Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a circuit board structure containing metal materials with different thermal expansion coefficients, which is used for effectively improving the defects possibly generated by the prior torsion plate.
The application discloses a circuit board structure containing metal materials with different thermal expansion coefficients, which comprises a core substrate layer, a first circuit layer formed on the core substrate layer, an insulating dielectric layer formed on the first circuit layer, a first metal material formed in the signal through hole and formed on the first circuit layer, and a second metal material formed in the signal through hole and formed on the first metal material, wherein the first metal material has a first thermal expansion coefficient, the second metal material has a second thermal expansion coefficient, and the second thermal expansion coefficient is larger than the first thermal expansion coefficient.
Optionally, when the circuit board structure is subjected to a high temperature operation, the volume expansion rate of the second metal material is greater than the volume expansion rate of the first metal material, so that the second metal material generates an extrusion stress in a direction towards the first metal material, and the first metal material can continuously contact with the first circuit layer through extrusion of the second metal material, and maintain electrical connection.
Optionally, in the signal via, the first metal material has a first thickness, the second metal material has a second thickness, and the second thickness of the second metal material is greater than the first thickness of the first metal material.
Optionally, the sum of the thicknesses of the first thickness and the second thickness is defined as a total thickness, the first thickness of the first metal material is 15% to 45% with respect to the total thickness, and the second thickness of the second metal material is 55% to 85% with respect to the total thickness.
Optionally, the first thermal expansion coefficient of the first metal material and the second thermal expansion coefficient of the second metal material are respectively between 10×10 -6/k@20 ℃, and a difference between the second thermal expansion coefficient and the first thermal expansion coefficient is not less than 1×10 -6/k@20 ℃.
Optionally, the circuit board structure further includes a second circuit layer formed on a surface of the insulating dielectric layer away from the first circuit layer, wherein the first circuit layer is connected with the first metal material, and the second circuit layer is connected with the second metal material.
Optionally, the first metal material has a base portion and a protruding portion formed on the base portion, and the width of the base portion is greater than the width of the protruding portion, so that the first metal material has a protruding structure.
Alternatively, the base portion is formed on the first circuit layer, and the protruding portion is embedded in the second metal material such that the first metal material is embedded in the second metal material.
Optionally, when the circuit board structure is cooled, the volume shrinkage rate of the first metal material is greater than the volume shrinkage rate of the second metal material, so that the base portion generates a bending stress in the direction of the protruding portion.
The application also discloses a manufacturing method of the circuit board structure, which comprises the steps of providing a core substrate layer, forming a first circuit layer on one side surface of the core substrate layer, forming an insulating dielectric layer on one side surface of the first circuit layer far away from the core substrate layer, forming a signal via hole on the inner side of the insulating dielectric layer and connected with the upper surface and the lower surface of the insulating dielectric layer, forming a first metal material in the signal via hole and formed on the first circuit layer, wherein the first metal material has a first thermal expansion coefficient, and forming a second metal material in the signal via hole and formed on the first metal material, wherein the second metal material has a second thermal expansion coefficient and is larger than the first thermal expansion coefficient.
In summary, the circuit board structure including metal materials with different thermal expansion coefficients and the method for manufacturing the same according to the present application can prevent the hole (Via) from breaking and maintain the signal connection through the stacking of the first metal material and the second metal material in the signal Via and the design of the thermal expansion coefficients.
For a further understanding of the nature and the technical aspects of the present application, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the application and the accompanying drawings, which are included to illustrate and not to limit the scope of the application.
Detailed Description
The following embodiments of the present application are described in terms of specific examples, and those skilled in the art will appreciate the advantages and effects of the present application from the disclosure herein. The application is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modifications and various other uses and applications, all of which are obvious from the description, without departing from the spirit of the application. The drawings of the present application are merely schematic illustrations, and are not intended to be drawn to actual dimensions. The following embodiments will further illustrate the related art content of the present application in detail, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the present application.
It will be understood that, although the terms "first," "second," "third," etc. may be used herein to describe various components or signals, these components or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used primarily to distinguish one element from another element or signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" as used herein shall include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items as the case may be.
