JP5194951B2 - Circuit board manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a circuit board manufacturing method manufactured using a hot press apparatus.

  In recent years, with the miniaturization and high density of electronic devices, there has been a strong demand for multilayer substrates not only for industrial use but also for consumer use.

  In particular, as the density of a multilayer substrate increases, circuit patterns become finer, and it is desired to reduce the thickness of the substrate together with a plurality of circuit patterns.

  In such a circuit board, it is indispensable to newly develop a connection method for connecting inner via holes between circuit patterns of a plurality of layers and a highly reliable structure. Proposed high density circuit board manufacturing methods have been proposed.

  Hereinafter, a method for manufacturing a multilayer circuit board using a conventional heat press apparatus will be described.

  7 and 8 are cross-sectional views showing a conventional circuit board manufacturing method. FIG. 7 shows a process for forming a laminated structure, and FIG. 8 shows a hot press process.

  7 and 8, reference numerals 21a and 21b denote prepreg sheets made of a composite material impregnated with a non-woven thermosetting epoxy resin, and a conductive paste 22 is formed in a through hole formed by laser processing or the like at a predetermined position. Is filled.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes a two-layer core substrate. Circuit patterns 24a and 24b are formed on the front and back sides, and the circuit patterns 24a and 24b on the front and back sides are electrically connected to each other by the conductive paste 22 in the through holes. Yes. 23a and 23b are metal foils, such as copper.

  A configuration as a product in which prepreg sheets 21a and 21b and metal foils 23a and 23b are laminated on both surfaces of the core substrate 30 is shown.

  25a and 25b are first metal plates such as stainless steel having a thickness of about 1 mm for sandwiching the product group during hot pressing, and 26a and 26b are second metal plates such as stainless steel having a thickness of about 3 mm. Reference numerals 27a and 27b denote cushion materials having a thickness of about 2 mm.

  A plurality of the products are positioned on the first metal plate 25b to form a product portion, and are sandwiched between the first metal plates 25a and 25b.

  The second metal plates 26a and 26b are used between the cushion materials 27a and 27b and the first metal plates 25a and 25b. The first metal plates 25a and 25b and the second metal plates are used. 26a and 26b have the same size as the cushion materials 27a and 27b, and are larger than the area occupied by the product portion.

  First, the formation process of the laminated structure of FIG. 7 will be described.

  In the step of forming the laminated structure, the cushion material 27b and the second metal plate 26b are arranged on the carrier plate 28 in this order.

  On top of that, the first metal plates 25a and 25b in a state of sandwiching the product portion are laminated in a plurality of stages, and further, cushioned via the second metal plate 26a on the outside of the first metal plate 25a in the lowermost stage. Lamination is carried out so as to be sandwiched by the material 27a to form one laminated structure.

  Next, a plurality of the laminated structures are prepared and conveyed into a hot press apparatus in the hot press step shown in FIG.

  In the hot press process of FIG. 8, the plurality of transported laminated structures are stacked in a plurality of stages for each carrier plate 28 and inserted and installed between the upper hot plate 31a and the vertically movable lower hot plate 31b of the hot press apparatus. The

  Thereafter, by raising the hydraulic cylinder 32 disposed below the lower hot plate 31b, the lower hot plate 31b applies a predetermined pressure to the upper hot plate 31a.

  As a result, the B-stage prepreg sheets 21a and 21b are melt-cured to adhere to the core substrate 30 and the metal foils 23a and 23b, and are electrically conductive in vias formed at predetermined positions of the prepreg sheets 21a and 21b. The conductive paste 22 is compressed and the circuit patterns 24a and 24b of the core substrate 30 and the metal foils 23a and 23b are electrically connected.

  Thereafter, the metal foils 23a and 23b on both sides are selectively etched to form a circuit pattern (not shown), thereby obtaining a four-layer circuit board.

  Here, the operation of a general hot press apparatus used in the hot press process described above will be described.

