US4369154A
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Process for producing smoother ceramic surfaces
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1980-11-03
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Granted: 1983-01-18
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Expires: 2000-11-03
Abstract
Abstract In a process for producing a ceramic substrate for use in an electrical packaging structure, according to which (1) a substantially homogeneous ceramic mass, comprising alumina or glass ceramic, an organic bonding agent, a plasticizing agent, an emulsifying agent, a glass frit, and a solvent, is formed into a cohesive flat strip, (2) said strip is green dried and cut into desired size substrates, and (3) said substrates are sintered, the improvement comprising the step of lapping the substrates prior to the sintering step, whereby, after sintering, a smoother surface is obtained on said substrates than is obtained with substrates that have not been so lapped.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Dougherty
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:35
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/632; C04B35/634; C04B35/63404; C04B35/6342; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C04B41/53; C04B41/80; C04B41/91; H; H10; H10W; H10W99/00; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K3/00; H05K3/0011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
In a process for producing ceramic substrates for use in an electrical packaging structure, according to which (1) a substantially homogeneous ceramic mass comprising alumina, an organic bonding agent, a plasticizing agent, an emulsifying agent and a solvent is formed into a cohesive flat strip, (2) said strip is green dried and cut into desired size substrates, and (3) said substrates are sintered, the improvement comprising the step of lapping the substrates prior to the sintering step, whereby, after sintering, a smoother surface is obtained on said substrates than is obtained with substrates that have not been so lapped.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
In a process for producing ceramic substrates for use in an electrical packaging structure, according to which (1) a substantially homogeneous ceramic mass comprising alumina, an organic bonding agent, a plasticizing agent, an emulsifying agent and a solvent is formed into a cohesive flat strip, (2) said strip is green dried and cut into desired size substrates, and (3) said substrates are sintered, the improvement comprising the step of lapping the substrates prior to the sintering step, whereby, after sintering, a smoother surface is obtained on said substrates than is obtained with substrates that have not been so lapped.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
In a process as defined in claim 1, in which (2) is carried out at a temperature of 75° C. for approximately fifteen minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
In a process as defined in claim 1, in which step (3) is carried out at a temperature of 1000° to 2000° C. for a period of approximately one to five hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
In a process as defined in claim 1, in which the alumina is approximately 85 to 99% by weight of the total ceramic mass, the organic bonding agent is 2 to 10% by weight, and the plasticizing agent is 1 to 5% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
In a process as defined in claim 4, in which said organic bonding agent is poly-vinyl butyral.
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