Conductive paste for large greensheet screening including high thixotropic agent content

摘要

Deformation of vias and shorting between vias during screening of conductive paste onto greensheets wider than 185 mm is avoided by a concentration of thixotropic agent in the conductive paste formulation to a concentration which raises the thixotropic index of the paste to within 5% to 25% of the maximum achievable thixotropic index for the organic vehicle in the paste. For a paste containing molybdenum powder in which the organic vehicle is a mixture of ethyl cellulose, texanol and oleoyl sarcosine, this criterion corresponds to a concentration of glycerl tri(-12-hydroxystearate) in the range of 1.4% to 1.8% by weight.