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Process for manufacturing a ceramic wiring substrate having a low dielectric constant
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-10
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Granted: 1994-02-01
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Expires: 2012-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate having a low dielectric constant includes a conductor wiring forming step and an insulating layer forming step. The conductor wiring forming step comprises the steps of: applying a photoresist upon a multilayer ceramic wiring substrate in which a plurality of conductor layers are laminated via insulation layers formed of a low temperature sinterable ceramic composition having a low dielectric constant; exposing the photoresist to light and developing the exposed photoresist to form a mask pattern; and selectively plating the mask pattern. The insulating layer forming step comprises the steps of: printing a photo-setting paste for an insulating layer on the substrate and drying the paste; forming a via hole pattern by light exposure and development using a mask; and burying and sintering a conductor paste into via holes. A micro multilayer wiring is formed by a combination of the conductor wiring forming step and the insulating layer forming step, whereby high density micro wiring and high speed transmission are attained.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichiro Kata
- 👤 Yoshinobu Kobayashi
- 👤 Yuzo Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 06:05
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/46; H05K3/4644; H05K3/4664; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/05; H10W70/095; H05K3/10; H05K3/108; H05K3/38; H05K3/388
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate having a low dielectric constant comprising a conductor wiring forming step and an insulating layer forming step, said conductor wiring forming step comprising the steps of: applying a photoresist upon a multilayer ceramic wiring substrate in which a plurality of conductor layers are laminated via an insulation layer formed of a low temperature sinterable ceramic composition having a low dielectric constant; exposing the photoresist to light and developing the exposed photoresist to form a mask pattern; and selectively metal plating the mask pattern; said insulating layer forming step comprising the steps of: printing a photo-setting paste for an insulating layer on the multilayer ceramic wiring substrate and drying the paste; forming a via hole pattern by light exposure and development using a mask; and burying and sintering a conductor paste into via holes; and a micro multilayer wiring being formed by a combination of said conductor wiring forming step and said insulating layer forming step.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate having a low dielectric constant comprising a conductor wiring forming step and an insulating layer forming step, said conductor wiring forming step comprising the steps of: applying a photoresist upon a multilayer ceramic wiring substrate in which a plurality of conductor layers are laminated via an insulation layer formed of a low temperature sinterable ceramic composition having a low dielectric constant; exposing the photoresist to light and developing the exposed photoresist to form a mask pattern; and selectively metal plating the mask pattern; said insulating layer forming step comprising the steps of: printing a photo-setting paste for an insulating layer on the multilayer ceramic wiring substrate and drying the paste; forming a via hole pattern by light exposure and development using a mask; and burying and sintering a conductor paste into via holes; and a micro multilayer wiring being formed by a combination of said conductor wiring forming step and said insulating layer forming step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 1 wherein said conductor layers comprise a Ti film and a Pd film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 1 wherein said low temperature sinterable ceramic composition comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of cordierite, rock crystal, quartz glass and borosilicate glass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 3 wherein said borosilicate glass comprises as main components silicon oxide, boron oxide, aluminum oxide, an oxide of an element of group I, an oxide of an element of group II, and titanium oxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 1 wherein said plating step is carried out with Au.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 1 wherein said photo-setting paste comprises a low temperature sinterable ceramic composition having the same composition as that of said ceramic composition in the conductor wiring forming step and a photosensitive vehicle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 6 wherein said photosensitive vehicle comprises a methyl methacrylate copolymer, photopolymerization initiator, thermal polymerization inhibitor, photo-crosslinking agent, dye and solvent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 6 wherein a ratio of said low temperature sinterable ceramic composition to said photosensitive vehicle is in a range of 70/30-50/50 w/w %.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 6 wherein said low temperature sinterable ceramic composition comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of cordierite, rock crystal, quartz glass and borosilicate glass.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 9 wherein said borosilicate glass comprises as main components silicon oxide, boron oxide, aluminum oxide, an oxide of an element of group I, an oxide of an element of group II, and titanium oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 1 wherein said multilayer ceramic wiring substrate includes isolated voids formed therein.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process for manufacturing a hybrid multilayer ceramic wiring substrate as defined in claim 1 wherein said conductor paste is selected from gold, silver or silver-palladium paste.
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