New Packaging Substrate Technology,Ibss (Interpenetrating Polymer Network Build Up Structure System)

1996 ◽  
Vol 445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Motoo Asai

AbstractWe have developed a new type of printed circuit board which is called “IBSS” (Interpenetrating polymer network Build up Structure System) for the purpose of meeting the demand of high density routing, high reliability and low cost substrates in IC packages. The new technology achieves 50μm line / 50μm space and 100μm diameter photo‐via hole. Full additive method is applied for patterning, and the build‐up method is used to form the multi‐layer structure. The newly developed photo‐imagable dielectric resin, “IPN”, which has a glass transition of 200'C, a copper peel strength of 1.5kg/cm, and withstands 1000 cycles of temperature cycling (TCB), is used for IBSS. IPN is composed of high heat resistant photo‐sensitive epoxy and supper engineering plastic. This IBSS technology is suitable for direct chip attachment. This paper presents the characteristics IBSS.

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 3034
Author(s):  
Xiang Gao ◽  
Yiqiang Zhao ◽  
Haocheng Ma

Information system security has been in the spotlight of individuals and governments in recent years. Integrated Circuits (ICs) function as the basic element of communication and information spreading, therefore they have become an important target for attackers. From this perspective, system-level protection to keep chips from being attacked is of vital importance. This paper proposes a novel method based on a fringing electric field (FEF) sensor to detect whether chips are dismantled from a printed circuit board (PCB) as system-level protection. The proposed method overcomes the shortcomings of existing techniques that can be only used in specific fields. After detecting a chip being dismantled from PCB, some protective measures like deleting key data can be implemented to be against attacking. Fringing electric field sensors are analyzed through simulation. By optimizing sensor’s patterns, areas and geometrical parameters, the methods that maximize sensitivity of fringing electric field sensors are put forward and illustrated. The simulation is also reproduced by an experiment to ensure that the method is feasible and reliable. The results of experiments are inspiring in that they prove that the sensor can work well for protection of chips and has the advantage of universal applicability, low cost and high reliability.


Author(s):  
Keyur Mahant ◽  
Hiren Mewada ◽  
Amit Patel ◽  
Alpesh Vala ◽  
Jitendra Chaudhari

Aim: In this article, wideband substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) and rectangular waveguide (RWG) transition operating in Ka-band is proposed Objective: In this article, wideband substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) and rectangular waveguide (RWG) transition operating in Ka-band is proposed. Method: Coupling patch etched on the SIW cavity to couple the electromagnetic energy from SIW to RWG. Moreover, metasurface is introduced into the radiating patch to enhance bandwidth. To verify the functionality of the proposed structure back to back transition is designed and fabricated on a single layer substrate using standard printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication technology. Results: Measured results matches with the simulation results, measured insertion loss is less than 1.2 dB and return loss is better than 3 dB for the frequency range of 28.8 to 36.3 GHz. By fabricating transition with 35 SRRs bandwidth of the proposed transition can be improved. Conclusion: The proposed transition has advantages like compact in size, easy to fabricate, low cost and wide bandwidth. Proposed structure is a good candidate for millimeter wave circuits and systems.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6885
Author(s):  
Marcos D. Fernandez ◽  
José A. Ballesteros ◽  
Angel Belenguer

Empty substrate integrated coaxial line (ESICL) technology preserves the many advantages of the substrate integrated technology waveguides, such as low cost, low profile, or integration in a printed circuit board (PCB); in addition, ESICL is non-dispersive and has low radiation. To date, only two transitions have been proposed in the literature that connect the ESICL to classical planar lines such as grounded coplanar and microstrip. In both transitions, the feeding planar lines and the ESICL are built in the same substrate layer and they are based on transformed structures in the planar line, which must be in the central layer of the ESICL. These transitions also combine a lot of metallized and non-metallized parts, which increases the complexity of the manufacturing process. In this work, a new through-wire microstrip-to-ESICL transition is proposed. The feeding lines and the ESICL are implemented in different layers, so that the height of the ESICL can be independently chosen. In addition, it is a highly compact transition that does not require a transformer and can be freely rotated in its plane. This simplicity provides a high degree of versatility in the design phase, where there are only four variables that control the performance of the transition.


Author(s):  
Hanh

In this work, ZnO nanorods (NRs) were successfully grown on printed circuit board substrates (PCBs) by utilizing a one-step, seedless, low-cost hydrothermal method. It was shown that by implementing a galvanic cell structure in an aqueous solution of 80 mM of zinc nitrate hexahydrate and hexamethylenetetramine, ZnO NRs can directly grow on the PCBs substrate without the assistance of a seed layer. The effect of hydrothermal time on the surface morphologies, and the crystallinity of the as-grown ZnO nanorods (NRs) was also investigated. The as-grown ZnO NRs also exhibited a significant enhancement in vertical growth and their crystallinity with 5 hour growth.


