Conductive Layer
- 105 Metal Capable of Being Alloyed with Copper
- 106, 206, 306 Reaction Layer
Claims
1-6. (canceled)
7. A method of manufacturing a circuit board comprising the steps of:
- filling a via-hole formed in an insulating substrate with a conductive material;
- providing conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate, respectively; and
- forming an alloy of the component materials of the conductive material with the component materials of the conductive layers;
- wherein each of the conductive layers has particles containing metal to be alloyed with the conductive material.
8. The method according to claim 7,
- wherein the conductive layers contain copper,
- wherein the component materials of the conductive material are metal, and
- wherein the conductive materials include particles containing the metal.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the metal has a lower melting point than copper.
10. The method according to claim 7,
- wherein the conductive material contains copper.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the metal has a lower melting point than copper.
12. The method according to claim 7,
- wherein the conductive material contains layers contain copper,
- wherein the conductive material contains copper and metal which can be alloyed with copper, and
- wherein forming an alloy comprises forming an alloy containing at least a portion of the copper.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the metal has a lower melting point than copper.
14. The method according to claim 7,
- wherein said step of disposing the conductive layers comprises the step of pressing the conductive layers onto the insulating substrate, and
- wherein said step of forming the alloy of the component material of the conductive material with the component material of the conductive layers comprises the step of compressing the conductive material simultaneously to said step of pressing the conductive layers.
15. The method according to claim 7,
- wherein said step of disposing the conductive layers comprises the step of heat-pressing the conductive layers onto the insulating substrate, and
- wherein said step of forming the alloy of the component material of the conductive material with the component material of the conductive layers comprises the step of compressing and heating the conductive material simultaneously to said step of heat-pressing the conductive layers.
16. The method according to claim 15,
- wherein the component material of the conductive layers contains copper, and
- wherein the component material of the conductive material contains metal having a melting point lower than a temperature in said step of heat-pressing the conductive layers.
17. The method according to claim 15,
- wherein the component material of the conductive layers contains copper, and
- wherein the component material of the conductive material contains one of tin, zinc, silver, palladium, indium, and bismuth.
18. The method according to claim 7,
- wherein each of the conductive layers has a surface facing each of the both sides of the insulating layer, the surface of each of the conductive layers has a first portion facing the insulating layer and a second portion facing the conductive material,
- said method further comprises providing the conductive layers with the particles on the surface of each of the conductive layers, and
- wherein said providing the conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate, respectively comprises providing the conductive layers on both sides of the insulating substrate, respectively, such that the particles are provided between the insulating layer and the second first portion of the surface of each of the conductive layers.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 7, 2009
Publication Date: Feb 4, 2010
Applicant: Panasonic Corporation (Kadoma-shi)
Inventors: Toshio Sugawa (Katano-shi), Satoshi Murakawa (Neyagawa-shi), Masaaki Hayama (Nara-shi), Takeo Yasuho (Neyagawa-shi)
Application Number: 12/461,320
International Classification: H05K 1/02 (20060101); H05K 3/10 (20060101);