The invention relates to a circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof, in particular to an embedded circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof.
In recent years, electronic products have been widely used in daily work and life, and light, thin, and small electronic products are becoming more and more popular. Being the main component of electronic products, flexible circuit boards occupy a large space in electronic products. Therefore, the volume of flexible circuit boards greatly affects the volume of electronic products. Large-volume flexible circuit boards are difficult to comply with the trend of thin, short, and small electronic products.
The existing embedded circuit board is most commonly embedded by the method of component mounting and reflow soldering. That is, the solder paste is printed on the pad after the substrate circuit is fabricated, and the component is attached to the surface of the solder paste. The 1R furnace is flow-welded and solidified, and then the components are embedded by lamination and pressing. The components of the embedded circuit board fabricated by the embedding process are fixed on one substrate by surface mounting technology. This connection method cannot provide Anylayer conductivity of the circuit board, and the solder paste on the bottom of the component is soldered. The solder paste occupies a certain thickness (about 40 urn), which is not conducive to thinning of the circuit board.
In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a method for fabricating an embedded circuit board having the above problems, and to provide an embedded circuit board produced by the above manufacturing method.
A method of manufacturing an embedded circuit board, comprising the steps of:
Providing an inner laminate structure, the inner laminate structure being a double-sided circuit board;
Providing a third circuit board and a fourth circuit board, and pressing the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board to two sides of the inner laminated structure respectively;
Opening two spaced through holes in the structure obtained in the previous step;
Electroplating the outer side surfaces of the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board and the inner side of the through holes to form a first plating layer;
Removing the structure between the two through holes to form a slot having the two through holes as both ends;
The electronic component is received and fixed in the middle portion of the slot such that the electrodes of the electronic component are respectively directed to both ends of the slot and electrically connected to the fust plating layer;
Providing a first circuit board and a second circuit board, and pressing the first circuit board and the second circuit board respectively to both sides of the structure obtained in the previous step to embed the electronic component;
The structure obtained in the previous step is subjected to surface treatment to obtain the embedded circuit board.
An embedded circuit board comprising at least an inner laminated structure, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a third circuit board, a fourth circuit board, a first plating layer, and a second plating layer; the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board are respectively disposed on two sides of the inner laminated structure, the embedded circuit board further includes a slot, the slot penetrates the third circuit board, the inner laminated structure, and the fourth circuit board; the electronic component is received and fixed in the slot, and the electrodes of the electronic component are respectively directed to the inner side of two ends of the slot; the first plating layer is disposed on an outer surface of the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board, and a portion of an inner surface of the slot to electrically connect the third circuit board, the fourth circuit board, the inner laminated structure, and the electrodes of the electronic component; the first circuit board and the second circuit board are respectively disposed on an outer side of the first plating layer, and cover an opening of the slot to embed the electronic component; the second plating layer is disposed on an outer surface of the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and the first circuit board and the second circuit board are electrically connected to the first plating layer.
Compared with the prior art, the method for fabricating the embedded circuit board of the present invention is to embed the electronic component by designing the slot through which the sidewalls of both ends are conductive, using the first plating layer disposed on the inner surface of the slot and the outer surface of the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board, and the second plating layer disposed on the outer side of the first circuit board and the second circuit board, to realize electrical conduction between the electronic component and each circuit board layer, thereby realizing an Anylayer design of the embedded circuit board to be able to use any circuit board layer to externally electrically connect.
In addition, the method for fabricating the embedded circuit board of the present invention avoids printing the conductive paste on a bottom of the electronic component, thereby eliminating a thickness (about 40 um) that the conductive paste may occupy, and improving a slimming effect of the embedded circuit board.
The invention will be further illustrated by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.
All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by, one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention.
Some embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features of the embodiments and examples described below can be combined with each other without conflict.
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S1: an inner laminated structure is provided. The inner laminated structure is a double-sided circuit board;
S2: a third circuit board and a fourth circuit board are provided, and the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board are pressed on two sides of the inner laminated structure, respectively;
S3: two spaced through holes are opened in the structure obtained in step S2;
S4: an outer surface of the third circuit board, an outer surface of the fourth circuit board, and an inner wall of the through holes are plated to form a first plating layer;
S5: a structure between the two through holes is removed to form a slot with the two through holes as ends;
S6: an electronic component is received and fixed in a middle portion of the slot, so that electrodes of the electronic component are respectively directed to two ends of the slot and electrically coupled to the first plating layer;
S7: a first circuit board and a second circuit board are provided, and the first circuit board and the second circuit board are respectively pressed on two sides of the structure obtained in step S6 to embed the electronic component;
S8: surface treatment is performed on the structure obtained in step S7.