First embodiment
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, a circuit board structure 100 is provided according to a first embodiment of the present application, and in particular, a circuit board structure 100 including metal materials with different thermal expansion coefficients is provided, which can solve the problem in the prior art that electrical signals cannot be transmitted due to the breaking of the interface between the Via (Via) and the copper line layer.
To achieve the above objective, the circuit board structure 100 includes a core substrate layer 1, a first circuit layer 2 and an insulating dielectric layer 3. Wherein the first wiring layer 2 is formed on one side surface of the core substrate layer 1, and the insulating dielectric layer 3 is formed on one side surface of the first wiring layer 2 remote from the core substrate layer 1.
In this embodiment, the material of the core substrate layer 1 may be, for example, glass fiber cloth (e.g., FR-4), the first circuit layer 2 may be, for example, a copper circuit layer, and the material of the insulating dielectric layer 3 may be, for example, a semi-cured lamination sheet (e.g., prepreg, PP glue), but the application is not limited thereto.
Further, a signal via 4 is formed on the inner side of the insulating dielectric layer 3, and the signal via 4 is connected to the upper surface and the lower surface of the insulating dielectric layer 3 and corresponds in position to a portion of the first circuit layer 2. In the present embodiment, the signal via 4 is a laser drilled hole, and has a hole shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom, but the present application is not limited thereto.
Furthermore, the circuit board structure 100 is filled with a first metal material 41 and a second metal material 42 in sequence from the direction close to the first circuit layer 2 to the direction far from the first circuit layer 2 (or from the bottom to the top thereof) inside the signal via 4.
Alternatively, the first metal material 41 is formed in the hole of the signal via 4 and on the first circuit layer 2 to be directly connected to and in contact with the first circuit layer 2. In addition, the second metal material 42 is formed in the hole of the signal via 4, and is formed on a side surface of the first metal material 41 away from the first wiring layer 2, and is directly connected and contacted with the first metal material 41.
The first metal material 41 and the second metal material 42 may be formed by at least one of a metal plating process, an electroless plating process, a metal physical deposition process, and a metal chemical deposition process, respectively.
In the present embodiment, the first metal material 41 and the second metal material 42 are both in contact with the sidewall in the signal via 4 (as shown in fig. 3), but the present application is not limited thereto.
In another embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 5, the first metal material 41 may be formed on the first circuit layer 2 and cover all the sidewalls of the signal via 4 in an extending manner. And the second metal material 42 fills the remaining portion of the signal via 4 and is not in contact with the sidewall within the signal via 4.
With continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, further, the first metal material 41 has a first thermal expansion coefficient α1, and the second metal material 42 has a second thermal expansion coefficient α2. Wherein the second thermal expansion coefficient α2 of the second metal material 42 is larger than the first thermal expansion coefficient α1 of the first metal material 41.
Accordingly, as shown in fig. 4, when the circuit board structure 100 is subjected to a high temperature operation, the volume expansion rate of the second metal material 42 is greater than that of the first metal material 41, so that the second metal material 42 generates a compressive stress F1 toward the first metal material 41, and the first metal material 41 can continuously contact with the first circuit layer 2 through the compression of the second metal material 42 to maintain the electrical connection.
The high temperature operation may be, for example, high temperature Reflow (Reflow), but the present application is not limited thereto.
According to the above configuration, even though the interface between the first metal material 41 and the first circuit layer 2 is broken, the first metal material 41 is continuously connected to and contacted with the first circuit layer 2 by being pressed by the pressing stress F1. Accordingly, in the prior art, the problem that the electrical signal cannot be transmitted due to the fracture at the interface of the Via (Via) and the copper circuit layer can be effectively solved.
It should be noted that, the thermal expansion coefficient (Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, CTE) refers to the regularity coefficient that the geometric characteristics of the material change along with the rising and falling of the temperature under the action of thermal expansion and contraction effect. The coefficients of thermal expansion of the first and second metallic materials may employ a Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (CLTE), but are not limited thereto.
It should be noted that, in some embodiments of the present application, the first metal material 41 and the second metal material 42 filled in the signal via 4 may be at least one selected from the group consisting of copper metal, silver metal, gold metal, zinc metal and aluminum metal, respectively, but the present application is not limited thereto.
In terms of the linear thermal expansion coefficient α, for example, the copper metal has a linear thermal expansion coefficient α of 16.5×10 -6/k@20 ℃. The linear thermal expansion coefficient alpha of the silver metal is 19.5 x 10 -6/K@20 ℃.
