EP4088555A1 - Support céramique et support de montage pour réseau de diodes électroluminescentes (del) - Google Patents

Support céramique et support de montage pour réseau de diodes électroluminescentes (del)

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EP4088555A1
EP4088555A1 EP21702353.0A EP21702353A EP4088555A1 EP 4088555 A1 EP4088555 A1 EP 4088555A1 EP 21702353 A EP21702353 A EP 21702353A EP 4088555 A1 EP4088555 A1 EP 4088555A1
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vias
ceramic carrier
metal
led
circuit board
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Loon-Kwang Tan
Tze Yang Hin
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Lumileds LLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/0201—Thermal arrangements, e.g. for cooling, heating or preventing overheating
    • H05K1/0203—Cooling of mounted components
    • H05K1/0204—Cooling of mounted components using means for thermal conduction connection in the thickness direction of the substrate
    • H05K1/0206—Cooling of mounted components using means for thermal conduction connection in the thickness direction of the substrate by printed thermal vias
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/0201—Thermal arrangements, e.g. for cooling, heating or preventing overheating
    • H05K1/0203—Cooling of mounted components
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/0097—Processing two or more printed circuits simultaneously, e.g. made from a common substrate, or temporarily stacked circuit boards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/46—Manufacturing multilayer circuits
    • H05K3/4602—Manufacturing multilayer circuits characterized by a special circuit board as base or central core whereon additional circuit layers are built or additional circuit boards are laminated
    • H05K3/4605—Manufacturing multilayer circuits characterized by a special circuit board as base or central core whereon additional circuit layers are built or additional circuit boards are laminated made from inorganic insulating material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/18—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components
    • H05K1/181—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components associated with surface mounted components
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
    • H05K2201/10—Details of components or other objects attached to or integrated in a printed circuit board
    • H05K2201/10007—Types of components
    • H05K2201/10106—Light emitting diode [LED]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/10—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern
    • H05K3/108—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern by semi-additive methods; masks therefor

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  • a circuit board includes a ceramic carrier and a body on the ceramic carrier.
  • the body includes dielectric layers and vias formed completely through a thickness of the dielectric layers.
  • the vias are filled with a dielectric material.
  • a conductive pad is provided on a surface of each of the slots opposite the ceramic carrier.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of an example LED array
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an example circuit board
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an example LED lighting system that incorporates the circuit board of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram of an example vehicle headlamp system that incorporates the
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram of another example vehicle headlamp system
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example wireless device
  • FIG. 7 is a back view of another example wireless device
  • FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of an example method of manufacturing an LED lighting system, such as the LED lighting system of FIG. 3; and [0013] FIGs. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M, 9N, 90, 9P and 9Q are cross sectional views of the LED lighting system at various stages in the manufacturing method.
  • LEDs Semiconductor light emitting devices
  • UV ultraviolet
  • IR infrared
  • LEDs may include light emitting diodes, resonant cavity light emitting diodes, vertical cavity laser diodes, edge emitting lasers, or the like. Due to their compact size and lower power requirements, for example, LEDs may be attractive candidates for many different applications. For example, they may be used as light sources (e.g., flash lights and camera flashes) for hand-held battery-powered devices, such as cameras and cell phones.
  • light sources e.g., flash lights and camera flashes
  • HUD heads up display
  • horticultural lighting street lighting
  • torch for video general illumination (e.g., home, shop, office and studio lighting, theater/stage lighting and architectural lighting), augmented reality (AR) lighting, virtual reality (VR) lighting, as back lights for displays, and IR spectroscopy.
  • a single LED may provide light that is less bright than an incandescent light source, and, therefore, multi-junction devices or arrays of LEDs (such as monolithic LED arrays, micro LED arrays, etc.) may be used for applications where more brightness is desired or required.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of an example LED array 102. In the example illustrated in FIG.
  • the LED array 102 is an array of emitters 120.
  • LED arrays may be used for any application, such as those requiring precision control of LED array emitters.
  • Emitters 120 in the LED array 102 may be individually addressable or may be addressable in groups/subsets.
  • the LED array 102 may include emitters 120 that each have a width wi.
  • the width wi may be approximately 100pm or less (e.g., 30 pm).
  • Lanes 122 between the emitters 120 may be a width, W2, wide.
  • the width W2 may be approximately 20pm or less (e.g., 5pm).
  • the lanes 122 may provide an air gap between adjacent emitters or may contain other material.
