• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.79-90
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• 2007

Prototype of $800{\ell}$ vacuum web coater (Vic Mama) consisting of ion source with low energy less than 250 eV for high speed surface modification and 4 magnetron sputter cathodes was designed and constructed. Its performance was evaluated through fabricating the adhesiveless flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL). Pumping speed was monitored in both upper noncoating zone pumped down by 2 turbo pumps with 2000 l/sec pumping speed and lower surface modification and sputter zone vacuumed by turbo pumps with 450 1/sec and 1300 1/sec pumping speed respectively. Ion current density, plasma density, and uniformity of ion beam current were measured using Faraday cup and the distribution of magnetic field and erosion efficiency of sputter target were also investigated. With the irradiation of ion beams on polyimide (Kapton-E, $38{\mu}m$) at different fluences, the change of wetting angle of the deionized water to polyimide surface and those of surface chemical bonding were analyzed by wetting anglometer and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. After investigating the deposition rate of Ni-Cr tie layer and Cu layer was investigated with the variations of roll speed and input power to sputter cathode. FCCL fabricated by sputter and electrodeposition method and characterized in terms of the peel strength, thermal and chemical stability.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.24-26
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• 2006

The copper foil of 10fm of thickness was prepared, and the surface treatment on the copper foil was done by the method of the electrolytic plating in the acid solution with the sulfate ion as a purpose to remove the main element of the surface contaminant of copper variously. The structure on the surface of the copper foil in this study investigated AFM with SEM the changed phenomenon according to added plating time and current. The phenomenon of the structure's of the oxide on the surface of long plating time and high current growing was confirmed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.275-276
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• 2015

기존의 상용화된 Ni-Cr tie-coating 물질은 내열성 시험 후 강도가 저하되고, Cr 성분이 patterning후에 완벽하게 제거 되지 않아서 누설 전류를 만드는 단점을 갖고 있다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 기존의 Ni-Cr 과 삼원계 Ni-Cr-X(X는 Nb, V, Mo, Ti) 물질의 패터닝성과 내열성을 비교하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.7-8
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• 2007

Ti을 전극으로 한 RF plasma 를 사용한 표면 처리와 200 eV 이하의 저에너지 반응성 이온빔을 사용한 PI 표면 처리에 의해 초기 및 내열성이 우수한 COF 용 FCCL를 제작하였다. 임계 rf power 이상에서 새롭게 $TiO_2$층의 형성이 접착력 증대의 원인이었으며, Ni-Cr-Zn의 삼원계 접착층의 내열성 향상 특성 등을 연구하였다.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.164-169
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• 2017

Ni-Cr-X ternary interlayers were investigated to improve the adhesion of Cu/Ni-Cr/Polyimide flexible copper clad laminates. The ternary compounds are sputtered Ni-Cr-X films (where X is one of Nb, V, Mo, or Ti), and the effect of third elements on the adhesion was evaluated and investigated chemically and mechanically. The feel strength was higher in the order of Ni-Cr-Nb > Ni-Cr-V > Ni-Cr > Ni-Cr-Mo > Ni-Cr-Ti. Nb, which has a comparable standard electrode potential to Cr, increased the adhesion, while Ti, with a low standard electrode potential, degraded the adhesion. The Ni-Cr-Nb interlayer was amorphous, while Ni-Cr-Ti was partially crystalline. The similar morphology structure of the Ni-Cr-Nb interlayer with polyimide resulted in a better adhesion.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.67-72
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• 2012

In recent days, the wire width of IC is narrowed and the degree of integration of IC is increased to obtain the higher capacity of the devices in electronic industry. And then the surface quality of FCCL(Flexible Copper Clad Laminate) became increasingly important. Surface defects on FCCL are bump, scratch, dent and so on. In particular, bumps cause low reliability of the products. Even though there are bumps on the surface, if leveling characteristic of plating solution is good, it does not develop significant bump. In this study, the leveling characteristics of additives are investigated. The objective of study is to improve the leveling characteristic and reduce the surface step through additives and plating conditions. The additives in the electrodeposition bath are critical to obtain flat surface and free of defects. In order to form flat copper surface, accelerator, suppressor and leveler are added to the stock solution. The reason for the addition of leveler is planarization surface and inhibition of the formation of micro-bump. Levelers (SO(Safranin O), MV(Methylene Violet), AB(Alcian Blue), JGB(Janus Green B), DB(Diazine Black) and PVP(Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone) are used in copper plating solution to enhance the morphology of electroplated copper. In this study, the nucleation and growth behavior of copper with variation of additives are studied. The leveling characteristics are analyzed on artificially fabricated Ni bumps.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.69-76
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• 2014

