A method of manufacturing a structure having conductive lines is disclosed by forming a patterned catalyst material layer on a substrate; activating the patterned catalyst material layer to form an activated patterned catalyst material layer including activated catalysts; and growing a conductive layer on the activated catalysts of the activated patterned catalyst material layer. The patterned catalyst material layer is formed from a catalyst material including 40 wt % to 90 wt % of polymer and 10 wt % to 60 wt % of catalyzer. An uppermost portion of the activated patterned catalyst material layer includes the activated catalysts, and the activated catalysts include metal reduced from the catalyzer. The pattern of the conductive layer corresponds to that of the patterned catalyst material layer. The structure of the conductive line of the disclosure has the characteristics of high conductivity.

Provided is a structure that has highly reliable electroconductive pattern regions, that offers an extremely simple manufacturing process, and that has excellent electrical insulation between the electroconductive pattern regions. This structure (10) having electroconductive pattern regions is provided with a support (11), and, on a surface configured by the support, a layer (14) in which insulation regions (12) containing a copper oxide- and phosphorus-containing organic substance and electroconductive pattern regions (13) containing copper are disposed next to one another. This stack is provided with: a support, a coating layer containing copper oxide and phosphorus and disposed on a surface configured by the support; and a resin layer disposed so as to cover the coating layer.

Various inventions are disclosed in the microchip manufacturing arts. Conductive pattern formation by semi-additive processes are disclosed. Further conductive patterns and methods using activated precursors are also disclosed. Aluminum laminated surfaces and methods of circuit formation therefrom are further disclosed. Circuits formed on an aluminum heat sink are also disclosed. The inventive subject mater further discloses methods of electrolytic plating by controlling surface area of an anode.

A product article is prepared from a precursor article that has a substrate and a photosensitive thin film or a photosensitive thin film pattern on a supporting side. The product article have an electrically-conductive silver metal-containing film or thin film patterns, each of which contains electrically-conductive metallicsilver obtained by reduction of silver ions in the precursor article, an α-oxy carboxylate, an oxime compound, and a photosensitizer that can either reduce reducible silver ions or oxidize the α-oxy carboxylate.

A coating for mitigating metal whiskers on a metal surface includes a polymeric coating material; and a metal ion complexing agent impregnated within the polymeric coating material, the metal ion complexing agent having a standard reduction potential) (E°) that is greater than a metal in the metal surface.

A coating for mitigating metal whiskers on a metal surface includes a polymeric coating material; and a metal ion complexing agent impregnated within the polymeric coating material, the metal ion complexing agent having a standard reduction potential (E) that is greater than a metal in the metal surface.

Various inventions are disclosed in the microchip manufacturing arts. Conductive pattern formation by semi-additive processes are disclosed. Further conductive patterns and methods using activated precursors are also disclosed. Aluminum laminated surfaces and methods of circuit formation therefrom are further disclosed. Circuits formed on an aluminum heat sink are also disclosed. The inventive subject mater further discloses methods of electrolytic plating by controlling surface area of an anode.

Provided are a laminate including a silver layer on a substrate, in which the silver layer includes a surface in which Kurtosis of a roughness curve satisfies at least one of Condition (i) the change rate of Kurtosis is greater than or equal to 50% under conditions of a temperature of 85 C. and a relative humidity of 85% after 240 hours have elapsed and Condition (ii) the change rate of Kurtosis is greater than or equal to 200% under conditions of a temperature of 85 C. and a relative humidity of 85% after 480 hours have elapsed, and a circuit board in which an electronic component is mounted on the surface of the laminate through a conductive joint portion.

A modulated inductance module includes an inductor including one or more electrical conductors disposed around a ferromagnetic ceramic element formed on a semiconductor die, wherein the inductor further has two or more metal oxides having fluctuations in metal-oxide compositional uniformity less than or equal to 1.50 mol % throughout said ceramic element, the ceramic element has crystalline grain structure having a diameter that is less than or equal to 1.5 a mean grain diameter, and the semiconductor die contains active semiconductor switches or rectifying components that are in electrical communication with the one or more electrical conductors of the inductor.

A robust formulation of silver-organo-complex (SOC) ink and method of making same are provided. In an aspect, the complexing molecules act as reducing agents. The silver loaded ink can be printed and sintered on a wide range of substrates with uniform surface morphology and excellent adhesion.