Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of manufacturing a composite having a conductive layer on the surface of a resin layer, comprising the steps of preparing a substrate having a main surface, forming on said main surface of said substrate a resin layer comprising a resin material, said resin material being selectively photoetchable at predetermined small areas distributed on said main surface and being settable after selective photoetching, selectively photoetching said resin material on the surface of said resin layer at predetermined small areas distributed on said main surface with a photomask having corresponding photo patterns, to form unevenness including concavities formed as a result of said selective photoetching of said resin material, setting said resin material of said resin layer having said unevenness formed on said main surface of said resin layer, forming catalyst nuclei for electroless plating on said selectively photoetched surface having said unevenness of said resin layer, and electroless plating a conductive metallic layer on said selectively photoetched surface having said unevenness having said catalyst nuclei formed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of manufacturing a composite having a conductive layer on the surface of a resin layer, comprising the steps of preparing a substrate having a main surface, forming on said main surface of said substrate a resin layer comprising a resin material, said resin material being selectively photoetchable at predetermined small areas distributed on said main surface and being settable after selective photoetching, selectively photoetching said resin material on the surface of said resin layer at predetermined small areas distributed on said main surface with a photomask having corresponding photo patterns, to form unevenness including concavities formed as a result of said selective photoetching of said resin material, setting said resin material of said resin layer having said unevenness formed on said main surface of said resin layer, forming catalyst nuclei for electroless plating on said selectively photoetched surface having said unevenness of said resin layer, and electroless plating a conductive metallic layer on said selectively photoetched surface having said unevenness having said catalyst nuclei formed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method of manufacturing a composite in accordance with claim 1, which further comprises the step of forming between said first mentioned resin layer and said main surface of said substrate a further resin layer comprising a resin material being non-etchable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
A method of manufacturing a composite in accordance with claim 1, wherein said resin material of said resin layer comprises a thermo-setting material being thermo-settable at a predetermined thermo-setting temperature, said resin material being selectively photoetchable at predetermined small areas distributed on said main surface when said resin material has not been thermo-set, and which further comprises the step of heating said resin material to said predetermined thermo-setting temperature after said step of selectively photoetching said resin material of the surface of said resin layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A method of manufacturing a composite in accordance with claim 3, which further comprises the step of forming between said first mentioned resin layer and said main surface of said substrate a further resin layer comprising a resin material being non-etchable, said resin material of said further resin layer comprising a thermo-setting material being thermo-settable at a predetermined thermo-setting temperature, and heating said resin material of said further resin layer to said predetermined thermo-setting temperature before said step of forming said first mentioned resin layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of manufacturing a composite in accordance with claim 1, wherein said resin material of said resin layer comprises polyimide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of manufacturing a composite in accordance with claim 2, wherein said resin materials of said first mentioned resin layer and said further resin layer comprise polyimide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method of manufacturing a composite in accordance with claim 1, wherein
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
5 words
said substrate comprises alumina ceramic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
5 words
said substrate comprises alumina ceramic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the degree of unevenness of the surface of said photoetchable resin is controlled by varying the development and exposure conditions during the photoetching step.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said photomask is produced by attaching carbon granules on a transparent plastic film.