IP Library Granted Patent US 12,457,686
Granted Patent B2
US 12,457,686 · App. 18/284,602 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Roughened copper foil, copper-cladded laminate board, and printed wiring board

Inventors: Ayumu Tateoka (Nantou, TW); Ryosuke Kaneyama (Nantou, TW); Yasuji Hara (Ageo, JP); Yasuo Sato (Ageo, JP); Shinichi Obata (Ageo, JP); Chun Chieh Li (Nantou, TW)
Assignee: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
H05K1/09C25D1/04C25D3/38C25D5/605H05K3/18H05K2201/0355
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Patent No.
US 12,457,686
App. No.
18/284,602
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a roughened copper foil capable of achieving both excellent transmission characteristics and high peel strength when used for a copper-clad laminate or a printed wiring board. This roughened copper foil includes a roughened surface on at least one side. The roughened surface has a roughness slope tan θ of 0.58 or less as calculated based on a mean height Rc (μm) and a mean width RSm (μm) of profile elements by formula Rc/(0.5×RSm), and a small projected area Rc×RSm of 0.45 μm 2 or more and 2.00 μm 2 or less that is a product of the mean height Rc (μm) and the mean width RSm (μm) of the profile elements. Rc and RSm are values measured in accordance with JIS B0601-2013 under a condition of not performing a cutoff by a cutoff value λs and a cutoff value λc.

Claims (14)

1 . A roughened copper foil comprising a roughened surface on at least one side,

wherein the roughened surface has a roughness slope tan θ of 0.58 or less as calculated based on a mean height Rc (μm) and a mean width RSm (μm) of profile elements by formula Rc/(0.5×RSm), and

wherein the roughened surface has a small projected area Rc×RSm of 0.45 μm 2 or more and 2.00 μm 2 or less that is a product of the mean height Rc (μm) and the mean width RSm (μm) of the profile elements,

wherein Rc and RSm are values measured in accordance with JIS B0601-2013 under a condition of not performing a cutoff by a cutoff value λs and a cutoff value λc.

2 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , wherein the roughened surface has the roughness slope tan θ of 0.30 or less and the small projected area Rc×RSm of 0.45 μm 2 or more and 1.00 μm 2 or less.

3 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , wherein the roughened surface has a developed interfacial area ratio Sdr of 60% or less, wherein Sdr is a value measured in accordance with ISO 25178 under a condition of not performing a cutoff using an S filter and an L filter.

4 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , wherein the roughened surface has the mean height Rc of 0.15 μm or more and 0.80 μm or less.

5 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , wherein the roughened surface has an arithmetic mean height Sa of 0.30 μm or less, wherein Sa is a value measured in accordance with ISO 25178 under a condition of not performing a cutoff using an S filter and an L filter.

6 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , wherein the roughened surface has a root mean square height Sq of 0.35 μm or less, wherein Sq is a value measured in accordance with ISO 25178 under a condition of not performing a cutoff using an S filter and an L filter.

7 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , wherein the roughened surface has the mean width RSm of the profile elements of 2.40 μm or more and 3.50 μm or less.

8 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , further comprising a rust proofing layer and/or a silane coupling agent layer on the roughened surface.

9 . The roughened copper foil according to claim 1 , wherein the roughened copper foil is an electrodeposited copper foil, and the roughened surface is present on a deposited surface side of the electrodeposited copper foil.

10 . A copper-clad laminate comprising the roughened copper foil according to claim 1 .

11 . A printed wiring board comprising the roughened copper foil according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2026
From: MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY, LIMITED
To: MITSUI KINZOKU COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075357/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: TATEOKA, AYUMU; KANEYAMA, RYOSUKE; HARA, YASUJI; SATO, YASUO; OBATA, SHINICHI; LI, CHUN CHIEH
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065064/0400 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-056019 · Mar 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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