Flexible Metal-Clad Laminate and Manufacturing Method Thereof

Abstract

Provided are a flexible metal clad laminate and a method for manufacturing the same. The flexible metal clad laminate is obtained by applying a polyimide precursor resin convertible into a polyimide resin many times onto a metal clad, followed by drying, and by converting the polyimide precursor resin into a polyimide resin through infrared ray (IR) heat treatment. The polyimide resin layer that is in direct contact with the metal clad has a glass transition temperature of 300° C. or higher, and the polyimide resin layer has an overall linear thermal expansion coefficient of 20 ppm/K or lower. It is possible to obtain a flexible metal clad laminate for flexible printed circuit boards that causes no curling before and after etching, shows a small change in dimension caused by heat treatment, and has high adhesion to a metal clad and excellent appearance after completing imidization.

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