Methods of fabrication of coaxial vias and magnetic devices

• US 5,898,991 A
• Filed: 01/16/1997
• Issued: 05/04/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Whitehair, Stanley Joseph, Lewis, David Andrew, Fogel, Keith Edward, Hedrick, Jeffrey Curtis, Simonyi, Eva E., Viehbeck, Alfred
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, David A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Halpern, Benjamin M.
• Application Number:
  US08/783,738
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 336/200, 336/232, 174/260, 174/261, 174/262, 174/264, 174/265, 174/266, 29/825
• US Class Current: 29/602.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/2804 Printed windings
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 41/046 structurally combined with ferromagnetic material
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09881 Coating only between conductors, i.e. flush with the conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/4046 using auxiliary conductive elements, e.g. metallic spheres, eyelets, pieces of wire
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/445 having insulated holes or insulated via connections through the metal core
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4902 Electromagnet, transformer or inductor

Abstract

Methods are described for fabricating devices having vias containing more than one electrical conductor, in particular coaxial electrical conductors. A plurality of wires are bonded to a first substrate, such as a copper wire to a copper substrate. A second substrate having through-holes with side walls covered with an electrical conductor is disposed over the first substrate so that the wires are within the through-holes and spaced apart from the side walls. The first substrate is spaced apart from the second substrate by dielectric spacers. A polymer is injected into the space between the first and second substrates to provide electrical isolation therebetween. A polymer is injected into the space in the via between the elongated conductors and the conductive sidewall to provide dielectric isolation therebetween. The second substrate has electrically conductive pattern on both sides which are electrically interconnected by the electrically conductive sidewall to form an inner coil of electrical conductors. The first substrate is patterned to form an electrical conductive pattern. A pattern of electrical conductors is formed on the dielectric material on the side of the second substrate opposite the patterned first substrate and is electrically connected therewith through the elongated conductors on the through-hole to form an outer coil of electrical conductors around the inner coil of electrical conductors to from a transformer or an inductor.

Claims

1. In the fabricating of a magnetic device method comprising the steps of:

providing a first substrate of magnetic material having at least one through-hole;

providing a second substrate having a surface from which an elongated electrical conductor projects therefrom;

disposing said first substrate in relation to said second substrate so that said at least one elongated electrical conductor is disposed in said through-hole in forming an electrical winding of the magnetic device; and

disposing in said through-hole a dielectric material.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said through-hole has a sidewall which has an electrically conductive material disposed thereon, said elongated electrical conductor is spaced apart from said electrically conductive material on said side wall in forming another electrical winding of the magnetic device.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said second substrate is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a metal, a ferro-electric material and a dielectric material.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said first substrate has a first surface and a second surface, said through-hole extends between said first surface, and said second surface said first surface and said second surface have a dielectric material disposed thereon, said side wall has a dielectric material disposed thereon, further including:

disposing on said dielectric layer on said first surface and said second surface a first pattern of electrical conductors and disposing on said dielectric layer on said second surface a second pattern of electrical conductors, said first pattern of said electrical conductors is electrically interconnected by said electrical conductor on said sidewall to a part of said second pattern of electrical conductors.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein said elongated electrical conductor is formed from an elongated post.

8. A method according to claim 1 wherein said elongated electrical conductor is an electrically conductive wire.

9. A method according to claim 4, further including:

disposing a dielectric coating on said first pattern of electrical conductors;

disposing a dielectric coating on said second pattern of electrical conductors;

disposing a third pattern of electrical conductors on said dielectric layer on said first pattern of electrical conductors;

said second substrate being a sheet of an electrical conductor;

patterning said sheet to form a fourth pattern of electrical conductors on said dielectric layer on said second pattern of electrical conductors;

a part of said third pattern of electrical conductors being electrically interconnected by said at least one electrical conductor to a part of said fourth pattern of electrical conductors.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said second substrate has a first side and a second side, further including disposing on said first side a first electrically conductive pattern and disposing on said second side a second electrically conductive pattern, there being a plurality of said elongated conductors, one of said plurality of elongated electrical conductors project in a direction away from said surface of said first electrical conductive pattern;

providing a through-hole in said second substrate exposing a surface of said second electrical conductor pattern from said first side of said second substrate, one of said plurality of elongated conductors projecting therefrom.

