US5439766A
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Composition for photo imaging
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1992-11-13
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Granted: 1995-08-08
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Expires: 2012-11-13
Abstract
Abstract According to the present invention, good image resolution of a cationically polymerized epoxy based coating, such as a solder mask or dielectric or etch resist, is provided by combining a cationically polymerized epoxy based coating with conventional epoxy glass substrates cured with a curing agent that does not produce basic reaction products. Preferably, the coating is photoimagable. The method for making the same is also provided. The coating material includes an epoxy resin system comprising between from about 10% to about 90%, preferably about 28% to about 57% by weight of a polyol epoxy resin, and from about 10% to about 90%, preferably about 43% to 72% by weight, of a brominated epoxy resin. Optionally, a polyepoxy resin or an epoxy creosol novolak resin is added to the resin system. The polyepoxy resin may be added from an effective amount up to less than 90% of the resin system; the epoxy creosol novolak may be added from an effective amount up to about 80 pph.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Day
- 👤 Donald H. Glatzel
- 👤 John R. Mertz
- 👤 Joel L. Roth
- 👤 David J. Russell
- 👤 Logan L. Simpson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:14
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/72; G03C1/725; C; C08; C08G; C08G59/00; C08G59/18; C08G59/20; C08G59/32; C08G59/38; C08L; C08L63/00; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/038; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/0094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A circuit board comprising: A. a cured epoxy glass substrate; B. a patterned cationically polymerized epoxy resin coating disposed on said substrate, comprising an epoxy based resin system having solids comprising: i. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a polyol resin; ii. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a brominated epoxy resin; wherein said substrate is essentially free of free chemical species having a relative basicity greater than the basicity of the epoxide oxygen in said epoxy resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A circuit board comprising: A. a cured epoxy glass substrate; B. a patterned cationically polymerized epoxy resin coating disposed on said substrate, comprising an epoxy based resin system having solids comprising: i. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a polyol resin; ii. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a brominated epoxy resin; wherein said substrate is essentially free of free chemical species having a relative basicity greater than the basicity of the epoxide oxygen in said epoxy resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the epoxy resin coating is photocurable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the polyol resin has a molecular weight of between about 10,000 to about 130,000; and the brominated epoxy resin has a molecular weight of between about 600 and about 2,500; and the coating further comprises: b. from about 0.1 to about 15 parts by weight of a cationic photoinitiator capable of initiating polymerization in said epoxidized resin system upon exposure to actinic radiation, said resin system being further characterized by having an absorbance of light in a 330 to 700 nm region of less than 0.1 for a 2 mill thick film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention as defined in claim 3, further comprising from an effective amount to about 90% of a polyepoxy resin having a molecular weight of between about 4,000 to about 10,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The invention as defined in claim 4, further comprising from an effective amount to about 80 pph of the resin weight, of an epoxy creosol novolak resin having an average molecular weight of between about 1000 to about 1500.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The invention as defined in claim 4, wherein there is about 30% polyol resin; about 45% of the brominated epoxy resin; and about 25% polyepoxy resin; and about 5 parts by weight of sulfonium salt initiator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein there is about 36% polyol resin; about 64% of the brominated epoxy resin; about 5 parts by weight of the sulfonium salt initiator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, further characterized by from an effective amount up to about 40% by weight of a low molecular weight, liquid, difunctional epoxy resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein the epoxy glass substrate is comprised of an epoxy creosol novolak resin having a weight per epoxide of about 435-500.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The invention as defined in claim 9, wherein the epoxy glass substrate further comprises a reaction product of a low molecular weight polymer of diglycidl ether of bisphenol A with tetrabromobisphenol A; having a weight per epoxide of about 450 to about 500.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the epoxy glass substrate comprises a mixture of: the reaction product of phenol and formaldehyde; and the reaction product of phenol formaldehyde resin and epichlorohydrin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the coating is further characterized by an effective amount of a thixotrope.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the coating is further characterized by an effective amount of a low molecular weight polyol to act as a plasticizer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the epoxy glass substrate is cured with an imidazole curing agent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The invention as defined in claim 14, wherein the imidazol is 2-methylimidazol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The invention as defined in claim 14, wherein the imidazol is 2-ethyl,4-methylimidazol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy glass substrate is cured with a curing agent which comprises tetrabromo bisphenol A.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for preparing a circuit board comprising the steps of: a. providing a cationically polymerizable coating comprising an epoxy based resin system having solids comprising: i. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a polyol resin; ii. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a brominated epoxy resin; and a cationic photoinitiator; b. providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is essentially free of free chemical species having a relative basicity greater than the basicity of the epoxide oxygen in said resin; c. applying the coating to the substrate; d. then polymerizing the coating.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for preparing a circuit board comprising the steps of: a. providing a cationically polymerizable coating comprising an epoxy based resin system having solids comprising: i. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a polyol resin; ii. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a brominated epoxy resin; and a cationic photoinitiator; b. providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is essentially free of free chemical species having a relative basicity greater than the basicity of the epoxide oxygen in said resin; c. applying the coating to the substrate; d. then polymerizing the coating.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of exposing the coating to actinic radiation, then developing the coating, and then curing the coating.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of exposing the coating to actinic radiation through a phototool, then developing the coating.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
11 words
A circuit board produced by the process defined in claim 18.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
103 words
A circuit board comprising: a. a cationically polymerized epoxy resin coating comprising an epoxy based resin system having solids comprising: i. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a polyol resin; ii. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a brominated epoxy resin; b. a cured epoxy glass substrate, comprising: (i) at least one curing agent; and (ii) epoxy glass substrate; wherein said substrate is essentially free of dicyandiamide or the reaction products thereof, and said substrate is essentially free of free chemical species having a relative basicity greater than the basicity of the epoxide oxygen in said resin.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
103 words
A circuit board comprising: a. a cationically polymerized epoxy resin coating comprising an epoxy based resin system having solids comprising: i. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a polyol resin; ii. between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a brominated epoxy resin; b. a cured epoxy glass substrate, comprising: (i) at least one curing agent; and (ii) epoxy glass substrate; wherein said substrate is essentially free of dicyandiamide or the reaction products thereof, and said substrate is essentially free of free chemical species having a relative basicity greater than the basicity of the epoxide oxygen in said resin.
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