Method for creating through-connected vias and conductors on a substrate
A method for creating electrically or thermally conductive vias in both vertical and horizontal orientations in a dielectric material has the steps of: (a) depositing a powder comprising metallic particles on a planar surface of a dielectric material having through or blind vias; (b) drying the deposited powder of metallic particles; (c) polishing the powder of metallic powders into the through or blind vias; (d) repeating steps (a)-(c) on a reverse side of the dielectric material; and (e) repeating steps (a)-(d) until no unfilled vias are detected.
1. A method for creating electrically or thermally conductive vias in both vertical and horizontal orientations in a dielectric material, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) depositing a dry powder comprising metallic particles on a planar surface of a dielectric material having through or blind vias;
(b) polishing the powder of metallic particles into the through or blind vias;
(d) applying a non-polar solvent to one or more planar surfaces of the dielectric material;
(e) drying the deposited powder of metallic particles to further densify them;
(f) repeating steps (a)-(e) on a reverse side of the dielectric material; and
(g) repeating steps (a)-(f) until no unfilled vias are detected.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metallic particles are comprised of one of a pure metal, an alloyed metal, and a mixture of pure metals.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the metal mixture is applied such that a noble metal coating is applied to an exterior surface of a less noble metal core particle, allowing for easier processing better conductivity and hermeticity.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the metal mixture is applied such that a noble metal alloy coating is applied to an exterior surface of a less noble metal or metal alloy core particle, allowing for easier processing better conductivity and hermeticity.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the powder is comprised of nanometer, sub-nanometer, or sub-micron sized metallic particles.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the metal mixture is applied such that a noble metal coating is applied to an exterior surface of a less noble metal core particle, allowing for easier processing better conductivity and hermeticity.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the metal mixture is applied such that a noble metal alloy coating is applied to an exterior surface of a less noble metal or metal alloy core particle, allowing for easier processing better conductivity and hermeticity.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the powder is comprised of nanometer, sub-nanometer, or sub-micron sized metallic particles.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resulting thermally or electrically conductive vias are planar to a surface of the dielectric material.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of utilizing rotational and vibratory forces to achieve a desired fill density of the through or blind vias.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of encapsulating the dielectric material in a polymer envelope and subjecting the envelope to vacuum sealing to create a tight seal between the dielectric material and an inner layer of the polymer envelope.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of subjecting the polymer envelope to an isostatic pressure and a constant temperature to maximize via fill density and to cause particle-to-particle bonding or sintering of the metallic particles.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the constant temperature is selected based at least on a material type of the metallic particles and a via aspect ratio of the dielectric material.