The linear thermal expansion coefficient alpha of the gold metal is 14.2 x 10 -6/K@20 ℃. And the linear thermal expansion coefficient alpha of the zinc metal is 36.0 x 10 -6/K@20 ℃. Further, the linear thermal expansion coefficient α of the aluminum metal is 23.0X10: 10 -6/K@20 ℃.
In some embodiments of the present application, the second metal material 42 may be, for example, copper metal (α2=16.5×10 -6/k@20 ℃), and the first metal material 41 may be, for example, gold metal (α1=20 ℃)
14.2 X 10 -6/k@20℃). Or the second metallic material 42 may be, for example, silver metal (α2=19.5×10 -6/k@20 ℃), and the first metallic material 41 may be, for example, copper metal (α2=16.5×10 -6/k@20 ℃).
It should be noted that, the second thermal expansion coefficients α2 of the second metal materials 42 in the above embodiment are all larger than the first thermal expansion coefficient α1 of the first metal material 41.
From another aspect, the first thermal expansion coefficient α1 of the first metal material 41 and the second thermal expansion coefficient α2 of the second metal material 42 are respectively in a range of 10 to 40×10 -6/k@20 ℃.
Further, a difference between the second thermal expansion coefficient α2 of the second metal material 42 and the first thermal expansion coefficient α1 of the first metal material 41 is not less than 1×10 -6/k@20 ℃, and preferably not less than 2×10 -6/k@20 ℃.
However, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely exemplary, and the present application is not limited to the above embodiments.
With continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, in the signal via 4, the first metal material 41 has a first thickness T1, and the second metal material 42 has a second thickness T2. Wherein, the second thickness T2 of the second metal material 42 is greater than the first thickness T1 of the first metal material 41.
In some embodiments of the application, the sum of the thicknesses of the first thickness T1 and the second thickness T2 is defined as the total thickness. The first thickness T1 of the first metal material 41 is 15% to 45%, and preferably 20% to 40% in proportion to the total thickness. Further, the second thickness T2 of the second metal material 42 is 55% to 85%, and preferably 60% to 80% with respect to the total thickness.
Based on the above thickness ratio, the second metal material 42 can generate more sufficient compressive stress F1 on the first metal material 41 during high temperature operation, so that the first metal material 41 is continuously in contact with the first circuit layer 2 for electrical connection.
Further, in the present embodiment, the circuit board structure 100 further includes a second circuit layer 5, and the second circuit layer 5 is formed on a surface of the insulating dielectric layer 3, which is far from the first circuit layer 2. From another perspective, the first wiring layer 2 and the second wiring layer 5 are respectively formed on two opposite side surfaces of the insulating dielectric layer 3. Wherein the first wiring layer 2 is connected to the first metal material 41, and the second wiring layer 5 is connected to the second metal material 42.
In an embodiment of the application, the first circuit layer 2 and the first metal material 41 may be formed separately in different electroplating processes or metal deposition processes, and the second circuit layer 5 may be formed in the same electroplating process or metal deposition process as the second metal material 42, but the application is not limited thereto.
Second embodiment
Referring to fig. 6 to 8, a circuit board structure 100' is further provided according to a second embodiment of the present application. The circuit board structure 100' includes a core substrate layer 1, a first circuit layer 2, an insulating dielectric layer 3, and a second circuit layer 5. Wherein the first circuit layer 2 is formed on a side surface of the core substrate layer 1, the insulating dielectric layer 3 is formed on a side surface of the first circuit layer 2 away from the core substrate layer 1, and the second circuit layer 5 is formed on a side surface of the insulating dielectric layer 3 away from the first circuit layer 2.
A signal via 4 is formed inside the insulating dielectric layer 3, and the signal via 4 is connected to the upper surface and the lower surface of the insulating dielectric layer 3. The signal via 4 is sequentially filled with a first metal material 41 and a second metal material 42, the first metal material 41 is formed on the first circuit layer 2, and the second metal material 42 is formed on the first metal material 41. The first metal material 41 has a first thermal expansion coefficient α1, the second metal material 42 has a second thermal expansion coefficient α2, and the second thermal expansion coefficient α2 is greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient α1. The first metal material 41 is connected to the first circuit layer 2, and the second metal material 42 is connected to the second circuit layer 5, so that the first circuit layer 2 is electrically connected to the second circuit layer 5.
