The present invention relates to an organic silicone resin composition and a prepreg, a laminate, and an aluminum substrate that use the composition. The organic silicone resin composition comprises in terms of parts by weight: 100 parts of a condensation-type silicone resin, 0.0001-2 parts of a catalyst, and 0.001-10 parts of an additive. The organic silicone resin composition has the advantages of high heat resistance, halogen-free and phosphorus-free flame retardancy, improved peel strength with copper foil, and low coefficient of expansion, and is applicable in manufacturing the pre-preg, the laminate, and the aluminum substrate for used in a high-performance printed circuit.

A circuit board according to an embodiment includes an insulating layer; and a circuit pattern disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the circuit pattern includes a copper foil layer disposed on the insulating layer, a first plating layer disposed on the copper foil layer, and a second plating layer disposed on the first plating layer, and wherein the copper foil layer has a thickness in a range of 2 ?m to 5 ?m.

An electromagnetic wave shield film in which peeling off between a metal thin film and an adhesive layer is prevented and a printed wiring board employing the electromagnetic wave shield are provided. An electromagnetic wave shield film is formed by laminating at least a metal thin film and an adhesive layer in order, and the water vapor permeability of the electromagnetic wave shield film according to JISK7129 is 0.5 g/m.sup.2 per 24 hours or higher at a temperature of 80 degrees centigrade, a moisture of 95% RH, and a pressure difference of 1 atm.

A wiring board includes a first insulating layer including a surface having unevenness, a second insulating layer including a surface having unevenness, laminated on the first insulating layer, and made of the same insulating material as that of the first insulating layer, insulating particles contained in the first and second insulating layers at rate of 40 to 80 wt %, a first wiring conductor on a first underlying metal layer surface, and a second wiring conductor on a second underlying metal layer surface. A second level difference of the unevenness in a surface region of the second insulating layer under the second wiring conductor is smaller than a first level difference of the unevenness in a surface region of the first insulating layer under the first wiring conductor, and the second level difference is not more than of an average particle size of the insulating particles.

A circuit board according to an embodiment includes a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and including a cavity; a pad disposed on the first insulating layer and having a top surface exposed through the cavity; wherein the cavity of the second insulating layer includes: a bottom surface positioned higher than the top surface of the first insulating layer; and an inner wall extending from the bottom surface, wherein the inner wall includes: a first inner wall extending from the bottom surface and having a first inclination angle; and a second inner wall extending from the first inner wall and having a second inclination angle different from the first inclination angle.

There is provided a copper foil provided with a carrier exhibiting a high peeling resistance against the developer in the photoresist developing process and achieving high stability of mechanical peel strength of the carrier. The copper foil provided with a carrier comprises a carrier; an interlayer disposed on the carrier, the interlayer having a first surface adjacent to the carrier and containing 1.0 atom % or more of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Mo, Mn, W and Ni and a second surface remote from the carrier and containing 30 atom % or more of Cu; a release layer disposed on the interlayer; and an extremely-thin copper layer disposed on the release layer.

A copper foil composite comprising a copper foil and a resin layer laminated, the copper foil containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Sn, Mn, Cr, Zn, Zr, Mg, Ni, Si and Ag at a total of 30 to 500 mass ppm, a tensile strength of the copper foil having of 100 to 180 MPa, a degree of aggregation I200/I.sub.0200 of a (100) plane of the copper foil being 30 or more, and an average grain size viewed from a plate surface of the copper foil being 10 to 400 m.

The present invention provide an adhesive composition which is suitable for laminating a polyimide film with a copper foil in a double-sided flexible copper-clad laminate to be used for a flexible printed wiring board. The adhesive composition comprises a polyamide-imide resin, an epoxy resin, and a phosphorus-type flame retardant, wherein 15 to 40 parts by mass of the epoxy resin is compounded to 85 to 60 parts by mass of the polyamide-imide resin; a glass transition temperature of the polyamide-imide resin is 250 C. or higher; an acid value of the polyamide-imide resin is 50 to 150 mgKOH/g; the epoxy resin is liquid at 25 C.; 15 to 60 parts by mass of the phosphorus-type flame retardant is compounded to 100 parts by mass in total of the polyamide-imide resin and the epoxy resin; and 50% by mass or more of the phosphorus-type flame retardant is a phosphinic acid derivative of a phenanthrene type.

Ultrathin copper clad laminates including a fabric sheet material layer having a first planar surface, a second planar surface and an original thickness of from about 10 to about 30 microns and at least one copper foil sheet that is adhered to a planar surface of the fabric sheet material by a cured resin wherein the base laminate has a thickness of from about 1.0 to about 1.75 mils.

A circuit board includes an embedded thermoelectric device with hard thermal bonds. A method includes embedding a thermoelectric device in a circuit board and forming hard thermal bonds.