Patent Publication Number: US-11649332-B2

Title: Method of processing liquid crystal polymer film

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application is a Divisional Application of the U.S. application Ser. No. 16/684,605, filed on Nov. 15, 2019, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,597,806, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/768,117, filed Nov. 16, 2018, and Taiwan Application Serial Number 108139312, filed Oct. 30, 2019, all of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Field of Invention 
     The present disclosure relates to a method and a device of processing liquid crystal polymer films. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a processing method and a device for increasing the melting temperature or the liquid crystal transition temperature of a liquid crystal polymer film. 
     Description of Related Art 
     The liquid crystal polymer film is known to have low moisture absorbability, excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance and dielectric properties. The liquid crystal polymer film, serving as a dielectric material in a printed circuit board or the like, can reduce adverse effects caused by RC delay. Therefore, the commercialization of the liquid crystal polymer film is rapidly developing. Nevertheless, in the production of multi-layered boards, the heat received by each layer is inconsistent during high-temperature lamination, which is caused by the different distances between each dielectric layer and the heat source. As a result, the properties of the obtained dielectric layers might be different when the dielectric layers have the same melting point (or the same liquid crystal transition temperature). Therefore, how to increase the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film is remained to be resolved in order to obtain liquid crystal polymer films having different melting points (or the different liquid crystal transition temperature). 
     SUMMARY 
     In order to achieve the abovementioned purpose, the present disclosure provides a method of processing a liquid crystal polymer film. The method includes the following steps: providing a substrate; providing a liquid crystal polymer film; laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate to form a composite layer; heating the composite layer at a temperature; and separating the heated liquid crystal polymer film from the substrate to obtain a processed liquid crystal polymer film. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the substrate includes a metal substrate having a flat surface without a patterned texture. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the substrate includes a patterned metal substrate. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the patterned metal substrate includes a trench and two strip-shaped platforms, and the strip-shaped platforms protrude from two sides of the trench. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the patterned metal substrate further includes a plurality of openings recessed from the strip-shaped platforms at the two sides of the trench, and the openings are connected to the trench. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate includes laminating the liquid crystal polymer film on the trench of the patterned metal substrate. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the laminated liquid crystal polymer film has a top that is lower than a top surface of the strip-shaped platforms. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the step of laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate, the method further includes rolling the composite layer into a roll. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the steps of laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate, heating the composite layer at the temperature, and separating the heated liquid crystal polymer film from the substrate, includes continuously transporting the composite layer. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate and heating the composite layer at the temperature are performed simultaneously. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of heating the composite layer at the temperature includes heating the composite layer for a time period of 1 hour to 24 hours. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, during the step of heating the composite layer at the temperature, the temperature is lower than the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film before heating. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of heating the composite layer at the temperature includes performing a series of heating stages to heat the composite layer. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a heating temperature of each heating stage is higher than a heating temperature of a previous stage. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of separating the heated liquid crystal polymer film from the substrate includes using a peeling roller member having an upper peeling roller and a lower peeling roller to separate the liquid crystal polymer film from the substrate. 
     In order to achieve the foregoing purpose, another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a device of processing a liquid crystal polymer. The device includes a lamination member, a transport member, a heating member, and a separation member. The lamination member is configured to laminate a liquid crystal polymer film with a substrate to form a composite layer. The transport member is disposed along a path and configured to transport the composite layer through the path, in which the lamination member is located approximately at a beginning end of the path. The heating member is disposed on the lamination member, at least one side of the path for transporting the composite layer, or the combination described above, and the heating member is configured to heat the composite layer. The separation member is located at a terminal end of the path, and the separation member is configured to separate the heated liquid crystal polymer film from the substrate. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the liquid crystal polymer film includes a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film or a soluble liquid crystal polymer film. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the soluble liquid crystal polymer includes a repeating unit represented by a following formula (I): 
                         
in which Ar is 1,4-phenylene, 1,3-phenylene, 2,6-naphthalene or 4,4′-biphenylene, Y is O or NH, and X is amino, amide group, imido or imino, am idino, aminocarbonylamino, am inothiocarbonyl, am inocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (alkoxycarbonyl)oxy, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, cyanato, isocyanato, or a combination of the abovementioned groups.
