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Adhesive for electroless plating, printed circuit boards and method of producing the same

Assignee: Ibiden Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-06-03
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Granted: 1996-12-31
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Expires: 2014-06-03
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Abstract

Abstract An adhesive for electroless plating is formed by dispersing particular heat-resistant granules easily soluble in an oxidizing agent into a particular heat-resistant resin sparingly soluble in the oxidizing agent through a curing treatment. A printed circuit board is manufactured by using such an adhesive.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ryo Enomoto
  • 👤 Motoo Asai

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 12:34
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/46; H05K3/4644; H05K3/4661; C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/2006; C23C18/2046; C23C18/2073; C23C18/208; C23C18/22; C23C18/24; C23C18/28; C23C18/30; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/0353; H05K1/0373; C23C18/1601; C23C18/1633; C23C18/1646; C23C18/165; C23C18/1651; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0137; H05K2201/0154; H05K2201/02; H05K2201/0203; H05K2201/0206; H05K2201/0209; H05K2201/0212; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/095; H05K2201/09563; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0756; H05K2203/0773; H05K2203/0779; H05K2203/0786; H05K2203/0796; H05K2203/10; H05K2203/107; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0017; H05K3/0026; H05K3/0032; H05K3/0035; H05K3/10; H05K3/18; H05K3/181; H05K3/182; H05K3/184; H05K3/40; H05K3/42; H05K3/425; H05K3/426; H05K3/465; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2852; Y10T428/2857; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2738

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 163 words
An adhesive suitable for use in electroless plating used in connection with printed circuit broads, comprising: (a) a heat-resistant resin which is slightly soluble in the presence of an oxidizing agent; (b) a plurality of heat-resistant particles which are easily soluble in said oxidizing agent when dispersed in said heat-resistant resin, said heat-resistant particles being selected from the group consisting of (1) quasi particles obtained by adhering at least one of heat-resistant resin fine powders having an average particle size of not more than 2 μm and inorganic fine powders having an average particle size of not more than 2 μm to surfaces of heat-resistant particles having an average particle size of 2-10 μm through heating or with a binder, and (2) agglomerated particles obtained by agglomerating heat-resistant resin fine powders having an average particle size of not more than 2 μm into an average particle size of 2-10 μm, through heating or with a binder and then sieving them, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 163 words
An adhesive suitable for use in electroless plating used in connection with printed circuit broads, comprising: (a) a heat-resistant resin which is slightly soluble in the presence of an oxidizing agent; (b) a plurality of heat-resistant particles which are easily soluble in said oxidizing agent when dispersed in said heat-resistant resin, said heat-resistant particles being selected from the group consisting of (1) quasi particles obtained by adhering at least one of heat-resistant resin fine powders having an average particle size of not more than 2 μm and inorganic fine powders having an average particle size of not more than 2 μm to surfaces of heat-resistant particles having an average particle size of 2-10 μm through heating or with a binder, and (2) agglomerated particles obtained by agglomerating heat-resistant resin fine powders having an average particle size of not more than 2 μm into an average particle size of 2-10 μm, through heating or with a binder and then sieving them, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant resin which is lightly soluble in the presence of an oxidizing agent comprises a photo-sensitive resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant particles are present in an amount of 5-350 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight as a solid content of said heat-resistant resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
The adhesive according to claim 3, wherein said heat-resistant particles are present in an amount of 5-200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight as a solid content of said heat-resistant resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said oxidizing agent is selected from the group consisting of chromic acid, chromate, permanganate and ozone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant resin comprises a liquid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
A fibrous material having the adhesive according to claim 1 as a film or a prepreg impregnated therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant resin which is lightly soluble in the presence of an oxidizing agent comprises an epoxy resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 26 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant resin which is lightly soluble in the presence of an oxidizing agent comprises an epoxy-modified polyamide resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 25 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant resin which is lightly soluble in the presence of an oxidizing agent comprises a polyamide resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
The adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said heat-resistant resin which is lightly soluble in the presence of an oxidizing agent comprises a phenolic resin.

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