  • a distance di from the center of one emitter 120 to the center of an adjacent emitter 120 may be approximately 120pm or less (e.g., 30 pm). It will be understood that the widths and distances provided herein are examples only and that actual widths and/or dimensions may vary.
  • LED array 102 of FIG. 1 may include over 20,000 emitters in any applicable arrangement, such as a 200x100 matrix, a symmetric matrix, a non- symmetric matrix, or the like. It will also be understood that multiple sets of emitters, matrixes, and/or boards may be arranged in any applicable format to implement the embodiments described herein.
  • LED arrays such as the LED array 102, may include emitters that have fine pitch and line spacing. An LED array such as this may be referred to as a micro LED array or simply a micro LED.
  • a micro LED may include an array of individual emitters provided on a substrate or may be a single silicon wafer or die divided into segments that form the emitters. The latter type of micro LED may be referred to as a monolithic LED. Additionally, such arrays may require significant power to power them, such as 60 watts or more, and, therefore, may emit significant heat duration operation. Accordingly, for such arrays, a circuit board is needed that can accommodate the fine line space and provide sufficient heat dissipation.
  • Embodiments described herein may provide for a circuit board, an LED lighting system incorporating the circuit board and methods of manufacture that may support an LED array with a fine line space and may provide sufficient heat dissipation to meet the heat requirements of such an LED array.
  • Such LED arrays and LED lighting systems may be used in various applications, including, for example, camera flash and vehicle lighting system applications.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a circuit board 200.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a circuit board 200. In the example illustrated in
  • the circuit board 200 includes a ceramic carrier 202.
  • the ceramic carrier 202 may have a top surface 218 and a bottom surface 214.
  • a body 212 is disposed on the top surface 218 of the ceramic carrier 202.
  • the body 212 has a top surface 220 and a bottom surface 216, and the bottom surface 216 is disposed on the top surface 218 of the ceramic carrier 202.
  • the body 212 may be formed from layers 204 of a dielectric material.
  • a number vias 206 are formed through the layers 204 of the dielectric material. In embodiments, the vias are formed completely through a thickness (ti) of the layers 204 of the dielectric material.
  • the vias 206 may be filled and/or plated with a metal material.
  • the metal in the vias 206 contacts the ceramic carrier 202.
  • a metal pad 208 may be disposed on a surface of each of the vias 206 opposite the ceramic carrier 202.
  • the vias 206 may be arranged in pairs to enable contacting LED devices or emitters that each may include a pair of metal contacts.
  • the vias 206 may be micro-vias or slots and may have a width , and a space between adjacent pairs of vias may have a width W 4 .
  • W 4 may be in a range of 20 pm to 200 pm.
  • the small widths of the vias 206 and the small spacing between pairs of the vias 206 may enable use of the circuit board 200 with an LED array, such as the LED array 100 of FIG. 1 , with fine line spacing.
  • the vias 206 may be filled and/or plated with a metal material that has good thermal conductivity.
  • the metal material may be a copper, silver or nickel material.
  • the ceramic carrier 202 may be formed from a material with high thermal conductivity and high electrical resistivity.
  • the ceramic carrier 202 may be formed from Aluminum Nitride (AIN), Zirconia (ZrC>2 ) or Aluminum Oxide (AI2O3). The use of such a material for the ceramic carrier 202 enables the vias 206 to be used both to make electrical connections to the conductive pads 208 and also to dissipate heat from any LED array or semiconductor device mounted on the conductive pads 208.
  • the vias 206 when the vias 206 are formed through the entire thickness of the layers 204 of the dielectric material, the vias 206 may dissipate heat from an LED array or other semiconductor device mounted on the metal pads 208 to the ceramic carrier 202, which may quickly dissipate the heat into the environment due to its high thermal conductivity. Further, because the ceramic carrier 202 has good electrical resistivity, it may prevent shorting of the vias 206 to each other.
  • the body 212 may have a thickness ti.
  • the thickness ti may be in a range 20 pm to 50 pm.
  • the thickness ti may be kept relatively thin to minimize the insulation contributed by the circuit board.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of an LED lighting system 300 that includes the circuit board 202 of FIG. 2 with an array of light-emitting diode (LED) devices 304 mounted thereon. While the example illustrated in FIG. 3 includes an array of individual LED devices 304, the embodiments described herein are applicable to any type of LED array, such as the LED array 102 of FIG. 1 , which may be an array of individual LED devices or a monolithic LED array that includes a single silicon wafer or die divided into segments that form the emitters. When a monolithic LED array is used, each of the emitters in the array may have a pair of metal contacts that may be electrically coupled to corresponding pairs of metal pads on the circuit board (e.g., via solder).
