Translucent Polyimide Film for High-Frequency Communication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional polyimide films lack sufficient low dielectric properties and transparency, making them unsuitable for high-frequency communication and transparent display applications while maintaining thermal stability and mechanical properties.

Innovation Solution

A method of manufacturing a polyimide film using a combination of conventional monomers, specifically by polymerizing a first and second dianhydride component with a diamine component in an organic solvent, followed by imidization, to achieve a dielectric dissipation factor of 0.003 or less and a haze value of 3.5% or less.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If conventional polyimide is used to maintain thermal stability and mechanical properties, then thermal stability is improved, but dielectric properties deteriorate (dielectric dissipation factor is too high for high-frequency communication)

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvethermal stabilityVSAvoiddielectric properties
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of polyimide by using specific dianhydride components (ODPA, BPDA, PMDA, BTDA) combined with specific diamine components (PPD, ODA, TPE-R, TPE-Q, BAPP, DABA) to achieve both low dielectric dissipation factor (≤0.003) and maintained thermal stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite polyimide structure by combining multiple dianhydride components with multiple diamine components in specific ratios, resulting in a material that simultaneously achieves low dielectric properties and high thermal stability that neither component could achieve alone

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Illumination intensity

If methods to increase transparency (using weak electron acceptor dianhydride or weak electron donor diamine) are applied, then transparency is improved, but thermal stability and mechanical properties deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovetransparencyVSAvoidthermal stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the electronic structure parameters of polyimide by selecting specific dianhydride and diamine combinations that maintain conjugation and electron delocalization for transparency while preserving thermal stability through the rigid aromatic main chain structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by maintaining different structural characteristics in different parts of the polymer chain - the aromatic main chain provides thermal stability while the side groups and conjugation patterns provide transparency, achieving both properties simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Illumination intensity

If methods to increase transparency (introducing bulky substituents or asymmetric structures) are applied, then transparency is improved, but permittivity increases (dielectric properties deteriorate)

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovetransparencyVSAvoidpermittivity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the molecular weight and composition parameters by using specific dianhydride-diamine combinations that achieve transparency through conjugation rather than bulky substituents, thereby maintaining low permittivity while achieving the desired transparency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Illumination intensity

If monomers with complex structures are used to achieve transparency, then transparency is improved, but raw material cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovetransparencyVSAvoidraw material cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses conventional, readily available monomers (ODPA, BPDA, PMDA, BTDA and PPD, ODA, TPE-R, TPE-Q, BAPP, DABA) that are cost-effective and easily manufactured, replacing expensive specialized monomers while achieving the same transparency through optimized combination and processing conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

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 resulting polyimide film exhibits low dielectric dissipation, low haze, high light transmittance, and maintains thermal stability, making it suitable for high-frequency communication and transparent display applications while being cost-effective.

Implementation Method 1

preparing a polyamic acid by polymerizing a first dianhydride component, a second dianhydride component, and a diamine component in an organic solvent

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPolymerization: Chemical Bonding

Implementation Method 2

forming a film of a precursor composition containing the polyamic acid on a support and then imidizing the film

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectImidization: Chemical Bonding

Data Source

PatentUS20250084215A1Translucent low-dielectric polyimide film and manufacturing method therefor
Publication Date: 2025.03.13 PI ADVANCED MATERIALS CO LTD

AI summary

The present invention provides a polyimide film and a manufacturing method therefor, the polyimide film having a dielectric dissipation factor (Df) of 0.003 or less, a haze of 3.5% or less, a transmittance of 45% or greater, and a glass transition temperature (Tg) that is equal to or greater than 300° C. and is less than 320° C.