 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the substrate includes a metal substrate. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the substrate is a metal substrate having a flat surface and without a patterned texture. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lamination member includes an upper roller and a lower roller. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the transport member includes a set of rollers. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the heating member includes an infrared lamp. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the heating member includes a plurality of heating zones sequentially arranged along the path. Each of the heating zones is configured to be operated at a temperature, and the temperatures of the heating zones are increased in sequence from the beginning end of the path. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the heating member is configured to heat the composite layer to a temperature that is lower than a melting point or a liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the separation member includes a peeling-roller member. 
     The foregoing currents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding to the reader. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identify key/critical elements of the current invention or delineate the scope of the current invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The invention can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows: 
         FIG.  1 A  to  FIG.  4    individually depict cross view of the schematic diagrams of processing liquid crystal polymer film in the different steps of the process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  5    depicts a cross view of the schematic diagram of processing liquid crystal polymer film according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the provided subject matter. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. Thus, uses of the phrases “in an embodiment” in various places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It must be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of the embodiments of the present disclosure refers to a specific feature, structure or feature, and thus, in an embodiment, such an embodiment. 
     In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are described in details to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawings. 
     Certain terms that are used to describe the invention are discussed below, or elsewhere in the specification, to provide additional guidance to the practitioner regarding the description of the invention. For convenience, certain terms may be highlighted, for example using italics and/or quotation marks. The use of highlighting has no influence on the scope and meaning of a term; the scope and meaning of a term is the same, in the same context, whether or not it is highlighted. It will be appreciated that same thing can be said in more than one way. Consequently, alternative language and synonyms may be used for any one or more of the terms discussed herein, nor is any special significance to be placed upon whether or not a term is elaborated or discussed herein. Synonyms for certain terms are provided. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms discussed herein is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the invention or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the invention is not limited to various embodiments given in this specification. 
     As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising”, or “includes” and/or “including” or “has” and/or “having” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. 
     As used herein, “around”, “about” or “approximately” shall generally mean within 20 percent, preferably within 10 percent, and more preferably within 5 percent of a given value or range. Numerical quantities given herein are approximate, meaning that the term “around”, “about” or “approximately” can be inferred if not expressly stated. 
     The liquid crystal polymer films in the present disclosure are not limited to specific material. For example, the liquid crystal polymer film may be a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer and/or a soluble liquid crystal polymer. 
     In some embodiments, the thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer is prepared from the compounds that may be classified into four categories described below. 
     The first category: aromatic or aliphatic dicarboxylic acids (please refer to Table 1 below). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Illustrative examples of the chemical formulas of aromatic or 
               
               
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                 HOOC(CH 2 ) n COOH (n is an integer from 2 to 12) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The second category: aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acids (please refer to Table 2 below). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
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                 (X: hydrogen atom or halogen atom, or lower alkyl, phenyl, etc) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The third category: aromatic or aliphatic dihydroxy compounds (please refer to Table 3 below) 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 (X: hydrogen atom or halogen atom, or lower alkyl, phenyl, etc.) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 (Y: —O—, —CH 2 —, —S—, etc.)  
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 HO(CH 2 ) n OH (n is an integer from 2 to 12) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The fourth category: aromatic diamines, aromatic hydroxylamines and aromatic am inocarboxylic acids (please refer to Table 4 below) 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 diamines, aromatic hydroxylamines and aromatic aminocarboxylic acids 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Illustrative examples of the liquid crystal polymers prepared from the compounds shown in Tables 1-4 may be a copolymer (a) to (e), that have repeating units in structure illustrated in Table 5 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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     In various embodiments, the soluble liquid crystal polymer includes a repeating unit represented by the following formula (I): 
                         
wherein Ar is 1,4-phenylene, 1,3-phenylene, 2,6-naphthalene or 4,4′-biphenylene, Y is O or NH, and X is amino, amide group, imido or imino, amidino, am inocarbonylam ino, am inothiocarbonyl, am inocarbonyloxy, am inosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (alkoxycarbonyl)oxy, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, cyanato, isocyanato, or a combination thereof, but not limited thereto.
