US5578796A
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Apparatus for laminating and circuitizing substrates having openings therein
Assignee: GlobalFoundries Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1996-11-26
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract According to the present invention, a method of laminating at least two substrates together and circuitizing at least one surface of the laminate is provided. Pressure is exerted against opposite surfaces of each of said two substrates. An opening extends from a circuit-receiving surface of at least one of said substrates. A plug is provided which is configured to removably fit into said opening and has a support surface thereon which is substantially coplanar with the circuit-receiving surface when said plug is positioned in the opening. The plug is inserted in the opening with the support surface substantially coplanar with the circuit-receiving surface. The substrates are laminated by application of pressure on the opposite surfaces of the substrates. The circuit-receiving surface and the support surface are covered with a sheet of dry film photoresist to seal around the opening with said plug member supporting said sheet of photoresist in the region of the opening. The dry film resist material is patterned and developed in a predetermined pattern, and the surface is circuitized with electrical circuitry. Any remaining photoresist is stripped, and said plug member is removed.
Inventors
- 👤 Ashwinkumar C. Bhatt
- 👤 Thomas P. Duffy
- 👤 Gerry A. Hackett
- 👤 Jeffrey McKeveny
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:17
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/18; H05K3/181; H05K3/182; H05K3/184; H05K3/46; H05K3/4697; H10; H10W; H10W99/00; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0201; H05K1/0203; H05K1/021; H05K1/18; H05K1/182; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/09845; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/06; H05K2203/063; H05K2203/30; H05K2203/308; H05K3/0058; H05K3/0061; H05K3/4611; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/682; H10W70/685; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49126; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49155
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A laminated structure comprising first, second and third substrates formed of an organic material, said substrates having respectively first, second and third through openings therein in an aligned configuration, said first opening being smaller than said second opening to thereby form a first step on said first substrate about the perimeter of said first opening, said second opening being smaller than said third opening to thereby form a second step on said second substrate about the perimeter of said second opening, a metallic ground plane laminated to and substantially covering said first substrate, an integrated circuit chip supported by said ground plane and defined in said first opening, and bonding pads located on said first step and connected by circuitry located on said first substrate to said integrated circuit chip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A laminated structure comprising first, second and third substrates formed of an organic material, said substrates having respectively first, second and third through openings therein in an aligned configuration, said first opening being smaller than said second opening to thereby form a first step on said first substrate about the perimeter of said first opening, said second opening being smaller than said third opening to thereby form a second step on said second substrate about the perimeter of said second opening, a metallic ground plane laminated to and substantially covering said first substrate, an integrated circuit chip supported by said ground plane and defined in said first opening, and bonding pads located on said first step and connected by circuitry located on said first substrate to said integrated circuit chip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said substrates are formed of epoxy impregnated fiberglass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said substrates are bonded together by sheets of epoxy impregnated fiberglass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 1 further characterized by wire bonds connecting said integrated circuit chip with said bonding pads.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 1 further characterized by said second step being free of circuitry.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
171 words
A laminated structure comprising first, second and third substrates formed of an organic material, said substrates having respectively first, second and third through openings therein in an aligned configuration, said first opening being smaller than said second opening to thereby form a first step on said first substrate about the perimeter of said first opening, said second opening being smaller than said third opening to thereby form a second step on said second substrate about the perimeter of said second opening, a film of material located on the surface of said third substrate overlying said third opening, bonding pads located on said first step and being connected to circuitry located on said first substrate, said second step arranged to support a removable plug, said removable plug comprising a head portion and a stem portion, said removable plug disposed within said third opening and at least partially supported by said second step, and said head portion of said removable plug having a support surface in coplanar contact with said film of material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
171 words
A laminated structure comprising first, second and third substrates formed of an organic material, said substrates having respectively first, second and third through openings therein in an aligned configuration, said first opening being smaller than said second opening to thereby form a first step on said first substrate about the perimeter of said first opening, said second opening being smaller than said third opening to thereby form a second step on said second substrate about the perimeter of said second opening, a film of material located on the surface of said third substrate overlying said third opening, bonding pads located on said first step and being connected to circuitry located on said first substrate, said second step arranged to support a removable plug, said removable plug comprising a head portion and a stem portion, said removable plug disposed within said third opening and at least partially supported by said second step, and said head portion of said removable plug having a support surface in coplanar contact with said film of material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said substrates are formed of epoxy impregnated fiberglass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 7 wherein said substrates are bonded together by sheets of epoxy impregnated fiberglass.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 6 further characterized by said second step being free of circuitry.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 6 further characterized by said film of material being dry photoresist.
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