Polyimide-Metal Laminate Adhesion via Imidization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current polyimide-metal laminates face challenges with insufficient heat resistance and adhesiveness, particularly when laminating metal foils on both sides of a polyimide film, limiting their application in electronic and semiconductor devices.

Innovation Solution

A method involving the formation of polyimide films using a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and a diamine compound, specifically 2,4-bis(4-aminoanilino)-6-anilino-1,3,5-triazine, followed by thermal compression-bonding to achieve excellent adhesiveness and heat resistance between the polyimide film and metal layers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a polyimide film is laminated with a metal layer via an adhesive layer, then the laminate can be produced, but the heat resistance and adhesiveness are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat resistance and adhesivenessVSAvoidmaterial selection limitation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the chemical composition parameters of the polyimide by incorporating specific diamine compounds (formula 1) with adjustable R1 and R2 groups. This allows tuning of the polyimide's thermal and adhesive properties to achieve both high heat resistance and excellent adhesiveness without being limited to specific thermally compression-bondable materials

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates a composite polyimide structure by combining tetracarboxylic dianhydride with diamine compounds of formula (1), forming a new material system that integrates both heat resistance and adhesiveness functions within the polyimide itself, eliminating the need for separate adhesive layers

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If thermal compression-bonding is used to laminate polyimide with metal foil, then heat resistance and adhesiveness are improved, but the material selection is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat resistance and adhesivenessVSAvoidmaterial selection range
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

By modifying the diamine compound structure (formula 1) with different R1 and R2 groups, the invention creates a series of polyimide variants that can be optimized for different applications while maintaining compatibility with thermal compression-bonding, thus expanding material selection beyond single specific materials

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The polyimide of formula (1) serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the base film structure, ensures thermal stability, and enables strong metal adhesion through its chemical composition, making it universally applicable for thermal compression-bonding with various metal foils

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Strength

If metal layers are laminated on both sides of a polyimide film, then the laminate structure is formed, but adhesiveness at the interface remains insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface adhesivenessVSAvoidheat resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The invention optimizes the chemical parameters of the polyimide by selecting specific diamine compounds with adjustable substituents (R1, R2), creating a material composition that simultaneously achieves high interface adhesiveness and maintains excellent heat resistance at the polyimide-metal interface

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The polyimide composition is designed to have enhanced adhesive properties specifically at the surface regions that contact the metal layers, while maintaining bulk heat resistance properties, achieving local optimization of both adhesiveness and thermal stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 method results in polyimide-metal laminates with enhanced adhesiveness and heat resistance, enabling effective lamination of metal foils on both sides of the polyimide film, suitable for advanced electronic and semiconductor applications.

Implementation Method 1

imidizing the self-supporting film by heating at a maximum heating temperature of 440° C. or lower to form the polyimide layer (a)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectImidization: Phase Change

Implementation Method 2

thermal compression-bonding metal layers on both sides of the polyimide film

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal compression-bonding: Heating

Data Source

PatentUS9375877B2Method for manufacturing polyimide metal laminate
Publication Date: 2016.06.28 UBE CORPORATION

AI summary

A method for manufacturing a polyimide-metal laminate including forming a polyimide film, in which at least surfaces of both sides of the film are formed by thermally fusion-bondable polyimide layers (a), and thermal compression-bonding metal layers on both sides of the polyimide film; in which forming the polyimide film includes reacting a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component with a diamine component containing a diamine compound represented by general formula (1) to give a solution of a polyamic acid (a), forming a self-supporting film from the solution of the polyamic acid (a) and imidizing the self-supporting film by heating at a maximum heating temperature of 440° C. or lower to form the polyimide layer (a);in which R1 represents hydrogen or alkyl or aryl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and R2 represents hydrogen or alkyl or aryl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.