 
     The present disclosure provides a method of processing a liquid crystal polymer film. The method includes the following steps: providing a substrate; providing a liquid crystal polymer film; laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate to form a composite layer; heating the composite layer at a temperature; and separating the heated liquid crystal polymer film from the composite layer to obtain a processed liquid crystal polymer film. The melting point of the liquid crystal polymer film after the heating step is higher than that before the heating step. The liquid crystal polymer films having different melting points (or liquid crystal transition temperature) can be obtained by the method describe above. The liquid crystal polymer films can be applied for the dielectric layers, which receive different heat, in order to enhance the stability among the laminated dielectric layers.  FIG.  1 A ,  FIG.  1 B ,  FIG.  2   ,  FIG.  3   , and  FIG.  4    are schematic diagrams illustrating the method of processing liquid crystal polymer film in different steps, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;  FIG.  5    depicts a cross-sectional view of a device for processing a liquid crystal polymer film, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure 
     Referring to  FIG.  1 A ,  FIG.  1 B , and  FIG.  5   , in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the substrate includes a metal substrate  140  shown in  FIG.  5    (e.g. a metal substrate having a flat surface without a patterned texture), or patterned metal substrate  110  shown in  FIG.  1   . As shown in  FIG.  1 A  and  FIG.  1 B , the patterned metal substrate  110  has a trench  112 . It should be noted that the trench  112  does not penetrate through the patterned metal substrate  110 , and the trench  112  extends along a long side of the patterned metal substrate  110  and is used to place the liquid crystal polymer film to be treated in the subsequent process. In some embodiments, the patterned metal substrate  110  may be a copper substrate, an aluminum substrate, a nickel substrate, a palladium substrate, or a tin substrate, but is not limited thereto. The thickness  110 T of the patterned metal substrate  110  is not limited to certain value. For instance, the thickness  110 T may be 100 μm to 500 μm, such as 150 μm, 200 μm, 250 μm, 300 μm, 350 μm, 400 μm, or 450 μm. The depth  112 D of the trench  112  is not limited to certain value, either. For instance, the depth  112 D may be 50 μm to 250 μm, such as 75 μm, 100 μm, 125 μm, 150 μm, 175 μm, 200 μm, or 250 μm. It can be understood that the thickness  110 T of the patterned metal substrate  110  and the depth  112 D of the trench  112  can be adjusted according to the thickness of the liquid crystal polymer film. 
     In one embodiment, the patterned metal substrate  110  illustrated in  FIG.  1 A  may be formed by a photolithography process, in which a first photoresist is formed on a flat metal substrate, and an etching process to remove the central portion of the metal substrate. In other words, the patterned metal substrate  110  illustrated in  FIG.  1 A  includes a trench  112  and two strip-shaped platforms  113 . The strip-shaped platforms  113  protrude from two sides of the trench  112 . 
     In another embodiment, a second photoresist is formed on a flat metal substrate by a photolithography process, and then the central portion and parts of the two sides of the metal substrate are etched away so as to form the patterned metal substrate  110  illustrated in  FIG.  1 B . In addition to the trench  112 , the patterned metal substrate  110  illustrated in  FIG.  1 B  further includes a plurality of openings  114  located at two sides of the trench  112 , and the openings  114  are connected to the trench  112 . In some embodiments, the openings  114  located at two sides of the trench  112  may be symmetrically or asymmetrically arranged. 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to  FIG.  2   , a liquid crystal polymer film  120  is laminated with the patterned metal substrate  110  to form a first composite layer  130 . In particular, the liquid crystal polymer film  120  is laminated into the trench  112  of the patterned metal substrate  110 . In some embodiments, the liquid crystal polymer film  120  may be a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film or a soluble liquid crystal polymer film. It should be noted that the thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film and/or soluble liquid crystal polymer film used in this step has a melting point or a liquid crystal transition temperature. Both the melting point and the liquid crystal transition temperature can be determined by measuring the temperature at which the main endothermic peak appears using a differential scanning calorimeter. In some embodiments, the steps of laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the metal substrate and heating the composite layer at a specific temperature are performed simultaneously. As shown in  FIG.  2   , the heating lamination can be performed continuously by using lamination member  160 , for example, and the liquid crystal polymer film and the metal substrate can be transported through the upper roller r 1  and the lower roller r 2  (roll-to-roll). That is, the liquid crystal polymer film and the metal substrate are simultaneously heated and laminated together through a pair of pressure-heating rollers including the upper roller r 1  and the lower roller r 2 . In yet some embodiments, as shown in  FIG.  3   , after the step of laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate, the method further includes a step of rolling the first composite layer  130  into a roll, which is easier to be transferred to a subsequent process for heat treatment. Besides, since the liquid crystal polymer film  120  is located at the trench  112  of the patterned metal substrate  110 , the convex portions on two sides of the rolled first composite layer  130  facilitate the liquid crystal polymer film  120  to be separated from other portions. 
