Printable Films for Printed Circuit Boards and Processes for Making Same

A method of creating a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:

• taking a printable film, the printable film comprising:
• a first layer formed of a radiation-transparent material;
• a second layer formed of a curable adhesive material, the adhesive material being curable via exposure to radiation;
• a third layer formed of an electrically conductive material;
• depositing ink on to the radiation-transparent layer of the film, the ink distributed in a pattern representing the PCB;
• exposing the ink-covered film to radiation, the radiation curing the curable adhesive material;
• and
• removing part of the third layer of electrically conductive material such that portions of the electrically conductive material remain in the pattern to form the PCB.

A method of producing a printable film for use in the preparation of a printed circuit board, comprising:

• bonding a plurality of layers into the printable film, the layers including:
• a first layer formed of a radiation-transparent material;
• a second layer formed of a curable adhesive material, the adhesive material being curable via exposure to radiation, bonded to the first layer;
• and
• a third layer formed of an electrically conductive material, bonded to the second layer.