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USRE35064E
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Multilayer printed wiring board
Assignee: Circuit Components Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-12
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Granted: 1995-10-17
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Expires: 2013-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A multilayer printed wiring board is presented for surface mounting or through hole technology, which includes one or more layers of a high capacitance flexible dielectric sheet material. The dielectric sheet is comprised of a monolayer of multilayer or single layer high dielectric constant (e.g. ceramic) chips or pellets of relatively small area and thickness which are arranged in a planar array. These high dielectric constant chips are spaced apart by a small distance. The spaces between the chips are then filled with a flexible polymer/adhesive to define a cohesive sheet with the polymer binding the array of high dielectric (e.g. ceramic) chips together. Next, the opposite planar surfaces of the array (including the polymer) are electroless plated or electroded by vacuum metal deposition, or sputtering, to define opposed metallized surfaces. The board of the present invention alleviates the need for decoupling capacitors, thus resulting in significant, space savings on the board surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Jorge M. Hernandez
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:26
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/018; H01G4/20; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/0353; H05K1/16; H05K1/162; H05K1/0296; H05K1/0298; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0183; H05K2201/0187; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/0929; H05K2201/09309; H05K3/00; H05K3/46; H05K3/4611
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A multilayer circuit board comprising: a first layer of insulating material having opposed first and second surfaces; a second layer of insulating material having opposed first and second surfaces; a first conductive layer on at least a portion of said first surface of said first layer of insulating material; a second conductive layer on at least a portion of said first surface of said second layer of insulating material; at least one high dielectric flexible sheet between .Iadd.and in contact with .Iaddend.said second surfaces of said first and second layers of insulating material, said high dielectric flexible sheet including: (a) an array of spaced high dielectric chips arranged in a single layer, each of said chips having side, top and bottom surfaces; (b) a flexible polymeric binder between said side surfaces of said chips and binding said chips to define a cohesive sheet having opposed first and second planar surfaces with said top and bottom surfaces of said chips being exposed on said respective first and second surfaces, said binder being selected from the group consisting of flexible thermoplastics and flexibilized thermosets; (c) a first metallized layer defining a first voltage level plane on said first planar surface; and (d) a second metallized layer defining a second voltage level plane on said second planar surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A multilayer circuit board comprising: a first layer of insulating material having opposed first and second surfaces; a second layer of insulating material having opposed first and second surfaces; a first conductive layer on at least a portion of said first surface of said first layer of insulating material; a second conductive layer on at least a portion of said first surface of said second layer of insulating material; at least one high dielectric flexible sheet between .Iadd.and in contact with .Iaddend.said second surfaces of said first and second layers of insulating material, said high dielectric flexible sheet including: (a) an array of spaced high dielectric chips arranged in a single layer, each of said chips having side, top and bottom surfaces; (b) a flexible polymeric binder between said side surfaces of said chips and binding said chips to define a cohesive sheet having opposed first and second planar surfaces with said top and bottom surfaces of said chips being exposed on said respective first and second surfaces, said binder being selected from the group consisting of flexible thermoplastics and flexibilized thermosets; (c) a first metallized layer defining a first voltage level plane on said first planar surface; and (d) a second metallized layer defining a second voltage level plane on said second planar surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The board of claim 1 wherein: said chips comprise a sintered ceramic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The board of claim 2 wherein: said ceramic material is selected from the group consisting of bariun titanate, lead magnesium niobate or iron tungsten niobate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The board of claim 1 wherein: said chips have a shape which is selected from the group consisting of cylindrical, rectangular or square.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The board of claim 1 including: at least one groove formed in said chips to enhance mechanical binding with said polymeric binder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The board of claim 1 wherein: said chips comprise multilayer capacitive elements having exposed top and bottom electrodes which electrically contact respective of said first and second metallized layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The board of claim 1 wherein: said first and second metallized layers are comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel or tin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The board of claim 1 wherein: said high dielectric chip has a dielectric constant of at least 10,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The board of claim 1 including: at least one first via connecting said first conductive layer to said first voltage level plane; and at least one second via connecting said second conductive layer to said second voltage level plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The board of claim 9 including: an opening through said high dielectric flexible sheet; and at least one of said first or second vias passing through said opening.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The board of claim 1 including: at least one plated through hole interconnecting said first and second conductive layers, said plated through hole being out of contact with said first and second voltage level planes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The board of claim 1 including: a plurality of adjacent high dielectric flexible sheets between said first and second layers of insulating material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The board of claim 1 wherein: said first and second conductive layers each comprise respective first and second conductive patterns.
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