The circuit board structure 100' according to the second embodiment of the present application is substantially the same as the circuit board structure 100 of the first embodiment, and is mainly different in that the first metal material 41 in the second embodiment of the present application further has a base portion 411 and a protruding portion 412 formed on the base portion 411. Wherein, the width of the base 411 is larger than the width of the protrusion 412, so that the second metal material 42 has a convex structure.
Further, the base portion 411 is formed on the first wiring layer 2 to be directly connected to and in contact with the first wiring layer 2. The protrusion 412 is embedded in the second metal material 42, so that the first metal material 41 is embedded in the second metal material 42. Accordingly, the contact area between the first and second metal materials 41 and 42 can be increased to effectively increase the bonding between heterogeneous materials.
Similar to the first embodiment, when the circuit board structure 100' is subjected to a high temperature operation, the volume expansion rate of the second metal material 42 is larger than that of the first metal material 41, so that the second metal material 42 generates a compressive stress F1 toward the first metal material 41, and the first metal material 41 can be continuously contacted with the first circuit layer 2 by the compression of the second metal material 42 to maintain the electrical connection.
Further, when the circuit board structure 100' is cooled by the high temperature operation, the volume shrinkage rate of the first metal material 41 is larger than the volume shrinkage rate of the second metal material 42, so that the base portion 411 generates a bending stress F2 (as shown in fig. 8) towards the protruding portion 412, thereby generating a tighter bond between the first metal material 41 and the second metal material 42 and contacting the first circuit layer 2 downward to maintain the electrical connection.
According to the above configuration, the first metal material 41 is continuously connected to and contacted with the first circuit layer 2, although there is a case where an interface fracture occurs at the interface of the first metal material 41 and the first circuit layer 2. Accordingly, in the prior art, the problem that the electrical signal cannot be transmitted due to the fracture at the interface of the Via (Via) and the copper circuit layer can be effectively solved.
Third embodiment
The structural features and material features of the circuit board structures 100, 100' according to the embodiments of the present application are described above, and the manufacturing method of the circuit board structures according to the embodiments of the present application will be described below. As shown in fig. 9, the method for manufacturing the circuit board structure includes steps S110 to S160.
It should be noted that the order and the actual operation mode of the steps carried by the present embodiment may be adjusted according to the requirements, and are not limited to the steps carried by the present embodiment.
The step S110 includes providing a core substrate layer 1. The step S120 includes forming a first circuit layer 2 on a side surface of the core substrate layer 1.
The step S130 includes forming an insulating dielectric layer 3 on a surface of the first circuit layer 2 away from the core substrate layer 1.
The step S140 includes forming a signal via 4 inside the insulating dielectric layer 3, where the signal via 4 is connected to the upper surface and the lower surface of the insulating dielectric layer 3 and corresponds in position to a portion of the first circuit layer 2.
The step S150 includes forming a first metal material 41 in the signal via 4 and on the first circuit layer 2 to be directly connected to and in contact with the first circuit layer 2. The first metal material 41 may have a flat layered shape as shown in fig. 3, or the first metal material 41 may have a convex shape as shown in fig. 6. Wherein the first metal material 41 has a first thermal expansion coefficient α1.
The step S160 includes forming a second metal material 42 in the signal via 4 and on the first metal material 41 to be directly connected and contacted with the first metal material 41. The second metal material 42 has a second thermal expansion coefficient α2, and the second thermal expansion coefficient α2 of the second metal material 42 is greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient α1 of the first metal material 41.
In some embodiments of the present application, the first metal material 41 and the second metal material 42 may be formed in the signal via 4 by at least one of a metal plating process, an electroless plating process, a metal physical deposition process, and a metal chemical deposition process, respectively.
Advantageous effects of the invention
The circuit board structure comprising metal materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion and the manufacturing method thereof can prevent the hole (Via) from breaking and maintain signal connection through the stacking of the first metal material and the second metal material in the signal Via hole and the design of the coefficients of thermal expansion.
The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, so that all equivalent technical changes made by the specification and drawings of the present application are included in the scope of the present application.