1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a device, a device, a non-contact type card medium, and electronic equipment.
2. Related Art
As well known, the photolithographic method is generally used to form printed-circuit boards incorporated into various electronic equipment and wiring patterns in various semiconductor devices. The photolithographic method comprises using an etching processing to repeatedly leave only necessary portions on a film formed on a substrate and remove remaining portions to form various circuit elements and wiring patterns on the substrate. Such a photolithographic method uses the etching processing to repeatedly remove many portions of the film, and so involves a disadvantage that a material for formation of a film is wasted. As a method of overcoming such disadvantage, there has been proposed a method of directly forming a wiring pattern in a painting manner by the use of an ink jet system to continuously discharge a conductive liquid sequentially and locally on a substrate.
However, the method of forming a wiring pattern with the use of the ink jet system involves the following problems. More specifically, since a repellent property is required of a substrate, on which a conductive liquid is discharged, in forming a fine wiring pattern having a large film thickness, it is necessary to subject a surface of a substrate to surface preparation for ensuring a repellent property as a pretreatment, and so such surface preparation makes a manufacturing process complex. Also, in order to impart a repellent property of a certain level to various kinds of substrates, it is necessary to search for conditions of surface preparation conforming to a material of an associated substrate, and to set conditions of surface preparation conforming to a substrate material when an actual wiring pattern is formed. Also, some substrate materials cannot realize conditions of surface preparation for imparting a repellent property of a certain level, that is, some substrate materials make conditions of surface preparation very difficult. Further, while it has been proposed to use the ink jet system to form an interlayer insulating film in the case of forming multilayer wirings, a manufacturing process is made complex because it is necessary to form a wiring pattern by carrying out the surface preparation every time an interlayer insulating film is formed.
Meanwhile, in the case where the ink jet system is used to form a wiring pattern, a conductive liquid discharged onto a substrate surface must be converted into a conductive film with heat treatment, and so substrate materials are required to endure such heat treatment. For example, a substrate made of plastics does not posses resistance to the heat treatment, so that it cannot be employed in a method of forming a wiring pattern with the ink jet system.
The invention has been provided in view of the above problems, and has the following objects.
To form a favorable wiring pattern irrespective of a quality of a substrate material with the use of the ink jet system.
(2) To form a wiring pattern by the use of the ink jet system without performing surface preparation for imparting a repellent property of a certain level.
(3) To simplify the steps of forming a multilayer wiring with the use of the ink jet system.
To attain the objects, the invention adopts, as a first aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, a configuration comprising the steps of (a) forming first wirings on a provisional substrate, (b) mounting an insulating body on the first wirings to form a laminated body of the first wirings and the insulating body, (c) peeling off the laminated body from the provisional substrate, and (d) mounting the laminated body on a main substrate.
Also, in a second aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which in the step (a), before the first wirings are formed, a surface of the provisional substrate possesses a property permitting the first wirings and the provisional substrate to peel off in the step (c).
In a third aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which the property permitting peeling off comprises a repellent property.
In a fourth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which in the step (a), the first wirings are formed by means of a droplet discharge method.
In a fifth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which the step (b) comprises bonding an insulating film to the first wirings.
In a sixth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which in the step (d), second wirings are initially formed on the main substrate and the laminated body is mounted on the main substrate in a manner to provide conduction between the second wirings and the first wirings.
In a seventh aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which in the step (d), circuit terminals are first formed on the main substrate and the laminated body is mounted on the main substrate in a manner to provide conduction between the circuit terminals and the first wirings.
In a eighth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration of the method of manufacturing a device, wherein openings are formed on the insulating body to expose at least a part of the first wirings.
In a ninth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which the openings are first formed on the insulating body prior to the step (b).
In a tenth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration further comprising, after the step (d), a step (e) of forming a conductive layer on the openings.
In an eleventh aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which the step (e) is effected by means of a droplet discharge method.
In a twelfth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which the droplets comprise liquid bodies containing fine metallic particles.
In a thirteenth aspect relating to a method of manufacturing a device, there is adopted a configuration, in which multilayer wirings are formed by forming at least one or more new laminated bodies formed in the same step as that, in which the laminated body is formed, on the laminated body.
Further, the invention adopts, in aspects relating to a device, a configuration, in which the device is manufactured according to the method of manufacturing a device described above.
Also, the invention adopts, in aspects relating to a non-contact type card medium, a configuration, in which an antenna circuit is manufactured according to the method of manufacturing a device described above.
Also, the invention adopts an aspect of configuring electronic equipment by means of the aspects relating to a device described above.
FIGS. 9(a)-9(c) are views showing a configuration of a multilayer wiring board according to an embodiment of the invention, 9(a) being a front view showing a substrate (main substrate), 9(b) being a front view showing a provisional substrate, on which wirings constituting a first layer are formed, and 9(c) being a front view showing an insulating film constituting the first layer.
