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Basic knowledge of PCB circuit board copper foil
1. Introduction to Copper Foil
Copper foil (copper foil): a kind of cathode electrolytic material, a thin, continuous metal foil deposited on the base layer of the circuit board, which acts as the conductor of the PCB. It easily adheres to the insulating layer, accepts the printed protective layer, and forms a circuit pattern after corrosion. Copper mirror test (copper mirror test): a flux corrosion test, using a vacuum deposition film on the glass plate.

Copper foil is made of copper and a certain proportion of other metals. Copper foil generally has 90 foil and 88 foil, that is, the copper content is 90% and 88%, and the size is 16*16cm. Copper foil is the most widely used decorative material. Such as: hotels, temples, Buddha statues, golden signs, tile mosaics, handicrafts, etc.

2. Product characteristics

Copper foil has low surface oxygen characteristics and can be attached to various substrates, such as metals, insulating materials, etc., and has a wide temperature range. Mainly used in electromagnetic shielding and antistatic. The conductive copper foil is placed on the substrate surface and combined with the metal base material, which has excellent conductivity and provides electromagnetic shielding effect. Can be divided into: self-adhesive copper foil, double-conducting copper foil, single-conducting copper foil, etc.

Electronic grade copper foil (purity above 99.7%, thickness 5um-105um) is one of the basic materials of the electronics industry. The rapid development of electronic information industry, the use of electronic grade copper foil is increasing, and the products are widely used in industrial calculators, Communication equipment, QA equipment, lithium-ion batteries, civilian televisions, video recorders, CD players, photocopiers, telephones, air conditioning, automotive electronic components, game consoles, etc. The domestic and foreign markets have an increasing demand for electronic grade copper foil, especially high-performance electronic grade copper foil. Relevant professional organizations predict that by 2015, China's domestic demand for electronic grade copper foil will reach 300,000 tons, and China will become the world's largest manufacturing base for printed circuit boards and copper foils. The market for electronic grade copper foil, especially high-performance foil, is optimistic. .

Third, the global supply of copper foil

Industrial copper foil can be commonly divided into two categories: rolled copper foil (RA copper foil) and point solution copper foil (ED copper foil). Among them, rolled copper foil has good ductility and other characteristics, which is used in the early soft board process. Copper foil, while electrolytic copper foil has the advantage of lower manufacturing cost than rolled copper foil. Since rolled copper foil is an important raw material for flexible boards, the improvement of the characteristics of rolled copper foil and price changes have a certain impact on the flexible board industry.

Since there are fewer manufacturers of rolled copper foil, and the technology is also in the hands of some manufacturers, customers have a low degree of control over price and supply. Therefore, under the premise of not affecting product performance, electrolytic copper foil is used instead of rolling Copper foil is a feasible solution. However, if the physical properties of the copper foil itself will affect the etching factors in the next few years, the importance of rolled copper foil will rise again in thinner or thinner products, and high-frequency products due to telecommunication considerations.

There are two major obstacles to the production of rolled copper foil, resource obstacles and technical obstacles. The resource barrier refers to the need for copper raw materials to support the production of rolled copper foil, and it is very important to occupy resources. On the other hand, technical obstacles discourage more new entrants. In addition to calendering technology, surface treatment or oxidation treatment technology is also the case. Most major global factories have many technology patents and key technology Know How, which increases barriers to entry. If the new entrants post-harvest processing and production, they are restrained by the cost of major manufacturers, and it is not easy to successfully join the market. Therefore, the global rolled copper foil still belongs to the market with strong exclusivity.

Fourth, the development of copper foil

Copper foil in English is electrodepositedcopperfoil, which is an important material for the manufacture of copper clad laminate (CCL) and printed circuit board (PCB). In today's rapid development of the electronic information industry, electrolytic copper foil is called: the "neural network" of electronic product signal and power transmission and communication. Since 2002, the production value of printed circuit boards in China has surpassed the third place in the world, and copper clad laminates, the substrate material of PCBs, have also become the third largest producer in the world. As a result, China's electrolytic copper foil industry has developed by leaps and bounds in recent years. In order to understand and understand the past and present of the world and the development of China's electrolytic copper foil industry, and look forward to the future, experts from China Epoxy Resin Industry Association reviewed its development.

From the perspective of the production department and market development of the electrolytic copper foil industry, its development can be divided into three major development periods: the United States established the first world copper foil enterprise and the period when the electrolytic copper foil industry started; Japanese copper foil The period when enterprises fully monopolize the world market; the period when the world is multi-polarized and competes for the market. Pay attention to product innovation in terms of energy saving and emission reduction. PCB factoriesmust learn to attach importance to Internet technology and realize the practical application of automated monitoring and intelligent management in production through the integration of overall industry knowledge.