  • LED light-emitting diode
  • each of the LED devices 304 includes a semiconductor structure 308, a wavelength converting layer 306 over the semiconductor structure 308 and two metal contacts 310a and 310b.
  • the semiconductor structure may be any type of semiconductor structure that emits light when excited and may include one or more p-type regions, n- type regions and active, light-emitting regions.
  • the two contacts 310a and 310b may be a p-type electrode and an n-type electrode, respectively.
  • the wavelength converting layer 306 may be remote from, proximal to, or directly above the semiconductor structure 308.
  • the active layer in the semiconductor structure 308 emits light into the wavelength converting layer 306 when turned on, and the wavelength converting layer 306 acts to further modify the wavelength of the light emitted by the active layer.
  • the wavelength converting layer 306 may include any luminescent material, such as, for example, phosphor particles in a transparent or translucent binder or matrix, or a ceramic phosphor element, which absorbs light of one wavelength and emits light of a different wavelength.
  • each of the pairs of contacts 310a and 310b of each of the LED devices 304 is electrically coupled (e.g., via solder) to a corresponding pair of the metal pads 208 on the circuit board 200.
  • soldermask layer 302 is provided on the top surface 220 of the circuit board 200 in areas that are not occupied by metal pads 208.
  • the soldermask layer 302 may be any layer or type of material that protects the circuit board and/or reflects light.
  • an LED lighting system such as illustrated in FIG. 3, may be used in a number of different applications, and may be particularly useful in vehicle headlamp systems and flash applications where closely packed LED arrays and/or individually addressable LED devices or emitters may be desirable.
  • FIGs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are diagrams of example application systems that may incorporate LED lighting systems, such as the LED lighting system 300 of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram of an example vehicle headlamp system 400 that may incorporate an LED lighting system, such as the LED lighting system 300 of FIG. 3.
  • the example vehicle headlamp system 400 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes power lines 402, a data bus 404, an input filter and protection module 406, a bus transceiver 408, a sensor module 410, an LED direct current to direct current (DC/DC) module 412, a logic low-dropout (LDO) module 414, a micro-controller 416 and an active head lamp 418.
  • the active head lamp 418 may include an LED lighting system, such as the LED lighting system 300 of FIG. 3.
  • the power lines 402 may have inputs that receive power from a vehicle, and the data bus 404 may have inputs/outputs over which data may be exchanged between the vehicle and the vehicle headlamp system 400.
  • the vehicle headlamp system 400 may receive instructions from other locations in the vehicle, such as instructions to turn on turn signaling or turn on headlamps, and may send feedback to other locations in the vehicle if desired.
  • the sensor module 410 may be communicatively coupled to the data bus 404 and may provide additional data to the vehicle headlamp system 400 or other locations in the vehicle related to, for example, environmental conditions (e.g., time of day, rain, fog, or ambient light levels), vehicle state (e.g., parked, in-motion, speed of motion, or direction of motion), and presence/position of other objects (e.g., vehicles or pedestrians).
  • a headlamp controller that is separate from any vehicle controller communicatively coupled to the vehicle data bus may also be included in the vehicle headlamp system 400.
  • the headlamp controller may be a micro-controller, such as micro-controller (mo) 416.
  • the microcontroller 416 may be communicatively coupled to the data bus 404.
  • the input filter and protection module 406 may be electrically coupled to the power lines 402 and may, for example, support various filters to reduce conducted emissions and provide power immunity. Additionally, the input filter and protection module 406 may provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, load-dump protection, alternator field decay protection, and/or reverse polarity protection.
  • ESD electrostatic discharge
  • the LED DC/DC module 412 may be coupled between the filter and protection module 406 and the active headlamp 418 to receive filtered power and provide a drive current to power LEDs in the LED array in the active headlamp 418.
  • the LED DC/DC module 412 may have an input voltage between 7 and 18 volts with a nominal voltage of approximately 13.2 volts and an output voltage that may be slightly higher (e.g., 0.3 volts) than a maximum voltage for the LED array (e.g., as determined by factor or local calibration and operating condition adjustments due to load, temperature or other factors).