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In one embodiment, the inner laminated structure 10 is a flexible printed circuit board and includes two layers of circuit boards. Specifically, the inner laminated structure 10 includes a flexible copper clad laminate 11, and a fifth circuit board 105 and a sixth circuit board 106 respectively disposed on two sides of the flexible copper clad laminate 11. The flexible copper clad laminate 11 is a double-sided substrate. The fifth circuit board 105 and the sixth circuit board 106 each include a copper foil layer 12, an adhering layer 13 (CVL-AD), and a base film 14 (CVL-PI). The copper foil layer 12 is attached to one side of the base film 14 through the adhering layer 13. The copper foil layer 12 is press-fitted onto the flexible copper clad laminate 11.
It can be understood that, before pressing the copper foil layer 12, the copper foil layer 12 is processed to form a circuit pattern.
In this embodiment, a material of the adhering layer 13 is a resin having viscosity. More specifically, the resin can be selected from at least one of polypropylene, epoxy resin, polyurethane, phenolic resin, urea resin, melamine-formaldehyde resin, and polyimide.
In this embodiment, a material of the base film 14 can be selected from one of, but is not limited to, polyimide (PI), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN).
It can be understood that, a number of circuit boards of the inner laminated structure 10 can be designed according to actual needs. In other embodiments, the number of circuit boards of the inner laminated structure 10 can be four, six, eight, . . . or other 2n number of layers.
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In another embodiment, the inner laminated structure 10 further includes an electrical conductor 15 that effects electrical conduction between various layers of circuit boards. Specifically, each layer of the inner layer 10 is provided with a filling hole 16, and the electrical conductor 15 fills the filling hole 16 to electrically conduct the circuit boards. The filling hole 16 can be a blind hole or a through hole.
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In this embodiment, the third circuit board 103 and the fourth circuit board 104 are high density interconnect boards (HDI boards). The third circuit board 103 and the fourth circuit board 104 are respectively pressed on the two sides of the inner laminated structure 10 through the first adhesive layer 20.
A material of the first adhesive layer 20 is a resin having viscosity. More specifically, the resin can be selected from at least one of polypropylene, epoxy resin, polyurethane, phenolic resin, urea resin, melamine-formaldehyde resin, and polyimide.
It can be understood that, before pressing the third circuit board 103 and the fourth circuit board 104, the third circuit board 103 and the fourth circuit board 104 are processed to form a circuit pattern.
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Specifically, the electronic component 200, such as a capacitor, is placed in the middle portion of the slot 40. A conductive paste 60 is printed between the electronic component 200 and the two ends of the slot 40. Finally, the conductive paste 60 is dried to fix the electronic component 200. The conductive paste 60 electrically connects the electrodes 201 of the electronic component 200 and the first plating layer 50. The conductive paste 60 can be any one of a solder paste, a silver paste, a copper paste, and the like.
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In this embodiment, the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102 are high density interconnect (HDI) boards and are respectively pressed on the first plating layer 50 through the second adhesive layer 70. The first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102 respectively cover an opening of the slot 40 from two sides to embed the electronic component 200.
A material of the second adhesive layer 70 is a resin having viscosity. More specifically, the resin can be selected from at least one of polypropylene, epoxy resin, polyurethane, phenolic resin, urea resin, melamine-formaldehyde resin, and polyimide. In this embodiment, the material of the second adhesive layer 70 is the same as the material of the first adhesive layer 20.
It can be understood that, before pressing the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102, the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102 are surface-treated to form a circuit pattern.
It can be understood that, after pressing the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102, a via 80 is formed in the first circuit board 101 and in the second circuit board 102, for assisting in achieving electrical connection between the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102 with the first plating layer 50 in later steps. The via 80 extends through the first circuit board 101, the second circuit board 102, and the second adhesive layer 70.
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Specifically, on an outer surface of the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102, a second plating layer 90 is formed, and electrical conduction between the second plating layer 90 and the first plating layer 50 is simultaneously achieved. Specifically, the via 80 is filled with a conductive material or plated to form a conductive structure 91. The conductive structure 91 electrically connects the first circuit board 101, the second circuit board 102, and the second plating layer 90 to the first plating layer 50.
