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Copper foil for inner layer circuit of multi-layered printed circuit board, method of producing the same and multi-layered printed circuit board having the same
Assignee: BAKELITE Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-05-28
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Granted: 1994-06-14
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Expires: 2011-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A copper foil for an inner layer circuit of a multi-layered printed circuit board, which comprises a black metal plated layer formed on at least the rough surface which becomes a surface of an inner layer circuit of a copper foil having both sides roughened in advance, in order to enhance the bonding strength to a prepreg, make it safe from haloing and facilitate optical checking of the copper foil.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiji Azuma
- 👤 Kimikazu Katoh
- 👤 Ryoichi Oguro
- 👤 Takashi Inada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:30
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/38; H05K3/382; H05K3/384; H05K3/46; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0335; H05K2201/0355; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/03; H05K2203/0307; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0703; H05K2203/0723; H05K3/4611; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12049; Y10T428/12056; Y10T428/12063; Y10T428/12431; Y10T428/12438; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12708; Y10T428/12715; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12785; Y10T428/12792; Y10T428/12806; Y10T428/12826; Y10T428/12847; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12903; Y10T428/1291; Y10T428/12931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A copper foil for an inner layer circuit of a multi-layered printed circuit board comprising a both surfaces roughened copper foil at least one surface on which is formed a black metal plated layer having a value Y of 15% or below and containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, chromium, rhodium, tin and copper, and said black metal plated layer being formed by a cathode electrolytic processing on the surface of the copper foil, which faces a surface of an inner layer circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A copper foil for an inner layer circuit of a multi-layered printed circuit board comprising a both surfaces roughened copper foil at least one surface on which is formed a black metal plated layer having a value Y of 15% or below and containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, chromium, rhodium, tin and copper, and said black metal plated layer being formed by a cathode electrolytic processing on the surface of the copper foil, which faces a surface of an inner layer circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A multi-layered printed circuit board comprising an inner layer board having a circuit pattern on a copper foil formed in advance on one side or both sides thereof, and one or more prepregs alternately laminated one on another and having a circuit formed on an uppermost layer and a lowermost layer thereof, wherein the copper foil is set forth in claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains nickel-copper alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains nickel-tin alloy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains nickel-tin-copper alloy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains tin-cobalt alloy.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer has a thickness of 100 to 3,000 angstroms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the value of Y of the black plated layer is 13% or below.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains nickel or a nickel-copper alloy and has 2 to 20 mg/dm 2 amount of nickel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains a tin-nickel alloy and has 5 to 30 mg/dm 2 amount of tin and 2 to 12 mg/dm 2 amount of nickel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains a nickel-tin-copper alloy and has 1 to 20 mg/dm 2 amount of nickel, 5 to 25 mg/dm 2 amount of tin and 0.1 to 2 mg/dm 2 amount of copper.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains a tin-cobalt alloy and has 5 to 15 mg/dm 2 amount of tin and 10 to 30 mg/dm 2 amount of cobalt.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains chromium and has 0.2 to 5 mg/dm 2 amount of chromium.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains rhodium and has 5 to 15 mg/dm 2 amount of rhodium.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the both surfaces roughened copper foil is prepared by roughening a lustrous surface of a copper foil having a lustrous surface and a roughened surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
The copper foil according to claim 15, wherein a nickel-copper alloy is burnt-deposited on a lustrous surface of the copper foil, zinc is plated on the roughened surface of the copper foil and a chromate conversion coating is applied on the both plated surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
The copper foil according to claim 15, wherein black chromium is plated on the lustrous surface of the copper foil, zinc is on the roughened surface of the copper foil and a chromate conversion coating is applied on both plated surfaces.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
The copper foil according to claim 15, wherein the copper foil is treated before the plating to adhere copper particles on the roughened surface and the lustrous surface of the copper foil to thereby provide rugged portions.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The copper foil according to claim 15, wherein a nickel-copper alloy is burnt-deposited on the lustrous and roughened surfaces of the copper foil and a chromate conversion coating is applied on the both plated surface.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
112 words
A copper foil for an inner layer circuit of a multilayered printed circuit board comprising a both surfaces roughened copper foil prepared by roughening a lustrous surface of a copper foil having a lustrous surface and a roughened surface on at least one surface of which is formed a black metal plated layer having a Y value of 15% or below and consisting essentially of at least one of a nickel-copper alloy burnt-deposited layer, a zinc plated layer and a black chromium plated layer, said black metal plated layer being formed by a cathode electrolytic processing on the surface of the copper foil, which faces a surface of an inner layer circuit.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
112 words
A copper foil for an inner layer circuit of a multilayered printed circuit board comprising a both surfaces roughened copper foil prepared by roughening a lustrous surface of a copper foil having a lustrous surface and a roughened surface on at least one surface of which is formed a black metal plated layer having a Y value of 15% or below and consisting essentially of at least one of a nickel-copper alloy burnt-deposited layer, a zinc plated layer and a black chromium plated layer, said black metal plated layer being formed by a cathode electrolytic processing on the surface of the copper foil, which faces a surface of an inner layer circuit.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
117 words
A copper foil for an inner layer circuit of a multilayered printed circuit board comprising a both surfaces roughened copper foil prepared by a process consisting essentially of roughening a lustrous surface of a copper foil having a lustrous surface and a roughened surface on at least one surface of which is formed a black metal plated layer having a Y value of 15% or below and consisting essentially of at least one of a nickel-copper alloy burnt-deposited layer, a zinc plated layer and a black chromium plated layer, said black metal plated layer being formed by a cathode electrolytic processing on the surface of the copper foil, which faces a surface of an inner layer circuit.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
117 words
A copper foil for an inner layer circuit of a multilayered printed circuit board comprising a both surfaces roughened copper foil prepared by a process consisting essentially of roughening a lustrous surface of a copper foil having a lustrous surface and a roughened surface on at least one surface of which is formed a black metal plated layer having a Y value of 15% or below and consisting essentially of at least one of a nickel-copper alloy burnt-deposited layer, a zinc plated layer and a black chromium plated layer, said black metal plated layer being formed by a cathode electrolytic processing on the surface of the copper foil, which faces a surface of an inner layer circuit.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
24 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains a nickel-copper alloy and has a Y value of 12.5%.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains chromium and has a Y value of 12.0%.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains a nickel-copper alloy and has a Y value of 13.8%.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
24 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains a nickel-copper alloy and has a Y value of 12.3%.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
The copper foil according to claim 1, wherein the black metal plated layer contains a nickel-copper alloy and has a Y value of 12.8%.
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