  • the logic LDO module 414 may be coupled to the input filter and protection module
  • the logic LDO module 414 may also be coupled to the microcontroller 414 and the active headlamp 418 to provide power to the micro-controller 464 and/or the silicon backplane (e.g., CMOS logic) in the active headlamp 418.
  • the silicon backplane e.g., CMOS logic
  • the bus transceiver 408 may have, for example, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) or serial peripheral interface (SPI) interface and may be coupled to the microcontroller 416.
  • the micro-controller 416 may translate vehicle input based on, or including, data from the sensor module 410.
  • the translated vehicle input may include a video signal that is transferrable to an image buffer in the active headlamp module 418.
  • the micro-controller 416 may load default image frames and test for open/short pixels during startup.
  • an SPI interface may load an image buffer in CMOS. Image frames may be full frame, differential or partial frames.
  • micro-controller 416 may include control interface monitoring of CMOS status, including die temperature, as well as logic LDO output.
  • LED DC/DC output may be dynamically controlled to minimize headroom.
  • other headlamp functions such as complementary use in conjunction with side marker or turn signal lights, and/or activation of daytime running lights, may also be controlled.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram of another example vehicle headlamp system 500.
  • the example vehicle headlamp system 500 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes an application platform 502, two LED lighting systems 506 and 508, and optics 510 and 512.
  • the two LED lighting systems 506 and 508 may be LED lighting systems, such as the LED lighting system 300 of FIG. 3, or may include the LED lighting system 300 plus some of all of the other modules in the vehicle headlamp system 400 of FIG. 4. In the latter embodiment, the LED lighting systems 506 and 508 may be vehicle headlamp sub-systems.
  • the LED lighting system 508 may emit light beams 514 (shown between arrows 514a and 514b in FIG. 5).
  • the LED lighting system 506 may emit light beams 516 (shown between arrows 516a and 516b in FIG. 5).
  • a secondary optic 510 is adjacent the LED lighting system 508, and the light emitted from the LED lighting system 508 passes through the secondary optic 510.
  • a secondary optic 512 is adjacent the LED lighting system 512, and the light emitted from the LED lighting system 512 passes through the secondary optic 512.
  • no secondary optics 510/512 are provided in the vehicle headlamp system.
  • the secondary optics 510/512 may be or include one or more light guides.
  • the one or more light guides may be edge lit or may have an interior opening that defines an interior edge of the light guide.
  • LED lighting systems 508 and 506 (or the active headlamp of a vehicle headlamp sub-system) may be inserted in the interior openings of the one or more light guides such that they inject light into the interior edge (interior opening light guide) or exterior edge (edge lit light guide) of the one or more light guides.
  • the one or more light guides may shape the light emitted by the LED lighting systems 508 and 506 in a desired manner, such as, for example, with a gradient, a chamfered distribution, a narrow distribution, a wide distribution, or an angular distribution.
  • the application platform 502 may provide power and/or data to the LED lighting systems 506 and/or 508 via lines 504, which may include one or more or a portion of the power lines 402 and the data bus 404 of FIG. 4.
  • One or more sensors (which may be the sensors in the system 400 or other additional sensors) may be internal or external to the housing of the application platform 502.
  • each LED lighting system 508 and 506 may include its own sensor module, connectivity and control module, power module, and/or LED array.
  • the vehicle headlamp system 500 may represent an automobile with steerable light beams where LEDs may be selectively activated to provide steerable light.
  • an array of LEDs e.g., the LED array 102
  • LED array 102 may be used to define or project a shape or pattern or illuminate only selected sections of a roadway.
  • infrared cameras or detector pixels within LED systems 506 and 508 may be sensors (e.g., similar to sensors in the sensor module 410 of FIG. 4) that identify portions of a scene (e.g., roadway or pedestrian crossing) that require illumination.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram of an example wireless device 600. In the example illustrated in
  • the wireless device 600 includes a processor 612, a transceiver 602, an antenna 604, a speaker/microphone 606, a keypad 608, a display/touchpad 610, a memory 616, a power source 618, and a camera 614.
  • the processor 612 may be a general purpose processor, a special purpose processor, a conventional processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a microprocessor, one or more microprocessors in association with a DSP core, a controller, a microcontroller, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) circuit, an integrated circuit (IC), a state machine, and the like.
  • the processor 612 may be coupled to, and may receive user input data from, the speaker/microphone 606, the keypad 608, the display/touchpad 610 and/or the camera 614.
  • the processor 612 may also output user data to the speaker/microphone 606, the keypad 608, the display/touchpad 610 and/or the camera 614.
