Method of forming a circuit board
First Claim
1. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
- providing a temporary substrate;
depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate;
substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet;
providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet;
mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and
peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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Abstract
A method of forming a circuit board includes, a) providing a temporary substrate; b) depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; c) substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; d) providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; e) mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and f) peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another. An electronic circuit of the invention includes, i) a self-supporting electrically insulative ink or paint substrate, the ink or paint substrate having an outer surface; ii) circuit traces provided on the ink or paint substrate outer surface; and iii) at least one electronic circuit component mounted to the ink or paint substrate outer surface in electrical connection with the circuit traces.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate, the electrically insulative circuit board material predominately comprising ink, substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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11. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate, the electrically insulative circuit board material predominately comprising ink; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another; and reusing the temporary substrate in a subsequent method comprising the above collective steps.
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12. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate, the electrically insulative circuit board material predominately comprising ultraviolet light curable ink substantially curing comprising exposing the ink to ultraviolet light; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet, the substantially curing comprising exposing the ink to ultraviolet light; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet is from one another.
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13. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate, wherein the temporary substrate is flexible; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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14. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet, wherein the cured circuit board material is flexible; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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15. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate, the temporary substrate being flexible; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet, the cured circuit board material being flexible; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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16. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate, the temporary substrate being rigid; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; to substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet, the cured circuit board material being flexible; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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17. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate, the temporary substrate being flexible; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet, the cured circuit board material being rigid; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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18. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces, the mounting comprising mounting the electronic circuit component with electrically conductive epoxy; and peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another.
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19. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate;
depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate;substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; providing an electrically insulative encapsulating layer over the cured circuit board material having the circuit traces and electronic circuit component; after providing the electrically insulative encapsulating layer, peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another, the peeling step comprising peeling a composite of the circuit board sheet and encapsulating layer from the temporary substrate; and after the peeling step, cutting through at least the encapsulating layer to form a plurality of discrete encapsulated circuit boards having circuit traces and at least one mounted electronic circuit component. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the a temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; peeling the temporary substrate and cured self supporting sheet from one another, the circuit traces and mounted electronic circuit component being provided before the peeling step; providing an electrically insulative encapsulating layer over the cured circuit board material having the circuit traces and electronic circuit component provided thereon before the peeling step; cutting through the encapsulating layer and temporary substrate to form a plurality of discrete circuit boards having circuit traces and at least one mounted electronic circuit component; and the peeling step comprising peeling a plurality of composite circuit boards with encapsulating layer material from the respectively cut pieces of temporary substrate.
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29. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; providing a series of discrete patterns of an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate, the discrete patterns forming desired outlines of a plurality of finished circuit boards, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into a plurality of self supporting circuit board sheets; providing circuit traces atop the plurality of cured self supporting circuit board sheets; mounting electronic circuit components atop the plurality of cured self supporting sheets in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and after providing the circuit traces and mounting the electronic circuit components, peeling the temporary substrate and plurality of cured self supporting sheets from one another. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of forming a circuit board comprising:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material proximate the temporary substrate, the circuit board material adhering to the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet; after the substantially curing, providing circuit traces proximate the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and removing the temporary substrate from the substantially cured self supporting sheet.
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40. A method of forming a circuit board comprising the following steps:
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providing a temporary substrate; depositing an uncured electrically insulative circuit board material over the temporary substrate; substantially curing the uncured circuit board material into at least one self supporting sheet, the at least one self supporting sheet consisting essentially of the substantially cured circuit board material; providing circuit traces atop the cured self supporting sheet; mounting an electronic circuit component atop the cured self supporting sheet in electrical communication with the circuit traces; and removing the cured self supporting sheet from the temporary substrate.
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