Bismaleimide Compound for High-Tg Insulating Materials
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current insulating materials for multilayered printed-wiring boards, such as epoxy resin compositions and polyimides, face challenges in achieving high glass-transition temperatures (Tg) while maintaining low dielectric properties, compatibility with other resins, and preventing agglomeration, which are essential for high-frequency applications like 5G technology.
Innovation Solution
A bismaleimide compound with a cyclohexane backbone and specific molecular structure, synthesized through a method involving amic acid and maleic anhydride cyclodehydration, offering improved compatibility and a high glass-transition temperature.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a long-chain alkyl group-containing bismaleimide resin is used to achieve low dielectric properties, then dielectric properties are improved, but compatibility with other resins deteriorates and curing unevenness occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by introducing a cyclohexane backbone structure at specific positions within the bismaleimide molecule. This localized structural modification provides polar groups that enhance compatibility with other resins while maintaining the low dielectric properties achieved through long-chain alkyl groups, thus resolving the contradiction between dielectric performance and compositional stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite molecular structure combining polar cyclohexane backbone segments with non-polar long-chain alkyl segments within the same bismaleimide molecule. This molecular-level composite structure enables simultaneous achievement of low dielectric properties (from alkyl groups) and good compatibility (from cyclohexane backbone), preventing curing unevenness and resin aggregation.
2Temperature
If the glass-transition temperature (Tg) is increased to meet high-frequency application requirements, then thermal stability is improved, but dielectric properties deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses local quality by placing polar cyclohexane backbone structures at specific locations within the molecule to enhance thermal stability and Tg, while maintaining low dielectric properties through separately positioned long-chain alkyl groups. This spatial differentiation allows independent optimization of thermal and dielectric properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by carefully controlling the length and structure of alkyl chains (6-200 carbon atoms) and the configuration of cyclohexane backbones to achieve the optimal balance between Tg and dielectric properties, enabling simultaneous satisfaction of both thermal stability and low dielectric constant requirements.
3Temperature
If identical long-chain alkyl group-containing bismaleimide resins are used to achieve higher Tg, then thermal stability is improved, but the resins undergo agglomeration and separation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prevents agglomeration by introducing polar cyclohexane backbone structures at localized positions within the bismaleimide molecules. These polar groups create favorable interactions with other resins in the composition, maintaining molecular dispersion and preventing aggregation even when using long-chain alkyl groups for high Tg achievement.
Solution Approach 2:
The cyclohowane backbone acts as an intermediary structure that mediates between the non-polar long-chain alkyl groups and the polar curing agents or other resins in the composition. This intermediary polar structure prevents phase separation and maintains homogeneous mixing, enabling successful curing without aggregation.
4Strength
If epoxy resin compositions are used to achieve good mechanical properties, then strength is improved, but dielectric properties are insufficient for high-frequency applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite material system combining bismaleimide resin with curing agents, where the bismaleimide component provides both mechanical strength and low dielectric properties. The cyclohexane backbone structure enhances intermolecular interactions for mechanical integrity while the long-chain alkyl groups maintain low dielectric constant, achieving dual performance improvement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent achieves both mechanical strength and good dielectric properties by optimizing the molecular structure parameters of the bismaleimide resin, including the cyclohowane backbone configuration and alkyl chain length, along with selecting appropriate curing agents and formulations, thereby breaking the trade-off between mechanical and dielectric performance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The bismaleimide compound enhances compatibility with other resins, reduces property variations, and achieves a high glass-transition temperature, making it suitable for high-frequency applications by providing a stable and efficient insulating material for multilayered printed-wiring boards.
Implementation Method 1
synthesized through a method involving amic acid and maleic anhydride cyclodehydration
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a bismaleimide compound having a favorable compatibility with other resins and contributing to a higher Tg. The compound is represented by the following formulawherein A independently represents a tetravalent organic group having a cyclic structure, B independently represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 6 to 200 carbon atoms, Q independently represents a cyclohexane backbone-containing divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, W represents B or Q, n represents 1 to 100, m represents 0 to 100, repeating units identified by n and m whose bonding pattern may be alternate, block or random are present in any order, andwherein Q is independently represented by the following formula (2):wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, each of x1 and x2 represents a number of 0 to 4.