  The molding conditions at the time of hot pressing are that the heating temperature is about 180 to 200 degrees, which is the curing temperature of the resin component of the prepreg sheets 21a and 21b, while pressing the laminated structure with the upper hot plate 31a and the lower hot plate 31b. Generally, the temperature is raised and held for a certain period of time, and then cooled to room temperature.

  Further, the above-described cushion material 27 plays a role in uniformly applying the pressure to the product portion in the laminated structure sandwiched between the upper hot plate 31a and the lower hot plate 31b when the circuit board is molded. Thickness unevenness and in-plane variations of the first and second metal plates and the carrier plate are absorbed to make the pressure uniform.

As prior art document information related to the invention of this application, for example, Patent Document 1 is known.
JP 2003-188493 A

  The present inventor has found the following problems in the above-described conventional circuit board manufacturing method.

  That is, when the laminated structure is pressurized at a high temperature with the upper hot plate 31a and the lower hot plate 31b, the first metal plate 25 and the second metal plate 25 arranged in the vicinity of the cushion material 27 as shown in FIG. It has been found that the cushion material 27 is deformed through the metal plate 26.

  The form of deformation comprises a product end (outer circumference) as a fulcrum and a portion where the deformation of the cushion material 27 is large and a portion where the deformation is small. As a result, the pressure applied to the product becomes unstable.

  Further, for the purpose of improving the productivity of the heat press apparatus, when a plurality of products are arranged in the plane of the first metal plate 25b as in the case of FIG. The corresponding cushion material undergoes a change in the shape of the recess, and the cushion material corresponding to a portion between adjacent products, that is, a portion where the product is not disposed, has a convex deformation.

  In a case where the product size, the number of products to be arranged, or the arrangement of products are different, when the hot press process is performed using the cushion material having the deformation, the pressure is absorbed by the convex deformation portion, and the first and second The in-plane pressure of the metal plate becomes uneven.

  Further, even in the product area, there is a difference in product thickness between the portion corresponding to the hydraulic cylinder 32 and the portion not so, and the portion corresponding to the hydraulic cylinder 32 tends to be thin.

  In the above case, the present inventor found that when the metal plate is deformed, pressure dispersion is large (underpressure), thickness unevenness occurs in the vicinity of the product, or when the interlayer connection is obtained by pressure welding using a conductive paste The problem that the connection resistance value may become unstable due to lack of power is grasped.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the circuit board manufacturing method of the present invention uses a cushion material having a hole at least in part, thereby absorbing the deformation of the cushion material that occurs during hot pressing. An object of the present invention is to provide a high-quality circuit board in which the applied pressure is stable and the product thickness and connection resistance are stable.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.

  That is, the present invention provides a step of preparing a laminate in which a product portion made of at least one product is sandwiched between first metal plates, and a second metal plate on the outside of the upper and lower first metal plates. A step of creating a laminated structure in which a cushion material provided with a hole in at least a part thereof is formed; and an upper hot plate of a press having a lower hot plate that is movable up and down by an upper hot plate and a hydraulic cylinder. A method of manufacturing a circuit board comprising a step of placing between a lower hot plate and a step of heating and pressurizing the laminated structure by raising the hydraulic cylinder. Since there is no influence and the deformation of the metal plate in the vicinity of the cushion material is eliminated and the pressure applied to the product is stabilized, there is an effect that a high-quality circuit board can be realized.

  With regard to the arrangement, quantity, and size of the holes in the cushion material, the holes are arranged in a portion corresponding to the hydraulic cylinder portion of the press, or the hole area is increased. In addition, by increasing the number of holes in the portion corresponding to the outer peripheral portion of the product or increasing the hole area, the pressure applied to each product can be stabilized and a plurality of products can be uniformly pressurized. It has the effect.

  The product can also be used when a prepreg sheet in which conductive paste is filled in through holes at predetermined positions on both sides of the core substrate with the front and back surfaces electrically connected and metal foil is laminated in this order. The applied pressure is stable, the plate thickness is stabilized, and a high-quality circuit board with stable connection resistance can be realized.

  In the present invention, by using a cushion material having a hole at least partially, the pressure applied to the product is stabilized by absorbing the deformation of the cushion material that occurs during hot pressing, and the product thickness and connection resistance are stabilized. A high-quality circuit board can be realized.

