Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A process for producing a multilayer printed circuit board, which comprises the steps of: a) drilling holes on positions of a film material selected from the group consisting of a film material obtained from a single sided copper-clad laminate having an insulating adhesive layer with a semi-cured state on an insulating surface and a film material obtained by forming an insulating adhesive layer with a semi-cured state on one side of a copper foil, b) laminating the hole-drilled film material on an innerlayer circuit substrate so as to contact the insulating adhesive layer with the innerlayer circuit substrate and pressing with heating to give an integral laminate, c) roughening surfaces of the insulating adhesive layer flowed into the holes at the time of lamination under pressure and heating, d) conducting electrical connection between a circuit on the inner layer circuit substrate and the copper cladding or foil of the film material by plating inner walls of the holes or by filling the holes with an electroconductive paste, and e) forming a circuit by processing the copper of the film material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A process for producing a multilayer printed circuit board, which comprises the steps of: a) drilling holes on positions of a film material selected from the group consisting of a film material obtained from a single sided copper-clad laminate having an insulating adhesive layer with a semi-cured state on an insulating surface and a film material obtained by forming an insulating adhesive layer with a semi-cured state on one side of a copper foil, b) laminating the hole-drilled film material on an innerlayer circuit substrate so as to contact the insulating adhesive layer with the innerlayer circuit substrate and pressing with heating to give an integral laminate, c) roughening surfaces of the insulating adhesive layer flowed into the holes at the time of lamination under pressure and heating, d) conducting electrical connection between a circuit on the inner layer circuit substrate and the copper cladding or foil of the film material by plating inner walls of the holes or by filling the holes with an electroconductive paste, and e) forming a circuit by processing the copper of the film material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the roughening step is conducted by using an aqueous solution containing at least one of a permanganate salt, and a chromic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the insulating adhesive layer used in the step a) contains at least one inorganic filler, and the roughening step c) is conducted by using a treating solution containing an acid or an alkali.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein the inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of glass powder, calcium carbonate, magnesium calcium carbonate, and calcium silicate, and the treating solution contains hydrogen fluoride, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein in the step a), a hole for evaluating a flowing amount of adhesive and having a diameter of A is formed previously, and during the step c) and step d), a diameter C for innerlayer circuit free from the adhesive flowed into the hole is measured, and considering the minimum hole diameter D necessary for electrical connection, the hole diameter to be formed in the film material is determined from D+(A-C).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
135 words
A process for producing a multilayer printed circuit board, which comprises the steps of: a) drilling holes on positions of a film material made from an ultra-thin copper foil formed on a carrier and having an insulating adhesive layer with a semi-cured state on the copper foil, b) laminating the hole-drilled film material on an innerlayer circuit substrate so as to contact the insulating adhesive layer with the innerlayer circuit substrate and pressing with heating to give an integral laminate, (c) removing the carrier from the laminate, (d) conducting electrical connection between a circuit on the inner layer circuit substrate and the copper foil of the film material via the holes formed in the film material after removal of the carrier, and (e) forming a circuit by processing the copper foil of the film material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
135 words
A process for producing a multilayer printed circuit board, which comprises the steps of: a) drilling holes on positions of a film material made from an ultra-thin copper foil formed on a carrier and having an insulating adhesive layer with a semi-cured state on the copper foil, b) laminating the hole-drilled film material on an innerlayer circuit substrate so as to contact the insulating adhesive layer with the innerlayer circuit substrate and pressing with heating to give an integral laminate, (c) removing the carrier from the laminate, (d) conducting electrical connection between a circuit on the inner layer circuit substrate and the copper foil of the film material via the holes formed in the film material after removal of the carrier, and (e) forming a circuit by processing the copper foil of the film material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the thickness of ultra-thin copper foil is less than 12 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the carrier is a copper foil, an aluminum foil or a resin film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the carrier is removed by peeling.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the carrier is removed by using a chemical etching solution.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein in the step b), a cushion material is further laminated on the film material and the innerlayer circuit substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein the cushion material is a sheet of paper, a rubber sheet, a silicon rubber sheet, a polypropylene film, a polyethylene film, a polyvinylidene chloride film, or a fluorine-containing material film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein the adhesive layer bonded to the film material has a flowing amount of 0.2 to 5.0%.