IP Library Granted Patent US 12,672,228
Granted Patent B2
US 12,672,228 · App. 18/293,695 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Circuit board and semiconductor package comprising same

Inventors: Myung Jae Kwon (Seoul, KR); Sang Hyuck Nam (Seoul, KR); Sang Hyun Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H05K1/0271H05K1/111
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,672,228
App. No.
18/293,695
Filed
Jan 30, 2024
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2841
USPC
174/251
Abstract

A circuit board according to an embodiment includes a first insulating layer; a first circuit pattern disposed on the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and having a width narrower than that of the first insulating layer; wherein an upper surface of the first insulating layer includes a first region vertically overlapping with the second insulating layer, and a second region excluding the first region, wherein the first circuit pattern includes an extension portion extending from the first region to the second region; and wherein a width of the extension portion in the second region is greater than a width of at least a part of the extension portion in the first region.

Claims (80)

1 . A circuit board comprising:

an insulating layer;

a circuit pattern disposed on the insulating layer; and

a protective layer disposed on the insulating layer and having a width narrower than that of the insulating layer;

wherein an upper surface of the insulating layer includes a first region vertically overlapping with the protective layer, and a second region excluding the first region;

wherein the circuit pattern includes an extension portion extending from the first region to the second region; and

wherein a width of the extension portion in the second region is greater than a width of at least a part of the extension portion in the first region.

2 . The circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the extension portion includes a step portion having a width varying in a portion adjacent to the second region.

3 . The circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the circuit pattern includes a pad portion disposed in the first region;

wherein the extension portion includes:

a first portion positioned adjacent to the pad portion; and

a second portion disposed closer to the second region than the first portion; and

wherein a width of the first portion is different from a width of the second portion.

4 . The circuit board of claim 3 , wherein the width of the second portion of the extension portion is wider than the width of the first portion of the extension portion.

5 . The circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the second region includes an edge region of the upper surface of the insulating layer adjacent to an outermost end of the insulating layer.

6 . The circuit board of claim 3 , wherein the protective layer includes:

a first opening vertically overlapping with at least a part of an upper surface of the pad portion; and

a second opening vertically overlapping with the second region of the insulating layer; and

wherein the extension portion extends from the pad portion toward the second opening.

7 . The circuit board of claim 6 , further comprising:

a first surface treatment layer disposed on the upper surface of the pad portion vertically overlapping with the first opening.

8 . The circuit board of claim 4 , wherein the second region of the upper surface of the insulating layer is provided with a recess concave toward a lower surface of the insulating layer.

9 . The circuit board of claim 8 , wherein the recess is connected to one end of the second portion of the extension portion and an outermost end of the insulating layer.

10 . The circuit board of claim 9 , wherein a width of the recess is equal to the width of the second portion of the extension portion.

11 . The circuit board of claim 9 , wherein a lower surface of the recess is positioned on the same plane as a lower surface of the extension portion.

12 . A circuit board comprising:

an insulating layer; and

a circuit pattern disposed on the insulating layer;

wherein the circuit pattern includes:

a pad portion; and

an extension portion extending from the pad portion toward an outermost end of the insulating layer; and

wherein the extension portion includes a step portion having a width varying in a portion adjacent to the outermost end portion.

13 . The circuit board of claim 12 , further comprising:

a protective layer disposed on the insulating layer;

wherein the extension portion includes:

a first portion positioned adjacent to the pad portion and vertically overlapping the protective layer; and

a second portion disposed between the first portion and the outermost end of the insulating layer and vertically overlapping the insulating layer; and

wherein a width of the second portion is greater than a width of the first portion.

14 . The circuit board of claim 12 , further comprising:

a protective layer disposed on the insulating layer;

wherein an upper surface of the insulating layer includes:

a first region vertically overlapping with the protective layer; and

a second region excluding the first region;

wherein the extension portion includes:

a first portion positioned adjacent to the pad portion; and

a second portion disposed closer to the second region than the first portion; and

wherein a width of the second portion is greater than a width of the first portion.

15 . The circuit board of claim 14 , wherein the protective layer includes an opening vertically overlapping with the second region of the insulating layer;

wherein a recess provided in the second region of the upper surface of the insulating layer; and

wherein the recess vertically overlaps with the opening of the protective layer and is concave toward a lower surface of the insulating layer.

16 . A circuit board comprising:

an insulating layer;

a circuit pattern disposed on the insulating layer; and

a protective layer disposed on the insulating layer;

wherein an upper surface of the insulating layer includes:

a first region vertically overlapping with the protective layer; and

a second region excluding the first region;

wherein the circuit pattern includes:

a pad portion; and

an extension portion extending from the pad portion toward the second region;

wherein a recess is provided in the second region of the upper surface of the insulating layer; and

wherein the recess is concave toward a lower surface of the insulating layer, has a different width than the extension portion, and is connected to the extension portion.

17 . The circuit board of claim 16 , wherein the recess has a width wider than a width of the extension portion, and is connected to an outermost end of the insulating layer.

18 . A circuit board comprising:

an insulating layer;

a circuit pattern disposed on the insulating layer; and

a protective layer disposed on the insulating layer;

wherein an upper surface of the insulating layer includes:

a first region vertically overlapping with the protective layer, and

a second region excluding the first region;

wherein the circuit pattern includes:

a pad portion; and

an extension portion extending from the pad portion toward the second region; and

wherein the second region of the upper surface of the insulating layer includes a recess concave toward a lower surface of the insulating layer and including a step portion having a width varying in a portion adjacent to the second region.

19 . The circuit board of claim 18 , wherein the recess includes:

a first recess adjacent the extension portion; and

a second recess adjacent to an outermost end of the insulating layer; and

wherein a width of the first recess is different from a width of the second recess.

20 . The circuit board of claim 19 , wherein the width of the first recess is equal to a width of the extension portion; and

wherein the width of the second recess is greater than a width of the extension portion and a width of the first recess.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2024
From: KWON, MYUNG JAE; NAM, SANG HYUCK; LEE, SANG HYUN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066319/0800 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0100986 · Jul 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240349419A1 · Oct 17, 2024
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