A component carrier includes an electrically insulating layer structure, a first electrically conductive layer structure, a second electrically conductive layer structure, and a laser through-hole with an electrically conductive medium filling at least part of the through-hole. The first electrically conductive layer structure covers a first side of the electrically insulating layer structure and has a first window extending through the first electrically conductive layer structure formed by etching using a conformal mask. The second electrically conductive layer structure covers an opposed side of the electrically insulating layer structure and has a second window extending through the second electrically conductive layer structure formed by etching using a conformal mask. The laser through-hole extends through the electrically insulating layer structure. At least a portion of at least one sidewall of the electrically conductive layer structures delimiting the windows is tapered.

Prior to electroless copper plating on substrates containing copper, an aqueous composition containing select imidazole compounds is applied to the substrate. The aqueous composition containing the select imidazole compounds counteract passivation of the copper on the substrate to improve the electroless copper plating process.

A circuit board is formed from a catalytic laminate having a resin rich surface with catalytic particles dispersed below a surface exclusion depth. The catalytic laminate is subjected to a drilling and blanket surface plasma etch operation to expose the catalytic particles, followed by an electroless plating operation which deposits a thin layer of conductive material on the surface. A photo-masking step follows to define circuit traces, after which an electro-plating deposition occurs, followed by a resist strip operation and a quick etch to remove electroless copper which was previously covered by photoresist.

A copper clad laminate and a method to manufacture the same are provided. In one general aspect, a copper clad laminate include a first copper clad layer on a first surface of an insulating layer, and a second copper clad layer on a second surface of the insulating layer. The second copper clad layer includes polymer resin layer, a second copper layer, and a carrier foil layer.

A printed board includes: a plate-shaped base member having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface and having an insulation property; a first metal layer disposed on the upper surface; and a second metal layer disposed on the lower surface. The base member has a through-hole penetrating the base member in a thickness direction thereof. The second metal layer is spaced apart from the through-hole by a predetermined distance in a bottom view. The printed board may further include a third metal layer that continuously covers the first metal layer, the second metal layer, and an inner surface of the through-hole. A light emitting device includes the printed board and a light emitting element mounted on the printed board such as to be electrically connected with a wiring pattern composed of the first metal layer, the second metal layer, and the third metal layer.

A wiring board, a multilayer wiring board, and a method of manufacturing a wiring board adapted to make the filling of through holes and the formation of fine wiring patterns. The wiring board comprises an insulator; a through hole between front and back surfaces of the insulator; a through hole conductor for electrically connecting front and back surface side openings; through hole lands around the front and the back surface side openings, and connected to the through hole conductor; lid plating conductors on the front and the back surface sides, and placed on the respective through hole lands; and wiring patterns formed on the front are compatible and the back surface of the insulator. The thickness of the through hole lands is 1.0 m or more and 10.0 m or less, and the area of each lid plating conductor is less than the area of each through hole land.

A method for manufacturing a printed board includes steps of; providing a starting board comprising a base member having a plate-like shape, having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and having an insulation property, a first metal layer disposed on the upper surface, and a second metal layer disposed on the lower surface; and laser machining a through-hole penetrating the starting board in a thickness direction of the starting board by irradiating a laser beam irradiation area of the starting board with a laser beam from a side of the starting board on which side the first metal layer is disposed. The method further includes a step of etching the second metal layer so as to remove a portion of the second metal layer located in the laser beam irradiation area, prior to the step of laser machining.

A wiring substrate includes a multilayer core substrate including a core layer, core conductor layers, and core insulating layers, a first laminate formed on first surface of the substrate and including insulating layers and conductor layers such that each insulating layer includes resin without reinforcing material, and a second laminate formed on second surface of the substrate and including insulating layers and conductor layers such that each insulating layer includes resin without reinforcing material. The multilayer core substrate includes through-hole conductors penetrating through the core layer, and via conductors formed on the through-hole conductors and penetrating through the core insulating layers such that the through-hole conductors and via conductors connect outermost core conductor layers on the first and second surface sides, each of the core layer and core insulating layers includes insulating resin including reinforcing material, and the core layer has thickness greater than thickness of each core insulating layer.

A component carrier includes an electrically insulating layer structure having a first main surface and a second main surface with a through hole extending through the electrically insulating layer structure between the first main surface and the second main surface. An electrically conductive bridge structure connects opposing sidewalls of the electrically insulating layer structure delimiting the through hole. A vertical thickness of the electrically insulating layer structure is not more than 200 m and a narrowest vertical thickness of the bridge structure is at least 20 m.

A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes providing an electrically insulating layer structure having a front side and a back side, wherein the front side is covered by a first electrically conductive layer structure and the back side is covered by a second electrically conductive layer structure, carrying out a first opening process, such as a first laser drilling, through the first electrically conductive layer structure and into the electrically insulating layer structure from the front side to thereby form a blind hole in the electrically insulating layer structure, and thereafter carrying out a second opening process, such as a second laser drilling, through the second electrically conductive layer structure and through the electrically insulating layer structure from the back side to thereby extend the blind hole into a through hole, in particular a laser through hole, with substantially trapezoidal shape.