In this study, we developed an ultra-thin flexible printed circuit board(FPCB) using the sputtered flexible copper clad laminate. In order to enhance the adhesion between copper and polyimide substrate, a NiMoNb addition layer was applied. The mechanical durability and flexibility of the ultra-thin FPCB were characterized by stretching, twisting, bending fatigue test, and peel test. The stretching test reveals that the ultra-thin FPCB can be stretched up to 7% without failure. The twisting test shows that the ultra-thin FPCB can withstand an angle of up to $120^{\circ}$. In addition, the bending fatigue test shows that the FPCB can withstand 10,000 bending cycles. Numerical analysis of the stress and strain during stretching indicates the strain and the maximum von Mises stress of the ultra-thin FPCB are comparable to those of the conventional FPCB. Even though the ultra-thin FPCB shows slightly lower durability than the conventional FPCB, the ultra-thin FPCB has enough durability and robustness to apply in industry.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.63-67
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• 2014

As the demand for fine-pitch FPCB (Flexible Printed Circuit Board) increases, so do the number of applications of sputtered FCCL (Flexible Copper Clad Laminate). Furthermore, as the width between the circuit patterns decreases, greater defects are observed in the migration phenomenon. In this study we observed changes in ion migration in real circuit-pattern width using sputtered FCCL. We found that as the applied voltage and residue thickness of the NiCr seeds increase, ion migration occurs faster. If the NiCr seed layer thickens due to a high cathode power and long deposition time while being sputtered, the NiCr will form a residue that quickly becomes a factor for incurring ion migration.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.130-135
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• 2007

To enhance the thermo-mechanical properties of polyimide films which have potential application for the FCCL, we have synthesized the poly (amic acid) s composed of 4-components PMDA/BTDA and PDA/ODA as monomer system, u4 then they were effectively converted into 4-component polyimide films by thermal imidization process. It has been found that CTE values in the range of $100\sim200^{\circ}C$ decreased with the amount of PDA, which also caused 36% and 59% increases in tensile modulus and strength respectively. And also, peel test results on 3-layered copper clad laminate using 4-component polyimide films showed excellent adhesion strength above 1.8 kgf/cm. On the basis of obtained results it can be concluded that 4-component polyimide films may be applied for the high performance FCCL base films.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.33-42
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• 2015

오늘날 연성회로기판(FCCL : Flexible Copper Clad Laminate)은 디스플레이, 스마트폰, 자동차, 항공, 의료 기기, 산업용 컨트롤 기기 등 거의 모든 고급 전자 제품들에 사용되고 있다. 특히 디스플레이 분야에서는 뛰어난 연성과 내구성을 바탕으로 경박단소화에 유리할 뿐만 아니라 구동부에 적용이 가능한 장점 등으로 그 적용처가 점점 늘어나고 있는 추세이다. 이 가운데서도 LCD와 OLED의 구동소자(Display Driver IC)를 장착하는 COF(Chip on Film)는 대표적인 연성회로기판(FCCL) 적용 부품으로서, 최근 인기를 끌고 있는 디스플레이의 제로-베젤(Zero-bezel)을 가능케 하는 핵심 부품이다. COF용 연성회로기판(FCCL) 소재로는 우수한 평탄도, 파인피치(Fine-pitch)구현성, 내굴곡성, 광투과성 등을 보유하고 있는 Sputtering Type FCCL이 사용되고 있다. 특히 최근 Display 분야의 화두가 되고 있는 POLED(Plastic-OLED) 패널을 장착한 Flexible Mobile 디스플레이의 경우, 기존의 COG(Chip on Glass) 접합방식이 아닌 COF 접합방식을 채택하고 있으며, 기존의 단면 COF보다 3배의 고해상도 구현이 가능한 양면 COF를 채택하기에 이르렀다. 기존의 COF 제작공정과 달리 Semi Additive 공정으로 제작되는 양면 COF 시장의 태동으로 양면 연성회로기판(FCCL)의 수요 증가가 예상되는 등 최근 디스플레이 기술 발전은 소재 분야에도 큰 변화를 잉태하고 있다. 이러한 최근 디스플레이 업계의 고해상도, 고속 신호 전송, 슬림화, Flexible 추세에 대응 가능한 최적의 특성을 보유하고 있는 Sputtering Type FCCL을 중심으로 디스플레이의 발전에 대응하는 소재의 기술 개발 동향을 살펴보고자 한다.