Anisotropic conductive sheet, electrical inspection device and electrical inspection method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11921132-B2
Application number	US-202017778053-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2020
Priority date	Nov 22, 2019
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

An anisotropic conductive sheet according to the present invention comprises an insulating layer and a plurality of conductive layers. The insulating layer is elastic, and has a first surface that is positioned on one side in the thickness direction, a second surface that is positioned on the other side in the thickness direction, and a plurality of through holes that penetrate the layer from the first surface to the second surface. The conductive layers are respectively arranged on the inner wall surfaces of the plurality of through holes. The insulating layer comprises an elastic layer that is formed of a crosslinked product of an elastomer composition, and a heat-resistant resin layer that is formed of a heat-resistant resin composition that has a higher glass transition temperature than the crosslinked product of an elastomer composition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An anisotropic conductive sheet comprising:
an insulation layer with elasticity including a first surface located on one side in a thickness direction, a second surface located on another side in the thickness direction, and a plurality of through holes extending between the first surface and the second surface; and
a plurality of conductive layers disposed at inner wall surfaces of the plurality of through holes,
wherein the insulation layer includes:
an elastic body layer comprising a cross-linked elastomer composition, and
a heat-resistant resin layer comprising a heat-resistant resin composition with a glass transition temperature higher than that of the cross-linked elastomer composition.

2. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-resistant resin layer includes:
a first heat-resistant resin layer including the first surface, and

comprising the heat-resistant resin composition; and
a second heat-resistant resin layer including the second surface, and comprising the heat-resistant resin composition,
wherein the elastic body layer is disposed between the first heat-resistant resin layer and the second heat-resistant resin layer.

3. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 2 , wherein a ratio Tb/Tc of thickness Tb of the first heat-resistant resin layer to thickness Tc of the second heat-resistant resin layer is 0.8 to 1.2.

4. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the first heat-resistant resin layer or a thickness of the second heat-resistant resin layer is smaller than a thickness of the elastic body layer.

5. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the plurality of conductive layers is continuously disposed from the inner wall surface of each of the plurality of through holes to a periphery of an opening of each of the plurality of through holes on the first surface; and
wherein the anisotropic conductive sheet further comprises a plurality of first groove parts disposed between the plurality of conductive layers on the first surface and configured to insulate the plurality of conductive layers.

6. An anisotropic conductive sheet comprising:
an insulation layer with elasticity including a first surface located on one side in a thickness direction, a second surface located on another side in the thickness direction, and a plurality of through holes extending between the first surface and the second surface;
a plurality of conductive layers disposed continuously to an inner wall surface of each of the plurality of through holes and a periphery of an opening of each of the plurality of through holes on the first surface in the plurality of through holes; and
a plurality of first groove parts disposed between the plurality of conductive layers on the first surface, and configured to insulate the plurality of conductive layers.

7. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of first groove parts are valley lines.

8. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a width of each of the plurality of first groove parts is greater than a thickness of each of the plurality of conductive layers.

9. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a depth of each of the plurality of first groove parts is greater than a thickness of each of the plurality of conductive layers.

10. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 ,
wherein the plurality of conductive layers is further disposed around the plurality of through holes on the second surface; and
wherein the anisotropic conductive sheet further comprises a plurality of second groove parts disposed between the plurality of conductive layers on the second surface, and configured to insulate the plurality of conductive layers.

11. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 10 , wherein a width of each of the plurality of second groove parts is greater than a thickness of each of the plurality of conductive layers.

12. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 10 , wherein a depth of each of the plurality of second groove parts is greater than a thickness of each of the plurality of conductive layers.

13. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the insulation layer includes an elastic body layer comprising a cross-linked elastomer composition.

14. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 13 ,
wherein the insulation layer further includes:
a first heat-resistant resin layer including the first surface, and

comprising a heat-resistant resin composition with a glass transition temperature higher than that of the cross-linked elastomer composition; and
a second heat-resistant resin layer including the second surface, and comprising a heat-resistant resin composition with a glass transition temperature higher than that of the cross-linked elastomer composition; and
wherein the elastic body layer is disposed between the first heat-resistant resin layer and the second heat-resistant resin layer.

15. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 14 , wherein a depth of each of the plurality of first groove parts is greater than a thickness of the first heat-resistant resin layer.

16. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 14 , wherein a depth of each of the plurality of second groove parts is greater than a thickness of the second heat-resistant resin layer.

17. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a center-to-center distance of openings of the plurality of through holes on the first surface side is 5 to 55 μm.

18. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a ratio D 1 /D 2 of a circle equivalent diameter D 1 of an opening of each of the plurality of through holes on the first surface side to a circle equivalent diameter D 2 of an opening of each of the plurality of through holes on the second surface side is 0.7 to 1.5.

19. The anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 that is an anisotropic conductive sheet used for electrical testing of an inspection object,
wherein the inspection object is disposed on the first surface.

20. An electrical testing apparatus, comprising:
an inspection substrate including a plurality of electrodes; and
the anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 disposed on a surface where the plurality of electrodes is disposed in the inspection substrate.

21. An electrical testing method, comprising:
stacking an inspection substrate including a plurality of electrodes and an inspection object including a terminal through the anisotropic conductive sheet according to claim 6 , and electrically connecting the plurality of electrodes of the inspection substrate and the terminal of the inspection object through the anisotropic conductive sheet.

Assignees

• Mitsui Chemicals Inc

Inventors

• Nishiura Katsunori
• Koyama Taichi
• Yamada Daisuke

Classifications

• G01R1/073 Primary

  Multiple probes · CPC title

• H01B5/16

  comprising conductive material in insulating or poorly conductive material, e.g. conductive rubber (H01B1/14, H01B1/20 take precedence; insulating bodies with conductive admixtures H01B17/64; conductive paints C09D5/24) · CPC title

• H01R11/01 Primary

  characterised by the form or arrangement of the conductive interconnection between the connecting locations · CPC title

• G01R1/0735 Primary

  arranged on a flexible frame or film · CPC title

• H01R2201/20

  for testing or measuring purposes · CPC title