Abstract:
An optical wiring board and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes providing a flexible optical waveguide layer, selectively forming a reinforcing clad on one surface of the optical waveguide layer and forming a mirror groove on the other surface of the optical waveguide layer in accordance with where the reinforcing clad is formed. Thus, the clad can be formed thick only on the place where the mirror groove is to be formed, and thus a flexible optical wiring board having flexibility can be manufactured even though the optical wiring board is generally made thin.
Abstract:
An optical wiring board and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes providing a base substrate having a wiring groove formed therein, forming a first clad layer by filling a first clad substance in the wiring groove, stacking an intermediate insulating layer on the base substrate, in which the intermediate insulating layer has a first through-hole formed therein and the first through-hole corresponds to the wiring groove, forming a core unit on the first clad layer, stacking a cover insulting layer on the intermediate insulating layer, in which the cover insulating layer has a second through-hole formed therein and the second through-hole corresponds to the first through-hole, and forming a second clad layer by filling a second clad substance in the second through-hole, in which the second clad layer covers the core unit.
Abstract:
A package board and a method for the manufacturing of the package board are disclosed. A package board, which includes a first metal layer, a heat-release layer stacked on the first metal layer with a first insulation layer interposed in-between, a cavity formed in the heat-release layer, a mounting layer formed in the cavity in contact with the first insulation layer, a first component mounted on the mounting layer, and a second insulation layer covering at least a portion of the heat-release layer and the cavity, may offer improved heat release and smaller thickness.
Abstract:
An optical wiring board having a core, the optical wiring board including: a lower cladding; a side cladding formed over the lower cladding and having an indentation formed therein, the indentation being in correspondence with the core; a core embedded in the indentation; and an upper cladding covering the core, wherein a height of the core is different from a depth of the indentation
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board for an optical waveguide, including: a lower substrate; an insulation layer which has a through-hole and is formed on the lower substrate; an optical waveguide which is formed in the through-hole such that a clearance is present between the optical wave guide and an inner wall of the through-hole; and an adhesive material which is charged in the clearance. The printed circuit board for an optical waveguide is advantageous in that a lower clad material, a core material and an upper clad material are sequentially applied on the lower substrate partially, not entirely, based on the region in which a core is formed, and is then patterned to form an optical waveguide, so that the amounts of the lower and upper clad materials and the core material, which are used to form the optical waveguide, can be greatly decreased.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide, an optical printed circuit board equipped with the optical waveguide, and methods of manufacturing the optical waveguide and the optical printed circuit board are disclosed. The optical waveguide can include: a first cladding layer; a core formed on the first cladding layer; an alignment pattern, having a predefined positional relationship to the core, formed on the first cladding layer; a target mark formed on the alignment pattern to indicate a position of the alignment pattern; and a second cladding layer formed on the first cladding layer to cover the core, the alignment pattern, and the target mark. In such an optical waveguide, circuit patterns, etc., formed over the second cladding layer may be precisely and efficiently aligned with the core.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board including an optical waveguide and a method of manufacturing the board. In the board, the optical waveguide includes a metal layer extending portion integrally connected to a metal layer constituting a mirror formed in the optical waveguide. Since the method creates the mirror using electroless plating, which is typically used in a process of manufacturing general printed circuit boards, it is suitable for the manufacture of printed circuit boards having a large area, and the mirror has high reflectivity and is efficient in terms of material consumption.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board for an optical waveguide which includes electrical and optical layers for transmitting electrical and optical signals to the printed circuit board. The method includes forming a lower clad layer on a base substrate, layering or applying a core material on the lower clad layer, machining a trench in the core material to form a core layer having a core pattern, and forming an upper clad layer on the lower clad layer and the core layer. The method enables an optical waveguide to be manufactured using a simple apparatus and process without the use of an additional photo mask.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide, an optical printed circuit board equipped with the optical waveguide, and methods of manufacturing the optical waveguide and the optical printed circuit board are disclosed. The optical waveguide can include: a first cladding layer; a core formed on the first cladding layer; an alignment pattern, having a predefined positional relationship to the core, formed on the first cladding layer; a target mark formed on the alignment pattern to indicate a position of the alignment pattern; and a second cladding layer formed on the first cladding layer to cover the core, the alignment pattern, and the target mark. In such an optical waveguide, circuit patterns, etc., formed over the second cladding layer may be precisely and efficiently aligned with the core.
Abstract:
An optical printed circuit board which can transfer optical signal and electric signals simultaneously, and a method of fabricating the optical printed circuit board. An optical printed circuit board which includes an upper cladding layer, a core layer positioned in the upper cladding layer that has a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface at both ends to guide optical signals, a lower cladding layer of which one side is in contact with the upper cladding layer and which has a circuit pattern and light connecting bumps on the other side corresponding to the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface, may provide the advantage of high optical connection efficiency.