IP Library Granted Patent US 8,409,726
Granted Patent B2
US 8,409,726 · App. 12/475,764 · Granted Apr 2, 2013

Printed circuit board with multiple metallic layers and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,409,726
App. No.
12/475,764
Granted
Apr 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a printed circuit board (PCB) with multiple metallic layers and a method of manufacturing the PCB to improve adhesion between a metal film and a polymer film, on which a circuit pattern is formed. The PCB includes: a first metal film; a polymer film formed on one surface of the first metal film; and a second metal film, interposed between the first metal film and the polymer film, having a first surface facing the first metal film and a second surface facing the polymer film, wherein the second surface is rougher than the first surface.

Claims (20)

1. A printed circuit board (PCB) comprising:

a first metal film where a circuit pattern is formed;

a polymer film formed on one surface of the first metal film; and

a second metal film, interposed between the first metal film and the polymer film, having a first surface facing the first metal film and a second surface facing the polymer film, wherein the second surface is rougher than the first surface, wherein the second metal film is formed of pure nickel.

2. The PCB of claim 1 , wherein the first metal film is formed of copper or a copper alloy.

3. The PCB of claim 1 , further comprising a third metal film interposed between the polymer film and the second surface.

4. The PCB of claim 3 , wherein the third metal film is formed of nickel, palladium, gold, or an alloy of nickel, palladium or gold.

5. The PCB of claim 1 , wherein the second metal film is formed on the first metal film before the polymer film is formed on the one surface of the first metal film.

6. The PCB of claim 1 , wherein the second surface has a roughness in a range between 0.2 and 0.8 gloss units.

7. The PCB of claim 1 , wherein the second metal film has a thickness in a range between 0.1 and 0.5 microns.

8. A printed circuit board (PCB) comprising:

a first metal film where a circuit pattern is formed;

a polymer film formed on one surface of the first metal film;

a second metal film, interposed between the first metal film and the polymer film, having a first surface facing the first metal film and a second surface facing the polymer film, wherein the second surface is rougher than the first surface, wherein the second metal film is formed of a nickel alloy; and

a third metal film interposed between the polymer film and the second surface, wherein the third metal film is a solid metal layer.

9. A printed circuit board (PCB) comprising:

a first metal film where a circuit pattern is formed;

a polymer film formed on one surface of the first metal film;

a second metal film, interposed between the first metal film and the polymer film, having a first surface facing the first metal film and a second surface facing the polymer film, wherein the second surface is rougher than the first surface, wherein the second metal film is formed of a nickel alloy; and

a third metal film interposed between the polymer film and the second surface, wherein the third metal film is formed of nickel, palladium, gold, or an alloy of nickel, palladium or gold.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 16, 2015
From: MDS CO., LTD.
To: HAESUNG DS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035447/0366 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2014
From: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
To: MDS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032880/0089 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2009
From: SHIM, CHANG-HAN; KANG, SUNG-IL; PARK, SE-CHUEL
To: SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022842/0668 →