12. A method according to claim 1 wherein said first substrate comprises a magnetic material selected from the group consisting of a metal, a ferro-electric and a dielectric.

16. A method according to claim 10 in which a plurality of electrically isolated connections are made.

19. A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of disposing in said through-hole a dielectric material is after said step of disposing said first substrate in relation to said second substrate.

5. A method for manufacturing of an inductor comprising the steps of:

providing a first substrate of magnetic material having at least one through-hole with a conductive coating;

providing a second conductive substrate having a surface from which an elongated electrical conductor projects therefrom;

disposing said first substrate in relation to said second substrate so that said at least one electrical conductor is disposed in said through-hole;

disposing in said through-hole a dielectric material; and

said second substrate is disposed with respect to said second surface leaving a space therebetween and further including injecting in said space dielectric material.

6. A method according to claim 5 further includes disposing in said space dielectric bodies having a size to maintain said first substrate and said second substrate spaced apart during the injecting of dielectric material into said space.

11. A method of fabricating a magnetic device comprising the steps of:

providing a first substrate of magnetic material having at least one through-hole;

providing a second substrate having a surface from which an elongated electrical conductor projects therefrom;

disposing said first substrate in relation to said second substrate so that said at least one electrical conductor is disposed in said through-hole;

disposing in said through-hole a dielectric material; and

said at least one elongated conductor comprises a central elongated conductor having an exterior surface, a dielectric layer disposed on said exterior surface and an electrically conductive layer disposed on said dielectric layer to form winding of the magnetic device.

20. A method according to claim 11 wherein said windings are serially connected together.

21. A method according to claim 11 wherein the windings are separated and form the primary and secondary windings of a transformer.

13. A method comprising the steps of:

providing a first substrate of magnetic material having a first side and a second side having a plurality of through-holes extending from said first side to said second side, said through-holes each having a sidewall;

disposing on said sidewalls an electrically conductive material;

disposing on said first side a first pattern of electrically conductive material;

said electrically conductive material on said sidewalls electrically interconnecting said first pattern of electrically conductive material and said second pattern of electrically conductive material to form a first coil of electrical conductors for a magnetic device;

providing a second substrate of a plate of electrically conductive material;

disposing on a surface of said second substrate a plurality of elongated electrical conductors;

providing a plurality of elongated electrical conductors, each having a first end and a second end;

disposing said first ends in electrical contact with said surface so that said first ends project away from said surface;

disposing said first substrate in relation to said second substrate so that some of said plurality of elongated electrical conductors are disposed in same of said plurality of through-holes so that there is a first space between said elongated conductors and said sidewalls and so that there is a second space between said surface and said first pattern of electrically conductive material;

disposing in said first space and said second space a dielectric material;

disposing a dielectric material over said second pattern of electrically conductive material;

disposing on said dielectric material disposed over said second pattern of electrically conductive material a third pattern of electrically conductive material parts of which are electrically connected to said plurality of elongated electrical conductors;

patterning said plate to form a fourth pattern of electrically conductive material so that said third pattern and said fourth pattern are electrically interconnected by said plurality of elongated electrical conductors to form a second coil of electrical conductors of the magnetic device.

14. A method according to claim 13, further including disposing in said second space a dielectric spacer.

17. A method according to claim 13 in which a plurality of electrically isolated connections are made.

15. A method of fabricating a magnetic device comprising the steps of:

providing a first substrate of magnetic material having a plurality of through-holes extending therethrough;

providing a second substrate comprising;

a first side and a second side, a first a pattern of electrical conductors on said first side, a second pattern of electrical conductors on said second side, a plurality of through-holes extending from said first side to said second side exposing parts of said second pattern of electrical conductors;

providing a third substrate comprising;

a third side and a fourth side, a third pattern of electrical conductors on said third side, a fourth pattern of electrical conductors on said fourth side, a plurality of through-holes extending from said third side to said fourth side exposing parts of said fourth pattern of electrical conductors;

providing a plurality of elongated electrical conductors;

disposing said first substrate between said second substrate and said third substrate with two of said plurality of elongated conductors in said through-holes in said first substrate to provide electrical connection between said first pattern and said second pattern said third pattern and said fourth pattern of electrically conductive material through said plurality of elongated electrical conductors.

18. A method according to claim 15 in which a plurality of electrically isolated connections are made.