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Method of making multilayer circuit boards having conformal Insulating layers
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1990-01-10
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Granted: 1992-05-19
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Expires: 2010-01-10
Abstract
Abstract A multilayer circuit board having a conformal layer of an insulating material separating a circuit core from an adjacent insulating layer is disclosed. The conformal layer encapsulates the substrate and conductive pattern of circuit lines in the circuit core, thereby reducing failures caused by impurities trapped during lamination. The multilayer circuit board is manufactured by coating at least one circuit core with the conformal layer of insulating material before final lamination of the circuit cores into a multilayer circuit board.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph G. Hoffarth
- 👤 Donald J. Lazzarini
- 👤 John A. Welsh
- 👤 John P. Wiley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:35
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/46; H05K3/4611; H05K3/4626; H05K3/4644; H05K3/4673; H05K3/4676; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0137; H05K2201/0154; H05K2201/0183; H05K2201/0195; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/06; H05K2203/066; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for making a multilayer circuit board comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of circuit cores, each of said circuit cores having an initial substrate of an insulating material with a conductive pattern deposited directly thereon; coating one side of one of said circuit cores with a conformal layer of insulating material; curing said conformal layer of insulating material; then stacking said plurality of circuit cores with said cured conformal layer with an additional insulating layer between each pair of adjacent circuit cores; and laminating said plurality of circuit cores together, said conformal layer insulating its respective side of one of said circuit cores from the adjacent additional insulating layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for making a multilayer circuit board comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of circuit cores, each of said circuit cores having an initial substrate of an insulating material with a conductive pattern deposited directly thereon; coating one side of one of said circuit cores with a conformal layer of insulating material; curing said conformal layer of insulating material; then stacking said plurality of circuit cores with said cured conformal layer with an additional insulating layer between each pair of adjacent circuit cores; and laminating said plurality of circuit cores together, said conformal layer insulating its respective side of one of said circuit cores from the adjacent additional insulating layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said coating of one side of one of said circuit cores comprises vacuum lamination, roll lamination, or press lamination.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of coating both sides of one of said circuit cores with a conformal layer of insulating material.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for making a multilayer circuit board comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of circuit cores, each of said circuit cores having an initial substrate of an insulating material with a conductive pattern deposited directly thereon; coating one of said circuit cores with a conformal layer of insulating material, said conformal layer encapsulating the substrate and the conductive pattern thereon; curing said conformal layer of insulating material; then stacking said plurality of circuit cores with said cured conformal layer with an additional insulating layer between each pair of adjacent circuit cores; and laminating said plurality of circuit cores together, said conformal layer insulating its respective circuit core from the adjacent additional insulating layer.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for making a multilayer circuit board comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of circuit cores, each of said circuit cores having an initial substrate of an insulating material with a conductive pattern deposited directly thereon; coating one of said circuit cores with a conformal layer of insulating material, said conformal layer encapsulating the substrate and the conductive pattern thereon; curing said conformal layer of insulating material; then stacking said plurality of circuit cores with said cured conformal layer with an additional insulating layer between each pair of adjacent circuit cores; and laminating said plurality of circuit cores together, said conformal layer insulating its respective circuit core from the adjacent additional insulating layer.
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