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Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to present an update and the latest results from work on a project which could be useful for maskless printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach - Copper is plated and etched using a novel electrochemical technique, electrochemical patterning by flow and chemistry, using a masked tool and fully exposed substrate. The micro patterns on the tool are replicated on the substrate via optimum design of the apparatus, choice of electrolyte chemistry and fluid flow. Findings - Linear and square shapes ranging from 5 to 200 Am are transferred using the technique by electrochemical plating and etching. Up to 25 substrates could be processed using a single tool, which indicates that photolithography requirements can be greatly minimised. Research limitations/implications - The copper lines are transferred to relatively small substrates. The process needs to be scaled up to accommodate larger substrates in order to fully exploit its potential for PCBs. Originality/value - The paper presents a fundamentally different approach to transfer micron scale pattern using a maskless technology. The platform technology involves using a mask to pattern each substrate; this work shows that micron scale patterns can be transferred without masking by optimising electrochemical reactor technology.
Author(s): Roy S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Circuit World
Year: 2009
Volume: 35
Issue: 3
Pages: 8-11
Print publication date: 01/01/2009
ISSN (print): 0305-6120
ISSN (electronic): 1758-602X
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03056120910979495
DOI: 10.1108/03056120910979495
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