  • the processor 612 may access information from, and store data in, any type of suitable memory, such as the memory 616.
  • the processor 612 may receive power from the power source 618 and may be configured to distribute and/or control the power to the other components in the wireless device 600.
  • the processor 612 may also be coupled to the camera 614.
  • the camera 614 may include, for example, an image sensor, read out circuitry, a flash module and/or any other required circuitry or controls required to operate the camera 614.
  • the flash module may include an LED lighting system, such as the LED lighting system 300 of FIG. 3, and a driver, one or more sensors and/or any other circuitry or controls required to operate the flash.
  • FIG. 7 is a back view of a wireless device 700 showing more detail of the camera
  • the wireless device 700 includes a casing 720 and a camera 614.
  • the camera 614 include a lens 740 via which the camera’s image sensor (not shown in FIG. 7) may capture an image of a scene.
  • the camera module 614 may also include a flash 750 that may include one or more LED arrays, which may be a part of one or more LED lighting systems, such the LED lighting system 300 of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of an example method 800 of manufacturing an LED lighting system, such as the LED lighting system 300 of FIG. 3.
  • FIGs. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 91, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M, 9N, 90, 9P and 9Q are cross sectional views of the LED lighting system at various stages in the manufacturing method.
  • a high density interconnect buildup process with finer geometries is used to build up dielectric layers on the ceramic carrier.
  • Various dielectric materials may be used, such as, for example, organic materials, or, more specifically, a Bismaleimide Triazine (BT) resin.
  • the ceramic carrier e.g., AIN carrier
  • first metal pads are formed on a ceramic carrier
  • FIGs. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F and 9G provide example structures at various points in the formation of first metal pads.
  • the method may be used to simultaneously manufacture multiple circuit boards.
  • two ceramic carriers 902a and 902b may be attached to one another using, for example, an adhesive 904 to form a structure 900A.
  • the adhesive may be a tape or a temporary glue.
  • the adhesive 904 is disposed between a first ceramic carrier 902a and a second ceramic carrier 902b. While the examples in FIGs. 9A-9Q illustrate simultaneous manufacture of multiple circuit boards, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a similar method may be used to manufacture a single circuit board (e.g., by not bonding two carriers and not performing processing on both carriers).
  • FIG. 9A illustrate simultaneous manufacture of multiple circuit boards, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a similar method may be used to manufacture a single circuit board (e.g., by not bonding two carriers and not performing processing on both carriers).
  • a layer of a metal material 906a and 906b may be formed on outer surfaces (e.g., the surfaces that are not bonded together) of the first and second carriers 902a and 902b.
  • the metal layer may be formed by sputtering.
  • copper sputtering may be performed on the structure 900A to form a thin film of copper on the outer surfaces of the carriers 902a and 902b.
  • sputtering may be performed on the structure 900A to form a thin film of copper on the outer surfaces of the carriers 902a and 902b.
  • a film 908a and 908b may be formed on each of the metal layers 906a and 906b to form a structure 900C.
  • the film may be a dry film, such as a photoresist, formed using dry film lamination.
  • spin coating may be used to form the film 908a and 908b on the surfaces of the metal layers 906a and 906b.
  • the structure 900C may undergo an imaging or photolithography process to remove portions of the film 908a and 908b to form openings in the film and form a structure 900D.
  • this may be performed by placing a pattern 910a and 910b, such as a glass pattern, over the structure 900C and exposing the structure 900C to light (e.g., ultraviolet (UV) light) emitted through the pattern.
  • light e.g., ultraviolet (UV) light
  • desired portions of the film 908a and 908b may be removed, for example, by applying a developer to the structure 900D.
  • a developer may be used.
  • the portions of the film 908a an 908b that were exposed to the light in FIG. 9D may become soluble to the developer or the portions of the film 908a and 908b that were not exposed to the light in FIG. 9D may become soluble to the developer.
  • Exposure of the structure 900D to the developer may result in the structure 900E with openings 911a and 911b formed in the film 908a and 908b.
  • the openings 911a and 911b may form a portion of the vias 206 in the circuit board 200 of FIG. 2.
  • the openings 911a and 911b in the film 908a and 908b may be filled and/or plated with a metal material to form the structure 900F.
  • the openings extend through the entirety of the film 908a and 908b and leave corresponding regions of the ceramic carriers 902a and 902b exposed.
  • the openings 911a and 911b may be plated and/or otherwise filled with a metal material (e.g., copper) to form metal-plated and/or filled openings 912a and 912b.