(Embodiment)
A method for manufacturing a multilayer circuit board using the hot press apparatus of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of manufacturing a circuit board according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a cushioning material according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows a hot press process.

  In FIG. 1, 1a and 1b are prepreg sheets made of a composite material obtained by impregnating a base material of a woven or non-woven glass fiber or aromatic polyamide fiber having a size of 500 mm × 350 mm and a thickness of about 80 μm with a thermosetting epoxy resin. The through-holes formed by laser processing or the like at a predetermined position are filled with the conductive paste 2 using a squeezing method or the like.

  9 is a core substrate having a product size of 495 mm × 345 mm, circuit patterns 4 a and 4 b are formed on the front and back sides, and the circuit patterns 4 a and 4 b on the front and back sides are electrically connected with the conductive paste 2 at arbitrary positions. It is connected. 3a and 3b are metal foils such as copper having a thickness of about 12 μm, and the structure as a product in which the prepreg sheets 1a and 1b and the metal foils 3a and 3b are laminated on both surfaces of the core substrate 9 is shown. Yes.

Reference numerals 5a and 5b denote first metal plates, such as stainless steel having a thickness of about 1 mm, which hold the product group during hot pressing. A plurality of the products are positioned on the first metal plate 5b to form the product portion 11, and at least one laminate 12 in a state of being sandwiched between the first metal plates 5a and 5b is prepared. Reference numerals 6a and 6b denote second metal plates having a thickness of about 3 mm, such as stainless steel, used between the cushion material and the first metal plates 5a and 5b in the lowermost stage. The first metal plate 5a, 5b and the second metal plates 6a, 6b have the same size as the cushion materials 7a, 7b, and have a size larger than the area occupied by the product portion 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, 7a and 7b have a size of 800 mm × 550 mm, a thickness of about 2 mm, larger than the area where two products are arranged in the plane direction, and holes 10 are processed on the entire surface (diameter 2 mm, pitch 10 mm) As shown in FIG. 1, the cushion material is sequentially arranged on the carrier plate 8.

  The size of the hole 10 processed in the cushion materials 7a and 7b is determined in consideration of the thickness of the second metal plates 6a and 6b, the processing cost of the hole 10, and the like. For example, when the diameter of the hole 10 is as large as 5 mm and the thickness of the second metal plates 6 a and 6 b is as thin as 1 mm, sufficient pressure is not applied to the product portion corresponding to the hole 10. This inspection can be easily confirmed with pressure sensitive paper. Pressure sensitive paper is commercially available, for example, prescale made by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

  The cushion materials 7a and 7b may be made of kraft paper or heat-resistant rubber cushion material, and the material is not particularly limited. Moreover, although this Embodiment showed the example which has arrange | positioned two products in the surface direction (lateral direction) on the metal plate 5b, it may be two or more sheets, or may be an arrangement of one sheet.

  Next, a plurality of the laminated structures 13 are prepared and conveyed into the hot press apparatus in the hot press process shown in FIG.

  In the hot press process of FIG. 3, the conveyed plurality of laminated components 13 are stacked in a plurality of stages together with the carrier plate 8 and are placed at a predetermined position between the upper hot plate 14a and the vertically movable lower hot plate 14b of the hot press device. set.

  In this embodiment, the number of press stages is one. However, in order to increase productivity, a plurality of stacked structures are provided by a hot press apparatus having a plurality of press stages in which a plurality of upper and lower hot plates are arranged. Things can be processed at the same time.

  Thereafter, the hydraulic cylinder 15 of the hot press machine is raised to pressurize the lower hot plate 14b and the upper hot plate 14a and to heat the laminated structure 13 under predetermined conditions. As a result, the B-stage prepreg sheets 1a and 1b are melt-cured to bond the core substrate 9 and the metal foils 3a and 3b, and to conduct electricity in vias formed at predetermined positions of the prepreg sheets 1a and 1b. The conductive paste 2 is compressed and the circuit patterns 4a and 4b of the core substrate 9 and the metal foils 3a and 3b are electrically connected.