2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Lau ◽  
S. W. Ricky Lee ◽  
Stephen H. Pan ◽  
Chris Chang

An elasto-plastic-creep analysis of a low-cost micro via-in-pad (VIP) substrate for supporting a solder bumped flip chip in a chip scale package (CSP) format which is soldered onto a printed circuit board (PCB) is presented in this study. Emphasis is placed on the design, materials, and reliability of the micro VIP substrate and of the micro VIP CSP solder joints on PCB. The solder is assumed to obey Norton’s creep law. Cross-sections of samples are examined for a better understanding of the solder bump, CSP substrate redistribution, micro VIP, and solder joint. Also, the thermal cycling test results of the micro VIP CSP PCB assembly is presented.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (29) ◽  
pp. 7750-7758 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Ra Park ◽  
Ji-Ho Kang ◽  
Dong A Ahn ◽  
Min Chul Suh

A novel cross-linkable hole transport material (HTM) was used to form a robust layer structure upon continuous wet processes such as spin coating or ink-jet printing.


Author(s):  
Robert N. Dean ◽  
Lauren E. Beckingham

Printed circuit board (PCB) sensors are a sensor technology where the layout of traces on a PCB has been optimized so that the traces electromagnetically interact with the surrounding environment. These types of sensors can be manufactured at very low cost using standard commercially available low-cost printed circuit board fabrication. Exposed conductive electrodes on the circuit board are useful for measuring the electrical conductivity of the surrounding environment, and these sensors have been used in applications such as salinity measurement and dissolved ion content measurement of aqueous solutions. Insulated interdigitated electrode sensors are useful for capacitively analyzing the surrounding environment, and these sensors have been used to detect the presence of liquid water and to measure the moisture content of substances in physical contact with the sensor. Additionally, by measuring the complex impedance of the capacitive sensor over a wide frequency range, information concerning the chemical composition of the substance in contact with the sensor can be determined. In addition to conducive and capacitive PCB sensors, the third type of PCB sensor would be an inductive sensor. Although it is challenging to realize 3D coils in PCB technology, planar inductors can be realized in a single Cu layer on a PCB, and insulated from the environment using a cover layer of polymeric solder mask. This type of electrode structure can inductively couple with magnetic materials in close proximity to the sensor. A variety of magnetic materials exist, including iron, nickel and cobalt. Additionally, many alloys of these elements are also magnetic. Of particular interest are corrosion products with magnetic properties, such as iron(III) oxide, Fe3O2, also known as common rust. A thin layer of iron(III) oxide powder deposited on the sensor's active area results in a measureable increase in the sensor's inductance. As such, an inductive PCB sensor could be a low-cost option for detecting the presence of some corrosion products in its operating environment.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
pp. 000557-000562
Author(s):  
Robert N. Dean ◽  
Frank T. Werner ◽  
Michael J. Bozack

Abstract Printed circuit board (PCB) sensors using low-cost commercial printed circuit board fabrication processes have been demonstrated for environmental sensing applications. One configuration of these sensors uses exposed electrodes to measure saltwater concentration in freshwater/seawater mixtures, through monitoring the resistance between the electrodes when they are immersed in the saltwater/freshwater solution. The lowest cost commercial PCB processes use an immersion Sn HASL surface finish on exposed copper cladding, including the sensing electrodes. This commercial PCB process has been demonstrated to make an effective, low-cost, short-lifetime sensor for saltwater concentration testing. The Sn finish, however, may not be optimal for this application. Sn oxidizes, which can interfere with sensor performance. Additionally, Sn and Sn oxides are potentially reactive with chemical constituents in seawater and seawater/freshwater solutions. An immersion Au (ENIG) surface finish is certainly less reactive with the atmosphere and chemicals likely present in the testing environment. However, an immersion Au finish increases the cost of the sensors by 30% to 40%. To investigate if the possible benefits of the more expensive Au surface finish are worth the extra expense, a study was performed where identical PCB sensors were procured from a commercial vendor with their standard low-cost Sn HASL finish and with their standard ENIG surface finish. Both sets of sensors were then evaluated in concentrations of seawater and freshwater, from 0% to 100% seawater concentration, using freshwater samples from a natural freshwater source near the coast where the seawater was obtained. Testing demonstrated an insignificant difference in sensor performance between the Sn HASL and the ENIG coated sensing electrodes. The results of this investigation indicated that for applications where the sensors will not be used for long periods of time, the added expense of an immersion Au surface finish is not worth the added cost.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 356-366
Author(s):  
Salma El-Sawy ◽  
Wasim Nawaz ◽  
Mohamed Osama ◽  
Ahmet Tekin

AbstractThis paper discusses the design of chip-less RFID tags of a standard pocket size of 69 mm by 156 mm. These tags are based on lumped elements of copper metal traces constructed on a thin polyamide flexible substrate. Moreover, a low-cost single-chip Bluetooth detector circuit system is demonstrated. Two different detection methods: variable coil load coupling and optical light intensity detection were combined to yield 256 unique ID codes. In the first method, by utilizing simple 4 MHz digital drivers and an integrated analog to digital converter (ADC) in the reader controller; various inductively coupled resonant loads corresponding to multiple distinct tags could be differentiated, yielding eight different (3-bit) ID codes. The additional via-based hole pattern reflectometer method creates additional 32 distinct levels (5-bit) utilizing 650 nm visible light-emitting diode and a simple trans-impedance operational along with the same analog ADC pins of a Bluetooth controller. The printed circuit board trace coil on the two-layer low-cost FR-4 waterproof sealed detector unit is simultaneously used as a Qi wireless power receiver to charge the120 mAh 2450 Lithium Polymer (LiR) battery. The device could remain operational for more than a month with a single charge; remaining connected with a mobile device and enabling 10 readouts daily.


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