Abstract:
A circuit substrate for mounting electronic components includes a metal base layer, an electrically conductive layer having electrically conductive traces, and a composite layer disposed between the metal base layer and the electrically conductive layer. The composite layer includes a polymer matrix and a number of carbon nanotubes embedded in the polymer matrix. The composite layer has a first surface in contact with the metal substrate and an opposite second surface. Each of the carbon nanotubes extends from the first surface to the second surface inclined at an angle of from 80° to 100° relative to the first surface.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board includes an insulating layer, a copper layer formed on the insulating layer and a reinforcing layer formed on the copper layer at opposite sides of the given portion. The copper layer includes a plurality of electrical traces at a given portion thereof. A thickness of the reinforcing layer increases in a direction away from the given portion. A method for manufacturing the printed circuit board is also provided in this disclosure.
Abstract:
A method of forming electrical traces includes the steps of: providing a substrate; printing an ink pattern using a silver containing ink on the substrate, the ink comprising an aqueous carrier medium having dissolved therein a water-soluble light sensitive silver salt; irradiating the ink pattern to reduce silver salt therein to silver particles thereby forming an underlayer; and electroless plating a metal overcoat layer on the underlayer thereby obtaining electrical traces.
Abstract:
A method for assembling an electronic component on a printed circuit board includes following steps. Firstly, a printed circuit board substrate including a central main portion and a peripheral unwanted portion is provided. Secondly, electrically conductive patterns and reinforcing patterns are formed on the main portion and the unwanted portion respectively. Thirdly, an electronic component is mounted on the main portion and electrically connected with the electrically conductive patterns. Fifthly, the unwanted portion is removed.
Abstract:
An insulating film includes a first polymer layer, a second polymer layer and an electromagnetic shielding layer sandwiched between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer. The electromagnetic shielding layer includes a number of carbon nanotube films that are substantially parallel to the first and second polymer layer. Each of the carbon nanotube films includes a number of carbon nanotubes that are substantially parallel to each other. The insulating film can provide anti-EMI effect in printed circuit boards without employing additional electromagnetic shielding layers.
Abstract:
A method of forming a circuit on a circuit board includes the steps of: forming a first circuit pattern made of a nano-scale metal oxide material on a surface of an insulating substrate; reducing the nano-scale metal oxide material into a nano-scale deoxidized metal material, thus obtaining a second circuit pattern; and forming an electrically conductive metal layer on the second circuit pattern.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board includes a substrate having a surface, a circuit layer having a plurality of electrical traces formed on the surface, and an electrically conductive metal layer formed on the circuit layer. The circuit layer is comprised of a composite of carbon nano-tubes and metallic nano-particles.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a rigid-flexible printed circuit boards includes following steps. Firstly, a flexible substrate is provided. Secondly, at least one slit is defined in the flexible substrate. Thirdly, a rigid substrate having a structure corresponding to the flexible substrate is provided. Fourthly, the flexible substrate is laminated to the rigid substrate to obtain a laminated substrate. Fifthly, part of the rigid substrate is removed. Sixthly, the laminated substrate is cut along an imaginary boundary line to remove waste portion of the laminated substrate. Thus, a rigid-flexible printed circuit board is obtained.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a hollowed printed circuit board includes steps of: providing an electrically conductive layer; laminating a first dielectric layer having a first through opening defined therein on a first surface of the electrically conductive layer; forming a protecting layer on the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in the first opening; creating an electrically conductive pattern in the conductive layer; removing the protecting layer; and laminating a second dielectric layer having a second through opening defined therein on an opposite second surface of the electrically conductive layer in a manner that the first through opening is aligned with the second through opening, thereby a portion of the electrically conductive layer is exposed to exterior through the first through opening and the second through opening.
Abstract:
The present inventions relates to a method for manufacturing a multilayer FPCB having different number of layers in different areas. The method includes the steps of: providing a binder layer; removing a portion of the binder layer thereby defining an opening in the binder layer; forming a multilayer FPCB which having a first copper clad laminate structure and a second copper clad laminate structure disposed on two opposite sides of the binder layer respectively using the binder layer; cutting the first copper clad laminate structure; cutting the multilayer FPCB in manner that a portion of first copper clad laminate structure that is exposed to the opening is separated from the first copper clad structure thereby obtain a multilayer FPCB having different number of layers in different areas.