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US 5,609,746 AGranted
Printed circuit manufacture
AssigneeInternational Computers Limited
InventorsSimon Farrar, Neil Taylor
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Abstract
In the manufacture of a printed circuit board a sacrificial tin-lead layer is deposited on the surface of the board by electroplating. Holes are then formed in the board by UV laser ablation. Debris from the ablation process is adsorbed on the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer is then removed by means of a chemical stripping process, along with the debris.
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A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, including the steps:
- (a) depositing a sacrificial layer on the surface of the board;
- (b) forming a hole in said board by laser ablation, debris from the ablation process being adsorbed on said sacrificial layer;
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- (c) removing said sacrificial layer by means of a chemical stripping process, where said debris adsorbed on said sacrificial layer is removed simultaneously with said sacrificial layer.
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A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, including the steps:
- (a) forming a substrate with at least one conductive layer on a surface of the substrate, said conductive layer having at least one aperture formed therein;
- (b) electroplating a sacrificial layer onto said conductive layer, said sacrificial layer covering said conductive layer while leaving said hole uncovered;
- (c) forming a hole through said substrate by exposing said substrate to a laser beam through said aperture, debris from formation of said hole being adsorbed on said sacrificial layer;
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- (d) removing said sacrificial layer by means of a chemical stripping process, where the debris adsorbed on said sacrificial layer is removed simultaneously with said sacrificial layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.