IP Library Granted Patent US 8,987,607
Granted Patent B2
US 8,987,607 · App. 13/552,858 · Granted Mar 24, 2015

Conductive particle, and anisotropic conductive film, bonded structure, and bonding method

Inventors: Hiroki Ozeki (Tochigi, JP); Tomoyuki Ishimatsu (Tochigi, JP); Reiji Tsukao (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: Dexerials Corporation
H01B1/22H01R4/04H01R13/03
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Patent No.
US 8,987,607
App. No.
13/552,858
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a conductive particle, which contains a core particle, and a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle, where the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof, and the conductive layer contains a phosphorus-containing hydrophobic group at a surface thereof.

Claims (60)

1. An anisotropic conductive film, comprising:

conductive particles; and

a binder resin,

wherein the conductive particles each contain:

a core particle; and

a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle,

wherein the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof, and the conductive layer contains a phosphorus-containing hydrophobic group at a surface thereof,

wherein the conductive particle is produced by a method for producing conductive particles comprising treating the surface of the conductive layer formed on the surface of the core particle with a phosphorus-containing compound to give hydrophobicity, and

wherein the binder resin contains an epoxy resin, or an acrylate resin, or both thereof.

2. The anisotropic conductive film according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a phenoxy resin, a polyester resin, and a urethane resin.

3. The anisotropic conductive film according to claim 1 , further comprising a curing agent.

4. The anisotropic conductive film according to claim 1 , further comprising a silane coupling agent.

5. The anisotropic conductive film according to claim 1 , wherein the core particle is a resin particle, and the conductive layer is a nickel plating layer.

6. A bonded structure, comprising:

a first circuit member containing an electrode;

a second circuit member containing an electrode, provided so as to face the first circuit member; and

an anisotropic conductive film, provided between the first circuit member and the second circuit member,

wherein the anisotropic conductive film contains:

conductive particles; and

a binder resin,

wherein the conductive particles each contain:

a core particle; and

a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle,

wherein the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof, and the conductive layer contains a phosphorus-containing hydrophobic group at a surface thereof,

wherein the conductive particle is produced by a method for producing conductive particles comprising treating the surface of the conductive layer formed on the surface of the core particle with a phosphorus-containing compound to give hydrophobicity,

wherein the binder resin contains an epoxy resin, or an acrylate resin, or both thereof, and

wherein the electrode of the first circuit member and the electrode of the second circuit member are electrically connected via the conductive particles.

7. The bonded structure according to claim 6 , wherein the first circuit member is a flexible circuit board, and the second circuit member is a printed wiring board.

8. The bonded structure according to claim 6 , wherein the core particle is a resin particle, and the conductive layer is a nickel plating layer.

9. A bonding method, comprising:

bonding an anisotropic conductive film, which contains conductive particles, and a binder resin, with a first circuit member containing an electrode, or a second circuit member containing an electrode;

aligning the first circuit member and the second circuit member for positioning; and

electrically connecting the electrode of the first circuit member and the electrode of the second circuit member via the conductive particles,

wherein the conductive particles each contain:

a core particle; and

a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle,

wherein the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof, and the conductive layer contains a phosphorus-containing hydrophobic group at a surface thereof,

wherein the conductive particle is produced by a method for producing conductive particles comprising treating the surface of the conductive layer formed on the surface of the core particle with a phosphorus-containing compound to give hydrophobicity, and

wherein the binder resin contains an epoxy resin, or an acrylate resin, or both thereof.

10. The bonding method according to claim 9 , wherein the first circuit member is a flexible circuit board, and the second circuit member is a printed wiring board.

11. The bonding method according to claim 9 , wherein the core particle is a resin particle, and the conductive layer is a nickel plating layer.

12. A conductive particle, comprising;

a core particle; and

a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle,

wherein the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof, and the conductive layer contains a phosphorus-containing hydrophobic group at a surface thereof, and

wherein the conductive particle is produced by a method for producing conductive particles comprising treating the surface of the conductive layer formed on the surface of the core particle with a phosphorus-containing compound to give hydrophobicity.

13. The conductive particle according to claim 12 , wherein the core particle is a resin particle, and the conductive layer is a nickel plating layer.

14. A method for producing conductive particles, each containing a core particle and a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle, the method comprising:

treating a surface of the conductive layer with a phosphorus-containing compound to give hydrophobicity,

wherein the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the conductive layer has a phosphorus concentration of 10% by mass or lower before the hydrophobic treatment with the phosphorus-containing compound.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the conductive layer has a phosphorus concentration of 2.5% by mass to 7.0% by mass before the hydrophobic treatment with the phosphorus-containing compound.

17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the phosphorus-containing compound is a phosphoric acid compound.

18. The method according to claim 14 , comprising;

forming the conductive layer containing at least phosphorus on the surface of the core particle formed of resin or a metal or both thereof, and

treating the surface of the conductive layer with a phosphorus-containing compound to give hydrophobicity.

19. The method according to claim 14 , comprising;

forming the conductive layer containing at least phosphorus on the surface of the core particle formed of resin or a metal or both thereof, and

treating the surface of the conductive layer with a phosphorus-containing compound to give hydrophobicity wherein the conductive layer has a phosphorus concentration of 10% by mass or lower before the hydrophobic treatment with the phosphorus- containing compound.

20. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the core particle is a resin particle, and the conductive layer is a nickel plating layer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 8, 2013
From: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
To: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029778/0641 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2012
From: OZEKI, HIROKI; ISHIMATSU, TOMOYUKI; TSUKAO, REIJI
To: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028586/0424 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-193790 · Aug 31, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2011068915 · Aug 23, 2011
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