Method of manufacturing a wiring system

Claim 1

A method of manufacturing a wiring system on a supporting body having a major surface, which comprises: providing a first pattern of electrically conductive material on said major surface; providing an intermediate layer over substantially the entire major surface; providing a second pattern of electrically conductive material having at least one track crossing the first pattern, said intermediate layer being provided by electrodeposition and being of a material which can be etched selectively with respect to both said first and second patterns; providing a recess between said first pattern and said intermediate layer, said recess extending at least below said crossing; then selectively etching said intermediate layer using the second pattern as an etching mask, said intermediate layer being etched away both laterally and also on its lower side at said crossing due to etchant flowing in said recess to remove substantially all of said intermediate layer at said crossing, while at other areas beneath said second pattern said intermediate layer is etched away only laterally to remove only part of said intermediate layer and form supporting parts for said second pattern from the remaining portions of said intermediate layer beneath said second pattern; and characterized in that parts of the first pattern are provided with an auxiliary layer of the same shape before the intermediate layer is provided, and that after providing the second pattern of conductive material the intermediate layer is subjected to a first selective etching treatment in which the intermediate layer outside the area the tracks of the second pattern is removed substantially over its whole thickness, after which the auxiliary layer on the first pattern is removed by means of a selective etching treatment so that said recesses are obtained, after which the intermediate layer is subjected to a second selective etching treatment in which the first pattern is exposed at the area of the crossings and said supporting parts are formed from the intermediate layer in other locations.

Claim 2

A method of manufacturing a wiring system on a supporting body having a major surface, which comprises: providing a first pattern of electrically conductive material on said major surface; providing an intermediate layer over substantially the entire major surface; providing a second pattern of electrically conductive material having at least one track crossing the first pattern, said intermediate layer being provided by electrodeposition and being of a material which can be etched selectively with respect to both said first and second patterns; providing a recess between said first pattern and said intermediate layer, said recess extending at least below said crossing; then selectively etching said intermediate layer using the second pattern as an etching mask, said intermediate layer being etched away both laterally and also on its lower side at said crossing due to etchant flowing in said recess to remove substantially all of said intermediate layer at said crossing, while at other areas beneath said second pattern said intermediate layer is etched away only laterally to remove only part of said intermediate layer and form supporting parts for said second pattern from the remaining portions of said intermediate layer beneath said second pattern; and characterized in that parts of the first pattern are provided with an auxiliary layer of the same shape before the intermediate layer is provided, and that after providing the second pattern of conductive material the intermediate layer is subjected to a first selective etching treatment in which the intermediate layer outside the area the tracks of the second pattern is removed substantially over its whole thickness, after which the auxiliary layer on the first pattern is removed by means of a selective etching treatment so that said recesses are obtained, after which the intermediate layer is subjected to a second selective etching treatment in which the first pattern is exposed at the area of the crossings and said supporting parts are formed from the intermediate layer in other locations.