  Then, by selectively etching the metal foils 3a and 3b on both sides, a circuit pattern is formed (not shown), and a four-layer circuit board is obtained.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention uses the cushion material that has been subjected to the hole processing in the formation process of the laminated structure, and the effect thereof will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the display of the product size in the figure, the prepreg sheet and the metal foil constituting the product group are omitted, and only the core substrate is displayed and described as the product size.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when pressure is applied, the cushion material is crushed and spread in the lateral direction at a location corresponding to the product portion. By disposing the hole in the cushion material, the cushion material spreading in the lateral direction can be absorbed. Therefore, deformation of the cushion material 7 as shown in FIG. 9 is suppressed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the pressure equalization to a product improves by increasing arrangement | positioning of the hole 10 in the outer peripheral part of a product, or enlarging the hole 10. As shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the pressure equalization to the product is improved by increasing the arrangement of the holes 10 or enlarging the holes 10 in a portion corresponding to the hydraulic cylinder 15 of the press machine to which pressure is easily applied. .

  As described above, by absorbing the deformation of the cushion material 7 through the hole 10, the second metal plate 6 and the second metal that have been deformed together with the cushion material 7 with the outer periphery of the product as a fulcrum in the conventional process. The deformation of the lowermost first metal plate 5 with which the plate 6 is in contact can be eliminated. As a result, the pressure applied to the product became uniform, the product thickness was stabilized, and the resistance value near the outer periphery of the product was also stabilized.

  In the present embodiment, the cushion material 7 has a size larger than that of the product, but the same effect can be obtained with an equivalent size. In addition, although the hole shape is indicated by a circle in the figure, a rectangular shape, for example, is not limited and is not limited. In particular, the rectangular shape is more efficient for providing more voids at the outer periphery of the product.

  Although the thickness of the 2nd metal plate 6 is 3 mm, it is not specifically limited, It is desirable to set it as optimal thickness with the magnitude | size of a hole. Further, the number of sheets is not limited, and there is no problem even if a plurality of sheets are stacked.

  In the manufacturing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, 100 four-layer substrates were manufactured, but the total thickness of about 260 μm near the center of the product was improved from +10 μm or more at the outer peripheral portion to 5 μm or less, The inventor confirmed that the variation in the connection resistance value was improved by 30% or more.

  As described above, the circuit board manufacturing method according to the present invention absorbs deformation of the cushioning material and eliminates deformation of the metal plate in the vicinity of the cushioning material by using the cushioned material that has been subjected to hole machining at the time of forming the laminate. By doing so, a high-quality circuit board with stable product thickness and connection quality can be realized.

  In the present embodiment, a four-layer circuit board is used, but it goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained with a two-layer board or a multilayer board with four or more layers regardless of the number of layers.

  In this embodiment, a prepreg sheet made of a composite material obtained by impregnating a glass fiber or aromatic polyamide fiber woven or nonwoven base material with a thermosetting epoxy resin and a core circuit board are used. Prepreg sheet or core circuit board with thermosetting epoxy resin layers formed on both sides of the base film or base sheet, and the same effect even if the core circuit board and prepreg sheet are made of different materials Is obtained.

  Furthermore, although the center core has a build-up structure in the present embodiment, it is needless to say that the same effect can be obtained even in a system in which a plurality of prepreg sheets and core circuit boards are stacked and stacked together.

  As described above, the circuit board manufacturing method according to the present invention stabilizes the pressure applied to the product by absorbing the deformation of the cushion material during hot pressing and eliminating the deformation of the metal plate in the vicinity of the cushion material. Since the connection quality can be stabilized, it is useful for all circuit boards provided with inner via hole connection with a conductive paste, and the industrial applicability of the present invention can be said to be great.