FIGS. 10(a) and 10(b) are views showing a configuration of a multilayer wiring board according to an embodiment of the invention, 10(a) being a front view showing a first layer with the insulating film of
FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b) are views showing a configuration of a multilayer wiring board according to an embodiment of the invention, 11(a) being a front view showing a provisional substrate, on which wirings constituting a second layer are formed, and 11(b) being a front view showing an insulating film constituting the second layer.
FIGS. 12(a) and 12(b) are views showing a configuration of a multilayer wiring board according to an embodiment of the invention, 12(a) being a front view showing a second layer with the insulating film of
An explanation will be given below to a method of manufacturing a device, according to the invention, and embodiments of a device, a non-contact type card medium, and an electronic equipment with reference to the drawings.
In addition, a droplet discharge method referred to in the invention is one, in which liquid droplets are discharged into a desired region to form a desired pattern including a substance being discharged, and the method is in some cases called an ink jet method. In this case, however, discharged liquid droplets do not correspond to so-called ink used in printing but comprise a liquid body containing a material constituting a device, the material containing, for example, a conductive substance constituting a device, or a substance capable of functioning as an insulating substance. Further, droplet discharging is not limited to atomizing at the time of discharging but includes the case where droplets of a liquid body are continuously (successively) discharged drop by drop.
The terminals 2A are made of a conductive material to make specific wirings constituting a part of wirings, which are embedded in the substrate 1 by processing the substrate 1. The wirings 2B1 among the respective wirings 2B1, 2B2 and 2B3 together with the adhesive layer 3B1 and the insulating layer 4B1 constitute a first layer, the wirings 2B1 being bonded to the insulating layer 4B1 by the adhesive layer 3B1 and connected to the terminals 2A and the through-holes P12 in the substrate 1. The wirings 2B2 together with the adhesive layer 3B2 and the insulating layer 4B2 constitute a second layer, the wirings 2B2 being bonded to the insulating layer 4B2 by the adhesive layer 3B2 and connected to the through-holes P12 and the through-hole P23. The wirings 2B3 together with the adhesive layer 3B3 and the insulating layer 4B3 constitute a third layer, the wirings 2B3 being bonded to the insulating layer 4B3 by the adhesive layer 3B3 and connected to the through-hole P23 and the through-hole P3.
The adhesive layer 3B1 among the respective adhesive layers 3B1, 3B2 and 3B3 is provided on a lower surface of the insulating layer 4B1 to bond the insulating layer 4B1 to the terminals 2A, the wirings 2B1, and the substrate 1. The adhesive layer 3B2 is provided on a lower surface of the insulating layer 4B2 to bond the insulating layer 4B2 to the wirings 2B2 and the insulating layer 4B1 of the first layer. The adhesive layer 3B3 is provided on a lower surface of the insulating layer 4B3 to bond the insulating layer 4B3 to the wirings 2B3 and the insulating layer 4B2 of the second layer.
The respective insulating layers 4B1, 4B2 and 4B3 are formed from, for example, polyimide, the insulating layer 4B1 being provided to ensure electric insulation between the first layer and the second layer, the insulating layer 4B2 being provided to ensure electric insulation between the second layer and the third layer, and the insulating layer 4B3 being provided to ensure electric insulation between the third layer and a fourth layer, illustration of which is omitted. In addition, in
The through-holes P12 among the respective through-holes P12, P23, P3 are formed in a state, in which they extend through the insulating layer 4B1 of the first layer in a vertical direction, thus connecting the wirings 2B1 of the first layer and the wirings 2B2 of the second layer together. The through-hole P23 is formed in a state, in which it extends through the insulating layer 4B2 of the second layer in the vertical direction, thus connecting the wirings 2B2 of the second layer and the wirings 2B3 of the third layer together. The through-hole P3 is formed in a state, in which it extends through the insulating layer 4B3 of the third layer in the vertical direction, thus connecting the wirings 2B3 of the third layer and the wiring of the fourth layer together.
Thus the multilayer wiring pattern is formed in a state to provide a multilayered structure on the substrate 1 and featured in such a structure that the terminals 2A and the respective wirings 2B1, 2B2 and 2B3 are placed in a desired state of connection by positioning of the respective layers and bonded in a multilayered manner by the respective adhesive layers 3B1, 3B2 and 3B3.
In addition, of course, a wiring pattern may be constituted by a monolayer, that is, only the first layer and the substrate 1 instead of a multilayer. In this case, since there is no need of forming the through-holes P12 through the insulating layer 4B1 of the first layer, there is used an insulating layer 4B1 in a completely flat shape, in which through-holes are not provided for formation of the through-holes P12. Also, a desired wiring pattern may be formed from a substrate without the terminals 2A, that is, a substrate with only the wirings 2B1 of the first layer.
Further, it is conceivable that a chip-shaped circuit element be interposed between the substrate 1 and the first layer. In this case, it is necessary to position the circuit element so that joining terminals of the circuit element are connected to the terminals 2A of the substrate 1 or the wirings 2B1 of the first layer.
