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US4559292A
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Photosensitive transfer material having a support of defined roughness
Assignee: Hoechst AG
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Filing: 1983-09-29
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Granted: 1985-12-17
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Expires: 2003-09-29
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a photosensitive transfer material, which comprises a flexible temporary support film which is preferably transparent, a thermoplastic photosensitive layer, optionally a flexible cover film on the free side of the photosensitive layer and, optionally, an intermediate layer between the support film and the photosensitive layer. The photosensitive transfer material is suitable for manufacturing photoresist stencils and solder masks. The temporary support film has a rough surface which exerts an embossing effect on the surface of the photosensitive layer and the intermediate layer, respectively. The mat-finish of the intermediate layer prevents an irregular deformation of this layer in moist air, while the mat-finish of the photosensitive layer precludes unwanted reflections.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Geissler
- 👤 Walter Herwig
- 👤 Helga Sikora
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:35
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/09; G03F7/115; G03F7/26; G03F7/34; G03F7/346
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A photosensitive transfer material comprising (a) a thermoplastic photosensitive layer having a first surface and a second surface; (b) a temporary flexible support film facing said first surface; and (c) a removable cover film applied to said second surface, said cover film adhering to said photosensitive layer less strongly than said support film adheres to said photosensitive layer, the surface of said support film which faces said first surface of said photosensitive layer having an average surface roughness in the range of from 0.5 to 5 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A photosensitive transfer material comprising (a) a thermoplastic photosensitive layer having a first surface and a second surface; (b) a temporary flexible support film facing said first surface; and (c) a removable cover film applied to said second surface, said cover film adhering to said photosensitive layer less strongly than said support film adheres to said photosensitive layer, the surface of said support film which faces said first surface of said photosensitive layer having an average surface roughness in the range of from 0.5 to 5 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support film is transparent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 1, including, between the photosensitive layer and the support film, a thin intermediate layer which adheres more firmly to the photosensitive layer than to the support film, which does not become tacky upon heating to temperatures up to 150° C., and which is soluble in a developing liquid used for the photosensitive layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 3, wherein the intermediate layer has a thickness ranging from 1 to 5 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 3, wherein the intermediate layer is water-soluble.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 3, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a minor amount of at least one constituent of the photosensitive layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a photopolymerizable layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photosensitive layer is embossed by said surface roughness of said support film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photosensitive transfer material as claimed in claim 3, wherein said intermediate layer is embossed by said surface roughness of said support film.
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