Sectional drawing which shows the laminated structure formation process of the manufacturing method of the circuit board in embodiment of this invention Top view of cushion material in same embodiment Sectional drawing which shows the hot press process of the manufacturing method of the circuit board in the embodiment Deformation explanatory drawing of cushion material in the same embodiment The top view of the cushion material in the 2nd form of the embodiment The top view of the cushion material in the 3rd form of the embodiment Sectional drawing which shows the laminated structure formation process of the manufacturing method of the conventional circuit board Sectional drawing which shows the hot press process of the manufacturing method of the conventional circuit board Deformation explanatory view of the vicinity of the cushion material in the conventional circuit board manufacturing method

Explanation of symbols

1a, 1b Prepreg sheet 2 Conductive paste 3a, 3b Metal foil 4a, 4b Circuit pattern 5, 5a, 5b First metal plate 6, 6a, 6b Second metal plate 7, 7a, 7b Cushion material 8 Carrier plate 9 Core substrate 10 Hole 11 Product part 12 Laminate 13 Laminated structure 14a Upper hot plate 14b Lower hot plate 15 Hydraulic cylinder

Claims (7)

A step of preparing a laminate in which the upper and lower portions of a product portion made of at least one product are sandwiched between first metal plates; a second metal plate on the outside of the upper and lower first metal plates; and a hole in at least a part thereof A step of creating a laminated structure in which a cushioning material provided with a cushion is disposed, and the laminated structure is disposed between the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate of a press having a lower hot plate that can be moved up and down by an upper hot plate and a hydraulic cylinder. And the step of heating and pressurizing the layered structure by raising the hydraulic cylinder, and the number of holes provided in the cushion material is arranged in a portion corresponding to the hydraulic cylinder portion of the press machine. A method for manufacturing a circuit board. A step of preparing a laminate in which the upper and lower portions of a product portion made of at least one product are sandwiched between first metal plates; a second metal plate on the outside of the upper and lower first metal plates; and a hole in at least a part thereof A step of creating a laminated structure in which a cushioning material provided with a cushion is disposed, and the laminated structure is disposed between the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate of a press having a lower hot plate that can be moved up and down by an upper hot plate and a hydraulic cylinder. And a step of heating and pressurizing the laminated structure by raising the hydraulic cylinder, and the hole provided in the cushion material is enlarged at a portion corresponding to the hydraulic cylinder portion of the press machine. A method for producing a circuit board, comprising: A step of preparing a laminate in which the upper and lower portions of a product portion made of at least one product are sandwiched between first metal plates; a second metal plate on the outside of the upper and lower first metal plates; and a hole in at least a part thereof A step of creating a laminated structure in which a cushioning material provided with a cushion is disposed, and the laminated structure is disposed between the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate of a press having a lower hot plate that can be moved up and down by an upper hot plate and a hydraulic cylinder. And the step of heating and pressurizing the laminated structure by raising the hydraulic cylinder, and the number of holes provided in the cushion material corresponds to the entire outer peripheral portion including the four sides of the product. A circuit board manufacturing method characterized in that a large number of parts are arranged in a portion. A step of preparing a laminate in which the upper and lower portions of a product portion made of at least one product are sandwiched between first metal plates; a second metal plate on the outside of the upper and lower first metal plates; and a hole in at least a part thereof A step of creating a laminated structure in which a cushioning material provided with a cushion is disposed, and the laminated structure is disposed between the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate of a press having a lower hot plate that can be moved up and down by an upper hot plate and a hydraulic cylinder. And a step of heating and pressurizing the laminated structure by raising the hydraulic cylinder, and the hole provided in the cushion material corresponds to the entire outer periphery including the four sides of the product. A method of manufacturing a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is enlarged at a portion. Laminate was sandwiched by the first metal plate, a plurality of prepared, the circuit board manufacturing method according to claim 1 to 4, wherein a is stacked in a plurality of stages. Laminate construct is more prepared, circuit manufacturing method of the substrate of claims 1 to 4, wherein a is stacked in a plurality of stages. Products from claim 1, characterized in that laminated conductive paste into the through holes of predetermined positions on both sides of the substrate core which is electrically connected to the front and back in the order of the filled prepreg sheet and metal foil 4. A method for producing a circuit board according to 4 .

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