Copper-Alloy Wiring Board Microstructure for Strength and Conductivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional copper alloy-based metal support substrates in wiring circuit boards lack sufficient conductivity for signal transmission and mechanical strength, necessitating improvements in both properties.
Innovation Solution
A wiring circuit board design incorporating a copper alloy with a sea-island and lamellar structure, where the copper alloy contains copper and a second metal like titanium, formed through a heating process at 400°C or less, ensuring both excellent mechanical strength and conductivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a copper alloy-based spring material is used for the metal support substrate, then mechanical strength is improved, but conductivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies local quality by creating a non-uniform microstructure within the copper alloy where different regions have different properties. The sea-island structure consists of a copper-rich sea phase providing conductivity and an alloy-rich island phase providing strength, while the lamellar structure alternates between soft and hard layers. This local differentiation allows simultaneous achievement of high conductivity in copper-rich regions and high strength in alloy-rich regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention effectively creates a composite material system within the copper alloy by forming a sea-island structure where copper-rich phases and alloy-rich phases coexist. The copper-rich sea phase acts as the matrix providing electrical conductivity, while the alloy-rich island phases dispersed within serve as reinforcement providing mechanical strength. This internal composite structure resolves the contradiction between conductivity and strength.
2Strength
If a copper alloy is used for wiring instead of pure copper, then mechanical strength is improved, but conductivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The conductor layer containing copper alloy applies local quality by creating copper-rich regions that provide high conductivity and alloy-rich regions that provide mechanical strength. The sea-island structure ensures that copper-rich sea phases form continuous conductive pathways while alloy-rich island phases are dispersed to provide reinforcement without significantly impeding electrical flow.
Solution Approach 2:
The copper alloy conductor layer functions as a composite material with copper-rich phases providing electrical conductivity and alloy-rich phases providing mechanical strength. This internal composite structure allows the wiring to simultaneously achieve both high conductivity for signal transmission and high strength for mechanical durability.
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 copper alloy with a sea-island and lamellar structure achieves both enhanced mechanical strength and conductivity, making it suitable for applications requiring robust electrical signal transmission.
Implementation Method 1
the copper alloy has: a sea-island structure including a sea portion having a continuous shape, and an island portion having a discontinuous shape
Implementation Method 2
the copper alloy has: a lamellar structure
Implementation Method 3
a step of heating the metal support substrate and/or the conductor layer, wherein a heating temperature in the heating is 400° C. or less
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AI summary
A wiring circuit board has a metal support substrate, a base insulating layer disposed on a one-side surface of the metal support substrate in a thickness direction, and a conductor layer disposed on a one-side surface of the base insulating layer in the thickness direction. The metal support substrate and/or the conductor layer contain(s) a copper alloy, and the copper alloy contains a first metal consisting of copper and a second metal that can be alloyed with copper. In the metal support substrate and/or the conductor layer, the copper alloy has a sea-island structure including a sea portion having a continuous shape and an island portion having a discontinuous shape, and also has a lamellar structure.


