Dielectric composite material
A dielectric composite material containing a toughened benzocyclobutene resin and at least about 50% by weight of an inorganic filler. Also electronic packages having at least one conductive layer and at least one layer of the dielectric composite material. The dielectric composite material can have a dielectric constant less than about 3.5, and a dielectric loss of less than about 0.004.
1. An electronic package comprising a non-conductive core layer of dielectric composite material and at least one conductive layer laminated thereto, wherein said dielectric composite material has a dielectric constant less than about 3.5, and a dielectric loss of less than about 0.004, wherein the dielectric composite material includes a toughened benzocyclobutene resin, and from about 50% to about 75% by weight of at least one inorganic particulate filler, said resin and said inorganic particulate filler being compatibilized by means of a silane coupling agent.
2. An electronic package according to claim 1 wherein said conductive layer has a thickness of less than about 40 μm.
3. An electronic package according to claim 2 wherein said conductive layer is low profile copper having a thickness of up to about 5 μm.
4. An electronic package according to claim 1 wherein said at least one inorganic particulate filler is a particulate silica having an average particle size less than or equal to ten percent of the thickness of a layer of the dielectric composite material.
5. An electronic package according to claim 1 wherein said package comprises a core layer.
6. An electronic package according to claim 5 wherein said core layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of liquid crystal polymers, and polyimide polymers.
7. An electronic package according to claim 5 wherein pairs of at least one conductive layer and at least one dielectric layer are disposed symmetrically about the non-conductive core layer.