US5350886A — Mounting substrate

Claim 1

Independent Claim 244 words

A mounting substrate for LSIs having a multi-layered thin film wiring portion formed on a silicon or ceramic substrate, wherein said thin film wiring portion includes a vertically stacked arrangement of plural, preformed wiring units, each wiring unit having first and second, opposing main surfaces and including wirings composed of a plurality of wiring layers provided as a multilevel arrangement of conductive layers, each wiring layer within a wiring unit being isolated by an insulator from an adjacent, higher level wiring layer except for portions thereof extending vertically via through holes of said insulator and provided for interconnecting said wiring layer and said adjacent, higher level wiring layer thereof, said wirings between respective wiring units being electrically connected through connecting pads formed at the main surfaces thereof, the pads at a main surface of said wiring unit being provided from a same level layer of said multilevel arrangement as that of a corresponding surface conductive layer of said wiring unit, each said wiring unit except for an uppermost wiring unit of said vertically stacked arrangement including two, internally provided signal line layers, a power supply layer and a ground layer, said power supply layer and said ground layer are formed at said opposing, main surfaces thereof, respectively, and which surfaces correspond to substantially flat, upper and lower surfaces of the insulator associated with said wiring unit, and interconnections of the respective layers of said wiring unit are provided via through holes in said insulator.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 244 words

A mounting substrate for LSIs having a multi-layered thin film wiring portion formed on a silicon or ceramic substrate, wherein said thin film wiring portion includes a vertically stacked arrangement of plural, preformed wiring units, each wiring unit having first and second, opposing main surfaces and including wirings composed of a plurality of wiring layers provided as a multilevel arrangement of conductive layers, each wiring layer within a wiring unit being isolated by an insulator from an adjacent, higher level wiring layer except for portions thereof extending vertically via through holes of said insulator and provided for interconnecting said wiring layer and said adjacent, higher level wiring layer thereof, said wirings between respective wiring units being electrically connected through connecting pads formed at the main surfaces thereof, the pads at a main surface of said wiring unit being provided from a same level layer of said multilevel arrangement as that of a corresponding surface conductive layer of said wiring unit, each said wiring unit except for an uppermost wiring unit of said vertically stacked arrangement including two, internally provided signal line layers, a power supply layer and a ground layer, said power supply layer and said ground layer are formed at said opposing, main surfaces thereof, respectively, and which surfaces correspond to substantially flat, upper and lower surfaces of the insulator associated with said wiring unit, and interconnections of the respective layers of said wiring unit are provided via through holes in said insulator.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 149 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 1, wherein said uppermost wiring unit is composed of a pair of conductive layers for providing pads on each of the first and second, opposing main surfaces thereof, said pair of conductive layers have interposed therebetween a third conductive layer composed of a plurality of conductive film portions each of an enlarged size and arranged for adjusting a pitch of the pads and a pitch of through holes in an associated insulator for interconnecting the pads on the opposing, main surfaces thereof via the interposed third conductive layer, and the pads on the first of said opposing, main surfaces of said uppermost wiring unit being disposed for connection to said LSI and the pads on the second of said opposing, main surfaces thereof being connected to the pads of the first of said opposing, main surfaces of an adjacent, lower positioned wiring unit.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 40 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 2, wherein said power supply layer and said ground layer are associated with the same level conductive layer at the opposing, main surfaces of a wiring unit as are the connecting pads associated therewith.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 29 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of wiring layers of said wiring unit are comprised of any one metal of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 20 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 1, wherein the insulator of each said wiring unit is comprised of a polyimide.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 29 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 1, wherein the conductive films at surfaces of two wiring units adjacently disposed in confrontation for connection have the same conductive pattern configuration.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 43 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 1, wherein said connecting pads corresponding to each of said wiring units are of a size larger than that of through holes for facilitating connection of the pads to the wirings of respective inner layers associated therewith.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 68 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 1, wherein each said wiring unit is formed by a thin film process and said vertically stacked arrangement is provided on another wiring portion having a lower wiring density and comprised of a relatively thick wiring substrate having a first main surface on which said thin film wiring portion is stacked thereover, said wiring substrate corresponding to said silicon or ceramic substrate.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 30 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of wiring layers of each said wiring unit are comprised of any one metal of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 30 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of wiring layers of each said wiring unit are comprised of any one metal of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 51 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 2, wherein said insulator is comprised of plural layers of a polyimide film, which together form the shape of the respective wiring units, and which are included in each said wiring unit to respectively electrically isolate all unconnected portions of the wiring layers associated therewith.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 30 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of wiring layers of each said wiring unit are comprised of any one metal of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 30 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 10, wherein the conductive films at main surfaces of two wiring units adjacently disposed in confrontation for connection have the same conductive pattern configuration.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 43 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 13, wherein said connecting pads corresponding to each of said wiring units are of a size larger than that of through holes for facilitating connection of the pads to the wirings of respective inner layers associated therewith.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 43 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 10, wherein said connecting pads corresponding to each of said wiring units are of a size larger than that of through holes for facilitating connection of the pads to the wirings of respective inner layers associated therewith.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 35 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 2, wherein a power supply layer and a ground layer associated with each said wiring unit are provided as the only conductive layers at the opposing surfaces thereof, respectively.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 51 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 16, wherein said insulator is comprised of plural layers of a polyimide film, which together form the shape of the respective wiring units, and which are included in each said wiring unit to respectively electrically isolate all unconnected portions of the wiring layers associated therewith.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 43 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 17, wherein said connecting pads corresponding to each of said wiring units are of a size larger than that of through holes for facilitating connection of the pads to the wirings of respective inner layers associated therewith.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 68 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 18, wherein pads at the first and second opposing, main surfaces of a wiring unit are fixedly joined to corresponding pads, respectively, of the second main surface of an adjacent, higher positioned wiring unit and the first main surface of an adjacent, lower positioned wiring unit, in said vertically stacked arrangement, via a metal alloy other than that of a wiring metal.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 81 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 19, wherein each said wiring unit is formed by a thin film process and said vertically stacked arrangement is provided on another wiring portion comprised of a relatively thick wiring substrate having a first main surface on which said thin film wiring portion is stacked thereover, said wiring substrate having a substantially lower wiring density than said thin film wiring portion and being formed of different material than that of said thin film wiring portion.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 30 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 20, wherein the plurality of wiring layers of each said wiring unit are comprised of any one metal of Cu, Al, Au, and Ag.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 68 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 1, wherein said silicon or ceramic substrate constitutes another wiring portion comprised of a relatively thick wiring substrate having a first main surface on which said thin film wiring portion is stacked thereover, said wiring substrate having a substantially lower wiring density than said thin film wiring portion and being formed of different material than that of said thin film wiring portion.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 68 words

A mounting substrate according to claim 19, wherein said silicon or ceramic substrate constitutes another wiring portion comprised of a relatively thick wiring substrate having a first main surface on which said thin film wiring portion is stacked thereover, said wiring substrate having a substantially lower wiring density than said thin film wiring portion and being formed of different material than that of said thin film wiring portion.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1997-09-26	1998-03-28	1998-09-27	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2001-09-26	2002-03-28	2002-09-27	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2005-09-26	2006-03-28	2006-09-27	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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