Protective tapes, articles therefrom, and methods of making and using same

An article comprising:

• a substrate having a circuit forming surface and a non-circuit forming surface opposite the circuit forming surface;
• and
• a protective tape borne on the circuit forming surface, the protective tape comprising:
• a support layer;
• and
• a curable adhesive layer borne on a major surface of the support layer, the curable adhesive layer comprising a rubber elastomer and a thermal curing agent, and a cured intermediate layer that is disposed between the curable adhesive layer and the support layer, wherein the cured intermediate layer is the reaction product of a curable intermediate layer comprising an elastomer, a multifunctional crosslinker, and a process oil, and wherein the cured intermediate layer has an elastic storage modulus (G′) that:
• (i) decreases with increasing temperature in the range of 25° C. to 250° C.;
• (ii) is between 0.0001 MPa and 0.7 MPa in the range of 25° C. to 250° C.;
• (iii) has a minimum value that occurs at 250° C.;
• and (iv) is greater than 0.0001 MPa at 250° C.;
• (v) at 250° C., is less than it is at 50° C.