Title :
Isotropically conductive adhesives for electronic manufacture of flexible printed circuit boards
Author :
Roeck, Markus ; Hunt, Ian
Author_Institution :
Rafi GmbH & Co. KG, Ravensburg, Germany
Abstract :
The use of polyester as flexible printed circuit board substrates implies that alternative low temperature curing conductive materials are required for assembling electronic circuits. In addition, conductive adhesives are used as a solution which eliminates the environmental problems encountered with solder materials. The combination of polymer thick film (PTF) technology on polyester films and the use of isotropic conductive adhesives as joining material provide a cost effective and environmentally friendly manufacturing method. Polymer materials comply with recycling concepts
Keywords :
adhesives; assembling; conducting polymers; filled polymers; heat treatment; polymer films; printed circuit manufacture; recycling; PTF technology; assembling; conductive adhesives; cost effective manufacture; electronic circuits; electronic manufacture; environmental problems; environmentally friendly manufacture; flexible printed circuit boards; isotropic conductive adhesives; isotropically conductive adhesives; joining material; low temperature curing conductive materials; polyester films; polyester flexible printed circuit board substrates; polymer materials; polymer thick film technology; recycling concepts; solder materials; Assembly; Conducting materials; Conductive adhesives; Curing; Electronic circuits; Flexible printed circuits; Manufacturing; Polymer films; Substrates; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, 2000. (EPTC 2000). Proceedings of 3rd
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6644-1
DOI :
10.1109/EPTC.2000.906395
