Flexible copper-clad laminate and printed circuit made therefrom

US12568577B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12568577-B2
Application numberUS-202318302258-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 18, 2023
Priority dateApr 27, 2022
Publication dateMar 3, 2026
Grant dateMar 3, 2026

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Disclosed are surface-treated copper foils having at least one treated surface that exhibit high conductivity and a set of surface properties. Also provided are flexible copper-clad laminates and printed circuits made therefrom. The present printed circuits exhibit low insertion loss and are suitable for use in high speed/high frequency applications.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A flexible copper-clad laminate, comprising: a surface-treated copper foil, characterized in that the surface-treated copper foil has an electric conductivity of 57.0×10 6 S/m or more, a cross-sectional average grain size of about 1 μm to about 2.5 μm, a thickness of about 3 μm to about 35 μm; and the surface-treated copper foil has a treated surface that has a surface roughness (Sz) of 3.0 μm or less, wherein the surface roughness (Sz) is measured at an outermost surface of the surface-treated copper foil according to ISO 25178; and a dielectric layer provided on the treated surface of the surface-treated copper foil, wherein: the dielectric layer has a thickness of about 5 μm to about 100 μm; the dielectric layer is composed of a layer of a polymeric material having a thermal decomposition temperature (1%) of 260° C. or higher; and the flexible copper-clad laminate has a peel strength of about 0.9 kN/m or more as measured according to IPC-TM 650. 2 . The flexible copper-clad laminate of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer has a Dk of 3.4 or less and a Df of 0.006 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz as measured according to IPC-TM 650 No. 2.5.5.13. 3 . The flexible copper-clad laminate of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer is composed of polyimide. 4 . A printed circuit board, that is manufactured from the flexible copper-clad laminate of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is a flexible printed circuit board, a flexible-rigid printed circuit board or a rigid printed circuit board. 5 . The printed circuit board of claim 4 , which is a flexible printed circuit board that exhibits an insertion loss of 3.28 dB/10 cm or less at a frequency of 10 GHZ, or that exhibits an insertion loss of 6.10 dB/10 cm or less at a frequency of 28 GHz. 6 . An electronic device, comprising the printed circuit board of claim 4 .

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What does patent US12568577B2 cover?
Disclosed are surface-treated copper foils having at least one treated surface that exhibit high conductivity and a set of surface properties. Also provided are flexible copper-clad laminates and printed circuits made therefrom. The present printed circuits exhibit low insertion loss and are suitable for use in high speed/high frequency applications.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dupont Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B32B15/08. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).