Subsequently, a method of forming the multilayer wiring pattern will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8. In addition, FIGS. 2 to 8 are process drawings showing respective steps including first to seventh steps in the method of forming the multilayer wiring pattern.
In the first step, a conductive liquid L, for example, a liquid containing fine silver particles being a metal is discharged by the inkjet system through an ink jet head H onto a provisional substrate 5, which is provided by first depositing a peel film 5b on a surface of a flat-shaped backing material 5a as shown in
When the wirings 2B1 are thus formed on the provisional substrate 5 (more particularly, directly on the peel film 5b), through-holes 4a for the through-holes P12 are first formed as shown in
In this state, the provisional substrate 5 together with the peel film 5b is peeled off to be removed (fourth step) as shown in
With such way of forming the first layer, instead of discharging the conductive liquid L directly on the substrate 1 to form the wirings 2B1, the conductive liquid L is discharged directly on the provisional substrate 5 (more particularly, the peel film 5b), on which a repellent property of a desired level is ensured, to form the wirings 2B1, and then bonded to the substrate 1, so that the wirings 2B1 having been formed on the basis of the ink jet system can be arranged on the substrate 1 irrespective of a material of the substrate 1, that is, a repellent property of the substrate 1.
When the first layer is thus formed, the ink jet head H has the conductive liquid L discharged toward areas of the peripheral edges of the through-holes 4a (sixth step) as shown in
Further, configurations of multilayer wiring boards manufactured on the basis of the method of forming a multilayer wiring pattern will be described particularly with reference to front views shown in FIGS. 9 to 12. In addition, the multilayer wiring boards are two-layered boards composed of the substrate 1, the first layer, and the second layer, and an explanation will be given to structures of respective constituents corresponding to the above description.
As shown in
Also, in
The provisional substrate 5 and the insulating layer 4B1, which assume the same outward form, are overlapped on each other in a state, in which they are positioned relative to each other, and adhered to each other by the adhesive layer 3B1 provided on an underside of the insulating layer 4B1 as shown in
Subsequently,
Also, a plurality of through-holes 4a for formation of the through-holes P23 are arranged in predetermined positions in the insulating layer 4B2 and a terminal opening 4b for exposing the terminals 2A on the main substrate 1 is formed centrally of the insulating layer 4B2 as shown in
When the insulating layer 4B2 is positioned on the provisional substrate 5 to be overlapped on and bonded to the provisional substrate, the respective through-holes 4a are positioned in predetermined positions on the wirings 2B2 as shown in
Subsequently,
When the insulating layer 4B1 is positioned on the thus configured substrate 1 to be bonded thereto, the substantially straight wiring 2B1 has its end thereof overlapping and connecting to the externally connected terminal 7a and its other end overlapping and connecting to one of the terminals 2A as shown in the figure. Also, the open-loop wiring 2B1 has its one end overlapping and connecting to the externally connected terminal 7b and its other end overlapping and connecting to the other of the terminals 2A. That is, the IC chip 7 is connected by the respective wirings 2B1, so that a non-contact type card medium including a loop antenna circuit is formed. At least one of electromagnetic waves and static capacity coupling performs at least one of electricity supply and data transfer between the non-contact type card medium and an external transmitting and receiving apparatus (not shown).
As described above, the invention comprises the steps of forming wirings by application of heat treatment after the ink jet system is used to discharge a conductive liquid onto a provisional substrate having a predetermined repellent property, bonding an insulating film to the wirings with an adhesive material therebetween, peeling and removing the provisional substrate, and bonding and fixing the wirings together with the insulating film on a main substrate by an adhesive material, so that the ink jet system can be used to form favorable wirings irrespective of a quality of a substrate material. That is, instead of discharging a conductive liquid directly onto that main substrate, on which wirings are to be actually formed, to form a wiring pattern as in a conventional art with the use of the ink jet system, a conductive liquid is discharged onto a provisional substrate, which ensures a repellent property of a certain level, to previously form wirings and the wirings together with an insulating film are bonded and fixed to a main substrate by an adhesive material, so that there is no need of subjecting the main substrate to surface preparation to impart a repellent property of a certain level to the main substrate and so the forming step of multilayer wirings with the use of the ink jet system can be simplified correspondingly.
The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-119447 filed Apr. 22, 2002 is incorporated by reference.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2002119447 | Apr 2002 | JP | national |
This is a divisional application of U.S. Serial No. 11/423,530 filed June 12, 2006, which is a divisional application of U.S. Serial No. 10/420,522 filed April 22, 2003. This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-119447 filed April 22, 2002. The disclosures of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 11423530 | Jun 2006 | US |
Child | 11533919 | Sep 2006 | US |
Parent | 10420522 | Apr 2003 | US |
Child | 11533919 | Sep 2006 | US |