IP Library Granted Patent US 7,846,547
Granted Patent B2
US 7,846,547 · App. 10/565,477 · Granted Dec 7, 2010

Insulation-coated conductive particle

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Patent No.
US 7,846,547
App. No.
10/565,477
Granted
Dec 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide both an excellent solvent-resistance and a conduction reliability to an insulation coated conductive particle that is suitable for use as a conductive particle in an anisotropic conductive adhesive, the insulation coated conductive particle is configured such that the surface of a conductive particle is coated with an insulating resin layer formed of an insulating resin having a carboxyl group, and the insulating resin layer is surface-treated with a polyfunctional aziridine compound. Examples of the aziridine compound include trimethylolpropane-tri-β-aziridinylpropionate, tetramethylolmethane-tri-β-aziridinylpropionate, and N,N-hexamethylene-1, 6-bis-1-aziridinecarboxamide. The insulating resin layer is preferably composed of an insulating resin having an acrylic acid monomer unit or a methacrylic acid monomer unit. Specifically, the preferable insulating resin is an acrylic acid-styrene copolymer.

Claims (18)

1. An insulation coated conductive particle comprising a conductive particle having a surface that is coated with an insulating resin layer formed of an insulating resin having a carboxyl group, wherein the insulating resin layer is surface-treated with a polyfunctional aziridine compound, wherein an amount of the carboxyl group in the insulating resin is in a range of from about 0.1 to about 50 mg KOH/g.

2. The insulation coated conductive particle according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating resin layer is composed of an insulating resin selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid monomer unit and a methacrylic acid monomer unit.

3. The insulation coated conductive particle according to claim 1 , wherein the polyfunctional aziridine compound is trimethylolpropane-tri-β-aziridinylpropionate, tetramethylolmethane-tri-β-aziridinylpropionate, or N,N-hexamethylene-1,6-bis-1-aziridinecarboxamide.

4. The insulation coated conductive particle according to claim 3 , wherein the insulating resin layer is composed of an insulating resin selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid monomer unit and a methacrylic acid monomer unit.

5. The insulation coated conductive particle according to claim 4 , wherein the insulating resin is an acrylic acid-styrene copolymer.

6. The insulation coated conductive particle according to claim 1 , wherein the polyfunctional aziridine compound has two or more aziridine groups.

7. The insulation coated conductive particle according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the insulating resin layer is in the range from about 0.01 to 1 μm.

8. The insulation coated conductive particle according to claim 1 , wherein the resin layer has carboxyl groups that react with the polyfunctional aziridine during the surface treatment.

9. An anisotropic conductive adhesive comprising an insulation coated conductive particle that is dispersed in an insulating adhesive, wherein the insulation coated conductive particle includes a conductive particle having a surface that is coated with an insulating resin layer formed of an insulating resin having a carboxyl group, and wherein the insulating resin layer is surface-treated with a polyfunctional azirdine compound, wherein an amount of the carboxyl group in the insulating resin is in a range of from about 0.1 to about 50 mg KOH/g.

10. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 9 , wherein the insulating resin layer is composed of an insulating resin selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid monomer unit and a methacrylic acid monomer unit.

11. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 9 , wherein the polyfunctional aziridine compound is trimethylolpropane-tri-β-aziridinylpropionate, tetramethylolmethane-tri-β-aziridinylpropionate, or N,N-hexamethylene -1,6-bis-1-aziridinecarboxamide.

12. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 11 , wherein the insulating resin layer is composed of an insulating resin selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid monomer unit and a methacrylic acid monomer unit.

13. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 12 , wherein the insulating resin is an acrylic acid-styrene copolymer.

14. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 9 , wherein the insulating adhesive contains an epoxy resin.

15. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 9 , wherein the polyfunctional aziridine compound has two or more aziridine groups.

16. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the insulating resin layer is in the range from about 0.01 to 1 μm.

17. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 9 , wherein the resin layer has carboxyl groups that react with the polyfunctional aziridine during the surface treatment.

18. The anisotropic conductive adhesive according to claim 9 , wherein an amount of the insulation coated conductive particles is in the range of from 1 vol % to 20 vol %.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2010
From: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025197/0439 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2006
From: SONY CHEMICALS CORPORATION
To: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018550/0258 →