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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2022.35.3.182

An Empirical Formulation for Predicting the Thickness of Multilayer PCB  

Kim, Nam-Hoon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Han, Gwan-Hee (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Lee, Min-Su (Korea Packaging Integration Association)
Kim, Hyun-Ho (Korea Packaging Integration Association)
Shin, Kwang-Bok (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanbat National University)
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Composites Research / v.35, no.3, 2022 , pp. 182-187 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, the thickness of a multilayer PCB was predicted through an empirical formulation based on the physical properties of the prepreg used in multilayer PCB. Since the thickness of prepreg reduction when manufacturing a PCB due to the physical properties and copper foil residual rate, it is necessary to accurately predict the thickness of the PCB through the thickness empirical formulation. To determine the density of the prepreg, the mass and thickness of the prepreg were measured. To manufacture the CCL, the prepreg and copper foil were laminated using a hot press machine, and the thickness was measured using a microscope and micrometer. An 8-layerd PCB was designed with different circuit densities to measure the change in the thickness with the copper foil residual ratio, and the proposed empirical formulation was verified by comparing the measured thickness with the value obtained using the empirical formulation. As a result, the errors for the CCL and multilayer PCB were 2.56% and 4.48%, respectively, which demonstrated the reliability of the empirical formulation.
Keywords
Printed circuit board; Copper clad laminate; Thickness empirical formulation; Prepreg;
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