1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to package substrates and methods of fabricating the same, and, more particularly, to a package substrate formed with through holes by laser ablation and methods of fabricating the same.
2. Description of Related Art
With increasing demand on functionalities of electronic products, demand of package fabricating technology raises together, bringing about a variety of such technologies.
The substrate body 10 has a first surface 10a and a second surface 10b opposite to the first surface 10a, and can be made of glass fibers. The first circuit layer 11 is formed on the first surface 10a, and has first conductive pads 111. The first dielectric layer 13 is formed on the first surface 10a and the first circuit layer 11. The second circuit layer 12 is formed on the first dielectric layer 13, and has second conductive pads 121. The third circuit layer 14 is formed on the second surface 10b, and has third conductive pads 141. The second dielectric layer 16 is formed on the second surface 10b and third circuit layer 14. The fourth circuit layer 15 is formed on the second dielectric layer 16, and has fourth conductive pads 151. A first insulation layer 30 can be formed on the first dielectric layer 13, if necessary, and has first openings 301 for exposing the second conductive pads 121. A conductive element 32 such as a solder ball can be formed on each of the second conductive pads 121 in the first openings 301. A second insulation layer 31 can be formed on the second dielectric layer 16, if necessary, and has second openings 311 for exposing the fourth conductive pad 151. A conductive element 32 such as a solder ball can be formed on each of the fourth conductive pads 151 in the second openings 311.
The conductive through holes 18 and the conductive vias 19 are formed by forming vias (not illustrated) in the substrate body 10, the first dielectric layer 13, and the second dielectric layer 16 by laser ablation, and then filling conductive materials in the vias. However, it causes a problem of taking longer process time.
Furthermore, the conventional package substrate 1 are generally formed with a metal layer (not illustrated) in the substrate body 10, in order to form conductive through hole 18 in the through hole 17 by electroplating after the through hole 17 is formed. However, because the metal layer is not translucent for light, precise alignment of drilling is hard to achieve while drilling the package substrate 1 from two sides thereof (i.e., whether alignment has been achieved cannot be determined according to translucence), leading to alignment failure and subsequent electrical connection failure.
Therefore, how to overcome the above-described problems has become critical.
In view of the above-described drawbacks, the present invention provides a package substrate, comprising: a substrate body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first circuit layer formed on the first surface and including a plurality of first conductive pads, each of the first conductive pads having a first opening penetrating therethrough; a first dielectric layer formed on the first surface of the substrate body and the first circuit layer; a second circuit layer formed on the first dielectric layer and having a plurality of second conductive pads; a third circuit layer formed on the second surface of the substrate body and including a plurality of third conductive pads, each of the third conductive pads having a third opening penetrating therethrough and corresponding in position to the first opening; a second dielectric layer formed on the second surface of the substrate body and the third circuit layer; a fourth circuit layer formed on the second dielectric layer and having a plurality of fourth conductive pads; a plurality of through holes penetrating the first surface and the second surface of the substrate body, the first dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer, formed by laser ablation, and having a maximum width less than or equal to 100 μm; and a conductive via formed in the through hole, the first opening, and the third opening, electrically connected to the first conductive pad, the second conductive pad, the third conductive pad, and the fourth conductive pad, and having a maximum width less than or equal to 100 μm.
The present invention further provides a method of fabricating a package substrate, comprising: providing a substrate body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; forming on the first surface a first circuit layer including a plurality of first conductive pads, each of the first conductive pads having a first opening penetrating therethrough; forming a first dielectric layer on the first surface and the first circuit layer; forming on the first dielectric layer a second circuit layer including a plurality of second conductive pads, each of the second conductive pads having a second opening penetrating therethrough and corresponding in position to the first opening; forming on the second surface a third circuit layer including a plurality of third conductive pads, each of the third conductive pads having a third opening penetrating therethrough and corresponding in position to the first opening; forming a second dielectric layer on the second surface and the third circuit layer; forming on the second dielectric layer a fourth circuit layer including a plurality of fourth conductive pads, each of the fourth conductive pads having a fourth opening penetrating therethrough and corresponding in position to the first opening; forming a plurality of through holes penetrating through the substrate body, the first dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer by laser ablation, such that the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, the fourth opening, and the through hole are in communication with one another; and forming in the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, the fourth opening, and the through hole a conductive via electrically connected to the first conductive pad, the second conductive pad, the third conductive pad, and the fourth conductive pad.
