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Method of forming a microelectronic package having a copper substrate
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-10
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2011-04-10
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a method of fabricating a microelectronic package having least one layer formed of a copper surface core, e.g., a copper-Invar-copper core, with a polymeric dielectric film. The method includes removing copper oxide from the copper surface of the metallic core or layer. After this step an adhesion layer, such as a chromium layer, a nickel layer, or chromium and nickel or chromium and copper bilayers, is sputter deposited onto the copper surface of metallic core or layer. A polymeric dielectric film is then applied atop the metallic adhesion layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Pei C. Chen
- 👤 Richard D. Weale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:40
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/6875; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/02; C23C14/021; C23C14/06; C23C14/14; C23C14/16; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/05; H05K1/056; H05K3/00; H05K3/38; H05K3/388; H10W70/01; H10W70/02; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0137; H05K2201/0154; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0302; H05K2201/0317; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0335; H05K2201/0355; H05K2201/06; H05K2201/068; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/03; H05K2203/0315; H05K2203/11; H05K2203/1157; H05K3/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of forming substrate for a metal core microelectronic circuit package, said metal core package comprising a copper core having on at least one side a polymeric dielectric film with a metallic adhesion layer therebetween and having a polymer to metal peel strength of above about 70 grams/millimeter, said method comprising the sequential steps of: a. removing copper oxide from the surface of the copper core; b. sputter depositing a layer of copper onto the thus treated surface of the copper core; c. sputter depositing the metallic adhesion layer onto the sputtered copper layer; and d. depositing the polymeric dielectric film atop the metallic adhesion layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of forming substrate for a metal core microelectronic circuit package, said metal core package comprising a copper core having on at least one side a polymeric dielectric film with a metallic adhesion layer therebetween and having a polymer to metal peel strength of above about 70 grams/millimeter, said method comprising the sequential steps of: a. removing copper oxide from the surface of the copper core; b. sputter depositing a layer of copper onto the thus treated surface of the copper core; c. sputter depositing the metallic adhesion layer onto the sputtered copper layer; and d. depositing the polymeric dielectric film atop the metallic adhesion layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the metallic adhesion layer is a chromium layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2 comprising sputter depositing at least about 300 Angstroms of the chromium adhesion layer onto the copper layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the copper core is a Copper-Invar-Copper laminate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 comprising sputter depositing the copper layer to a thickness of 1000 Angstroms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric dielectric is polyimide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the polyimide is a bis-maleimide--methylene dianiline addition reaction product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 comprising removing copper oxide by contacting the copper surface with sulfuric acid, rinsing the surface with water, and thereafter contacting the surface with an organic solvent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 comprising removing copper oxide by heating the copper in the substantial absence of oxygen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 comprising removing copper oxide by: a. contacting the exposed copper surface with sulfuric acid; b. rinsing the surface with water; c. contacting the surface with an organic solvent; and d. heating the copper in the substantial absence of oxygen.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of fabricating a metal core substrate for a microelectronic circuit package, said package comprising a Copper-Invar-Copper metal core having on at least one side a polyimide dielectric film with a chromium adhesion layer therebetween and having a polymer to metal peel strength of above about 70 grams/millimeter, said method comprising the steps of: a. removing copper oxide from the surface of the Copper-Invar-Copper metal core; b. sputter depositing a copper film atop the thus treated surface of the Copper-Invar-Copper metal core; c. sputter depositing the chromium adhesion layer onto the sputtered copper film; and d. depositing the polyimide film atop the chromium adhesion layer.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of fabricating a metal core substrate for a microelectronic circuit package, said package comprising a Copper-Invar-Copper metal core having on at least one side a polyimide dielectric film with a chromium adhesion layer therebetween and having a polymer to metal peel strength of above about 70 grams/millimeter, said method comprising the steps of: a. removing copper oxide from the surface of the Copper-Invar-Copper metal core; b. sputter depositing a copper film atop the thus treated surface of the Copper-Invar-Copper metal core; c. sputter depositing the chromium adhesion layer onto the sputtered copper film; and d. depositing the polyimide film atop the chromium adhesion layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 11 comprising sputter depositing the copper film to a thickness of 1000 Angstroms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 11 comprising sputter depositing at least about 300 Angstroms of the chromium adhesion layer onto the sputtered copper surface of the Copper-Invar-Copper metal core.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 11 comprising removing copper oxide by contacting the copper surface of the copper-Invar-copper core with sulfuric acid, rinsing the surface with water, and thereafter contacting the surface with an organic solvent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 comprising removing copper oxide by heating the copper-Invar-copper metal core in the substantial absence of oxygen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 11 comprising removing copper oxide by: a. contacting the copper surface of the copper-Invar-copper metal core with sulfuric acid; b. rinsing the surface with water; c. contacting the surface with an organic solvent; and d. heating the copper-Invar-copper in the substantial absence of oxygen.
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