US5348574A
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Metal-coated polyimide
Assignee: Laird Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1993-07-02
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Granted: 1994-09-20
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Expires: 2013-07-02
Abstract
Abstract Electroless deposition-catalyzing film-forming solutions comprising polyamic acid and noble metal, e.g. palladium complexed with ammonia, in an aprotic solvent, e.g. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone with a surfactant. Such solutions are used to provide articles having a coating or patterned image of a electrolessly-depositable element such as copper, nickel and the like on high heat resistant substrates, e.g. metals, ceramics, glass, silicon, high heat polymers and thermoset polymers. In the methods of this invention a polyamic acid/noble metal solution is applied as a coating or patterned image to provide a coherent polyamic acid film which can be imidized, e.g. by heat treatment at 250 DEG C. or higher, providing a tough, adhesive polyimide film that can catalyze electroless deposition.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward F. Tokas
- 👤 Raafat M. Shaltout
- 👤 Ken S. Chen
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-04 04:11
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/28; C23C18/30; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/032; H05K1/0346; H05K1/0353; H05K1/0373; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/18; H05K3/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
An electroless deposition-catalyzing film-forming solution comprising: (A) 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a polyamic acid of the structural formula ##STR4## where n is greater than 10; where R 1 is a carbon-carbon bond, --C(O)--, a C 1 -C 12 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 12 alkylene group, a polyakylene oxide, or ##STR5## where R 2 is a carbon-carbon bond, --C(O)--, --SO 2 --, --CH 2 --, --CH(CH 3 )--, --C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --C(CF 3 ) 2 --, or --O--; where R 3 is a C 1 -C 12 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 12 alkylene group, a polyakylene oxide, --phenyl--, --phenyl--R 4 --phenyl-- or --phenyl--O--phenyl--R 4 --phenyl--O--phenyl--; and where R 4 is a carbon-carbon bond, --C(O)--, --SO 2 --, --CH 2 --, --CH (CH 3 )--, --C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --C(CF 3 )-- or --O--; (B) 0.1 to 15 parts per hundred parts of polyamic acid of a noble metal selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, silver and gold; (C) 60 to 95 weight percent of an aprotic solvent selected from the group consisting of acetone, dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, ethylene dichloride, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, toluene, xylene, mixtures thereof and mixtures thereof with water; and (D) 0 to 10 weight percent of an anionic or non-ionic surfactant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
An electroless deposition-catalyzing film-forming solution comprising: (A) 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a polyamic acid of the structural formula ##STR4## where n is greater than 10; where R 1 is a carbon-carbon bond, --C(O)--, a C 1 -C 12 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 12 alkylene group, a polyakylene oxide, or ##STR5## where R 2 is a carbon-carbon bond, --C(O)--, --SO 2 --, --CH 2 --, --CH(CH 3 )--, --C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --C(CF 3 ) 2 --, or --O--; where R 3 is a C 1 -C 12 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 12 alkylene group, a polyakylene oxide, --phenyl--, --phenyl--R 4 --phenyl-- or --phenyl--O--phenyl--R 4 --phenyl--O--phenyl--; and where R 4 is a carbon-carbon bond, --C(O)--, --SO 2 --, --CH 2 --, --CH (CH 3 )--, --C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --C(CF 3 )-- or --O--; (B) 0.1 to 15 parts per hundred parts of polyamic acid of a noble metal selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, silver and gold; (C) 60 to 95 weight percent of an aprotic solvent selected from the group consisting of acetone, dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, ethylene dichloride, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, toluene, xylene, mixtures thereof and mixtures thereof with water; and (D) 0 to 10 weight percent of an anionic or non-ionic surfactant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A solution according to claim 1 further comprising aqueous ammonium hydroxide in an amount to provide a molar ratio of ammonia to noble metal in the range of 1 to 10.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A solution according to claim 2 comprising greater than 1.25 weight percent polyamic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A solution according to claim 1 comprising 0.5 to 10 weight percent of polyamic acid wherein R 1 is ##STR6## where R 2 is --C(O)-- and R 3 is --phenyl--O--phenyl--R 4 --phenyl--O--phenyl-- and R 4 is --C(CH 3 ) 2 --.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A solution according to claim 4 comprising 1 to 10 parts per hundred of noble metal comprising palladium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A solution according to claim 5 comprising 85 to 95 weight percent solvent comprising a mixture of N-methyl--2--pyrrolidone and water.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A solution according to claim 6 comprising 0.1 to 1 weight percent non-ionic surfactant comprising a fluorinated aliphatic polyester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A solution according to claim 7 comprising ammonia in the molar ratio of ammonia to palladium in the range of 3 to 7.
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