  • the remaining portions of the film 908a and 908b and the portions of the metal layer 906a and 906b under them may be removed, and first metal pads 912a and 912b remain on the carriers 902a and 902b to form a structure 900G.
  • This may be performed, for example, by stripping away the remaining portions of the film 908a and 908b and then performing copper or other metal etching on the portions of the metal layer 906a and 906b underneath.
  • the resulting panel may then be ready for further build up processes.
  • FIG. 9H provides an example structure 900H showing the layers of the dielectric material 914a and 914b formed over the first metal pads 912a and 912b.
  • the dielectric material may be laminated over the first metal pads 912a and 912b, although one of ordinary skill in the art will understand that other methods may be used, such as molding.
  • FIG. 9I provides an example structure 900I showing the vias 916a and 916b formed in the layers of the dielectric material 914a and 914b.
  • the vias 916a and 916b may be micro-vias or slots and may be formed, for example, using laser ablation or drilling, although one of ordinary skill in the art will understand that other methods may be used.
  • the vias 916a and 916b may form another part of the vias 206 in the circuit board 200 of FIG. 2. Combined, the openings 911a and 911b and the vias 916a and 916b may form the vias 206 formed through the entire thickness h of the dielectric layers 204 in FIG. 2.
  • the vias may be filled with a metal material (808).
  • FIG. 9J illustrates an example structure 900J showing the vias 916a and 916b filled with a metal material 918a and 918b.
  • the vias may be filled using copper plating, which may leave a layer of the metal material 918a and 918b on the outer-most surfaces of the dielectric material 914a and 914b and the vias 916a and 916b, as shown.
  • a second metal pad may be formed on each of the vias (810) to form, for example, metal pads on the outer-most surface of the circuit board.
  • FIGs. 9K, 9L, 9M, 9N, 90, 9P and 9Q provide example structures at various points in the formation of the second metal pads.
  • a film 920a and 920b may be formed on outer-most surfaces of the structure 900J (e.g., over the metal 918a and 918b to form a structure 900K.
  • the film may be a dry film, such as a photoresist, formed using dry film lamination.
  • spin coating may be used to form the film 920a and 920b.
  • the structure 900K may undergo an imaging or photolithography process to remove portions of the film 920a and 920b in regions between the vias 916a and 916b to form a structure 900L.
  • this may be performed by placing a pattern 922a and 922b, such as a glass pattern, over the structure 900K and exposing the structure 900K to light (e.g., ultraviolet (UV) light) emitted through the pattern.
  • light e.g., ultraviolet (UV) light
  • desired portions of the film 920a and 920b may be removed, for example, by applying a developer to the structure 900L.
  • a developer may be used.
  • the portions of the film 920a and 920b that were exposed to the light in FIG. 9L may become soluble to the developer or the portions of the film 920a and 920b that were not exposed to the light in FIG. 9L may become soluble to the developer.
  • Exposure of the structure 900L to the developer may result in the structure 900M with portions of the film 920a and 920b remaining over the vias 916a and 916b.
  • the portions of the metal layer 918a and 918b between the remaining portions of the film 920a and 920b may be removed to form a structure 900N. This may be performed, for example, by copper or other metal etching.
  • the remaining portions of the film 920a and 920b may be removed to form a structure 9000. This may be performed, for example, by stripping away the remaining portions of the film 920a and 920b.
  • the second metal pads 922a and 922b may be provided on each of the metal-filled vias 918a and 918b. In embodiments, this may be performed using NiAu plating, although one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that other methods and/or metal materials may be used.
  • the two circuit boards may be separated. Only one of the separated circuit boards 900Q is shown in FIG. 9Q.
  • the circuit board may then be ready for individual LED device or monolithic LED array attach by, for example, soldering metal pads of the individual LED devices or the monolithic array to the metal pads 922a and/or 922b of the circuit board.

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L'invention concerne des cartes de circuit imprimé, des systèmes d'éclairage DEL et des procédés de fabrication. Une carte de circuit imprimé (200) comprend un support céramique (202) et un corps (212) sur le support céramique. Le corps comprend des couches diélectriques (204) et des fentes ou des trous d'interconnexion (206) formés complètement à travers une épaisseur des couches diélectriques. Les fentes sont ensuite remplies avec un matériau métallique. Un plot conducteur (208) est disposé sur une surface de chacune des fentes à l'opposé du support céramique.
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