The present invention further provides a method of fabricating a package substrate, comprising: providing a substrate body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; forming on the first surface a first circuit layer including a plurality of first conductive pads, each of the first conductive pads having a first opening penetrating therethrough; forming a first dielectric layer on the first surface and the first circuit layer; forming on the second surface a third circuit layer including a plurality of third conductive pads, each of the third conductive pads having a third opening penetrating therethrough and corresponding in position to the first opening; forming a second dielectric layer on the second surface and the third circuit layer; forming a plurality of through holes penetrating the substrate body, the first dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer by laser ablation, such that the first opening, the third opening and the through hole are in communication with one another; forming in the first opening, the third opening, and the through hole a conductive via electrically connected to the first conductive pad and the third conductive pad; and forming on the first dielectric layer a second circuit layer including a plurality of second conductive pads electrically connected to the conductive vias, and forming on the second dielectric layer a fourth circuit layer including a plurality of fourth conductive pads electrically connected to the conductive vias.
By forming the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening in the first conductive pad, the second conductive pad, the third conductive pad, and the fourth conductive pad, respectively, followed by performing laser ablation to make the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening communicated with each other, and then forming the conductive via in the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, the fourth opening, and the through hole, and rather than forming a metal layer in the substrate body, such that the package substrate in accordance with the present invention allows the light to pass through the substrate body. Consequently, it facilites the drilling alignment when performing laser ablation. Therefore, the invention can solve problems, such as longer process time, inability to high-density circuit layout, alignment failure and electrical connection failure, in the prior art.
The following illustrative embodiments are provided to illustrate the disclosure of the present invention, these and other advantages and effects can be apparent to those in the art after reading this specification.
It should be noted that all the drawings are not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Further, terms such as “on”, “in”, “first”, “second”, “a”, “an” etc. are merely for illustrative purposes and should not be construed to limit the scope of the present invention.
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Because the first opening 2111, the second opening 2211, the third opening 2411, and the fourth opening 2511 are formed in the first conductive pad 211, the second conductive pad 221, the third conductive pad 241, and the fourth conductive pad 251, respectively, and in a case that the thickness D of the package substrate is less than 100 μm and a distance by laser ablation of the laser 3 is less than or equal to 100 μm, the laser 3 can penetrate through the second opening 2211, the first opening 2111, the third opening 2411, and the fourth opening 2511 so as to ablate the first dielectric layer 23, the substrate body 20, and the second dielectric layer 26, such that the through hole 27 is formed, without being obstructed by the metal layer in the substrate body in the prior art.
Therefore, in the present invention the through hole 27 is formed by laser ablation to communicate with the first opening 2111, the second opening 2211, the third opening 2411, and the fourth opening 2511, thereby avoiding time from being spent on forming through holes or vias in each layer and inability to high-density circuit layout due to over-sized holes formed by machines.
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On the contrary, in the prior art, since the substrate body has a metal layer, it is difficult to determine where the through hole is formed in the second dielectric layer by observing the intensity of the light pass through the dielectric layer when performing the laser ablation on the dielectric layer, thereby alignment failure arises. Such a failure leaves the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, the fourth opening, and the through hole are not communicated with each other, which further leads to problems of failures in electrical connections.
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Moreover, a first insulation layer 30 can be formed on the first dielectric layer 23, if necessary, and has an opening 301 for exposing the second conductive pads 221. A conductive element 32 such as a solder ball 32 can be formed on the second conductive pad 221 or the conductive via 28 in the opening 301 of the first insulation layer 30. A second insulation layer 31 can be formed on the second dielectric layer 26, if necessary, and can have openings 311 for exposing the fourth conductive pads 251. A conductive element 32 such as a solder ball can be formed on the fourth conductive pad 251 or the conductive via 28 in the opening 311 of the second insulation layer 31.
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In conclusion, as compared to the prior arts, because the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening disclosed in the present invention are formed in first conductive pad, the second conductive pad, the third conductive pad, and the fourth conductive pad, respectively, in a case that the distance by laser ablation with a laser is less than or equal to 100 μm and the thickness of the package substrate is less than 100 μm, the laser can penetrate the substrate body, the first dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer by the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening, without being obstructed by the metal layers of the electrical connecting pads in the prior arts. Therefore, by performing laser ablation once or twice to form the through hole that communicates with the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening, the present invention dispenses with waste of process time on forming conductive vias in each of the dielectric layer in the package substrate as is the case in prior arts. Also can be prevented by the present invention is the problem for high-density circuit layout prohibited by over-sized holes drilled by machines.
Furthermore, in a case that the thickness of the package substrate is between 100 μm and 200 μm, because no metal layer is formed inside the substrate body in the present invention, the difference of the intensity of the light pass through the second dielectric layer where a portion with a through hole and another portions without a through hole can be observed, which allows the alignment during performing second laser ablation on the second dielectric layer, thereby avoiding the problems of alignment failures by performing a two-step laser ablation on the substrate body having a metal layer and the subsequent failures in electrical connections in the prior art.
The above-described descriptions of the detailed embodiments are only to illustrate the preferred implementation according to the present invention, and it is not to limit the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, all modifications and variations completed by those with ordinary skill in the art should fall within the scope of present invention defined by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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103123328 | Sep 2014 | TW | national |