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The inner laminate 10 is a double-sided circuit board. The inner laminate 10 can be a flexible printed circuit board (FPC), a rigid-flex board, or a high density interconnect board (HDI). In this embodiment, the inner laminated structure 10 is a flexible printed circuit board and includes two layers of circuit boards. Specifically, the inner laminated structure 10 includes a flexible copper clad laminate 11 and a fifth circuit board 105 and a sixth circuit board 106 respectively disposed on two sides of the flexible copper clad laminate 11. The flexible copper clad laminate 11 is a double-sided substrate. The fifth circuit board 105 and the sixth circuit board 106 each include a copper foil layer 12, an adhering layer 13 (CVL-AD), and a base film 14 (CVL-PI). The copper foil layer 12 is attached to one side of the base film 14 through the adhering layer 13. The copper foil layer 12 is press-fitted onto the flexible copper clad laminate 11. The two copper foil layers 12 are each electrically conducted to the first plating layer 50.
In this embodiment, a material of the adhering layer 13 is a resin having viscosity. More specifically, the resin can be selected from at least one of polypropylene, epoxy resin, polyurethane, phenolic resin, urea resin, melamine-formaldehyde resin, and polyimide.
In this embodiment, a material of the base film 14 can be selected from one of, but is not limited to, polyimide (PI), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN).
It can be understood that, a number of circuit boards of the inner laminated structure 10 can be designed according to actual needs. In other embodiments, the number of circuit boards of the inner laminated structure 10 can be four, six, eight, . . . or other 2n number of layers.
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In another embodiment, the inner laminated structure 10 further includes an electrical conductor 15 that effects electrical conduction between various layers of circuit boards. Specifically, each layer of the inner layer 10 is provided with a filling hole 16, and the electrical conductor 15 fill; the filling hole 16 to electrically conduct the circuit boards. The filling hole 16 can be a blind hole or a through hole.
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A material of the first adhesive layer 20 is a resin having viscosity. More specifically, the resin can be selected from at least one of polypropylene, epoxy resin, polyurethane, phenolic resin, urea resin, melamine-formaldehyde resin, and polyimide.
The slot 40 is formed by diamond etching or the like. In the embodiment, the two ends of the slot 40 are semi-circular, and a middle of the slot 40 has a rectangular shape. The electrodes 201 of the electronic component 200 are electrically connected to the first plating layer 50 through a conductive paste 60. The conductive paste 60 may be any one of a solder paste, a silver paste, a copper paste, and the like.
In this embodiment, the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102 are high density interconnect (HDI) boards, and are each pressed on the first plating layer 50 through the second adhesive layer 70. The first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102 respectively cover an opening of the slot 40 from two sides to embed the electronic component 200.
A material of the second adhesive layer 70 is a resin having viscosity. More specifically, the resin can be selected from at least one of polypropylene, epoxy resin, polyurethane, phenolic resin, urea resin, melamine-formaldehyde resin, and polyimide. In this embodiment, the material of the second adhesive layer 70 is the same as the material of the first adhesive layer 20.
The first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102 further form a via 80. The via 80 extends through the first circuit board 101/the second circuit board 102 and the second adhesive layer 70. The second plating layer 90 further includes a conductive structure 91. The conductive structure 91 fills in the via 80 to electrically couple the first circuit board 101, the second circuit board 102, and the second plating layer 90 to the first plating layer 50.
Compared with the prior art, the method for fabricating the embedded circuit board 100 of the present invention is to embed the electronic component 200 by designing the slot 40 through which the sidewalls of both ends are conductive, using the first plating layer 50 disposed on the inner surface of the slot 40 and the outer surface of the third circuit board 103 and the fourth circuit board 104, and the second plating layer 90 disposed on the outer side of the first circuit board 101 and the second circuit board 102, to realize electrical conduction between the electronic component 200 and each circuit board layer, thereby realizing an Anylayer design of the embedded circuit board 100 to be able to use any circuit board layer to externally electrically connect.
In addition, the method for fabricating the embedded circuit board 100 of the present invention avoids printing the conductive paste 60 on a bottom of the electronic component 200, thereby eliminating a thickness (about 40 um) that the conductive paste 60 may occupy, and improving a slimming effect of the embedded circuit board 100.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present invention, the invention is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present invention up to, and including, the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | PCT/CN2018/110153 | Oct 2018 | US |
Child | 16662241 | US |