     In another embodiment, while the liquid crystal polymer film  120  in a thickness of about 50 μm is selected for lamination, a patterned metal substrate  110  having a thickness of about 150 μm can be used, in which a trench  112  having a depth of about 75 μm is formed by etching. In another embodiment, while the liquid crystal polymer film  120  in a thickness of about 80 μm is selected for lamination, a patterned metal substrate  110  having a thickness of about 200 μm can be used, in which a trench  112  having a depth of about 100 μm is formed by etching. It should be noted that after the lamination, the liquid crystal polymer film  120  located at the trench  112  should have a top that is lower than the top surface of the strip-shaped platform  113  so that the adhesion of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  to the patterned metal substrate  110  may be avoided during the subsequent heating process of the rolled first composite layer  130 . The embodiments described hereinbefore are merely examples. The thickness of the patterned metal substrate  110  and the depth of the trench  112  can be adjusted according to the thickness of the liquid crystal polymer film  120 . 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of heating the composite layer at a specific temperature includes heating the composite layer for a time period of 1 hour to 24 hours, and the specific temperature is lower than the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120 . It should be noted that this step can increase the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  of the composite layer. In some embodiments, the composite layer can be heated for a time period of 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours, 9 hours, 10 hours, 11 hours, 12 hours, 13 hours, 14 hours, 15 hours, 16 hours, 17 hours, 18 hours, 19 hours, 20 hours, 21 hours, 22 hours, 23 hours or 24 hours. By such a long-time heating treatment, the molecular weight of the liquid crystal polymer film can be increased, thereby increasing the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film. Therefore, it can be understood that the longer the time period of heating is, the higher the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the heated liquid crystal polymer film in the composite layer will be. 
     In some embodiments, the step of heating the composite layer can be performed in a heating member (e.g. a hot air circulating oven, a ceramic heater, or an oven). Referring to  FIG.  3   , in the practical operation, the rolled first composite layer  130  is advantageous to be directly disposed in the heating member  180  for a long-time heating because the space of heating members  180  (e.g., an oven) has a limit. It can be understood that for heating evenly on both inner side and outer side of the rolled liquid crystal polymer film  120 , the patterned metal substrate  110  serves as a good heat conduction media, reducing the temperature difference between the center region and the peripheral region of the liquid crystal polymer film  120 . It should be emphasized that while the patterned metal substrate  110  shown in  FIG.  1 B  and  FIG.  2    is employed in the first composite layer  130 , the hot air can directly enter the trenches  112  through the openings  114  and heat the liquid crystal polymer film  120 . This design can reduce the temperature difference between the center region and the peripheral region of the liquid crystal polymer film  120 . 
     In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG.  3   , the specific temperature may be 30° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating). The specific temperature may be 25° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating). The specific temperature may be 20° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating). The specific temperature may be 15° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating). The specific temperature may be 10° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating). The specific temperature may be 5° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating). This invention is not limited the temperatures described hereinbefore. It should be noted that the specific temperature may not be higher than the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  prior to the heating. 
     In another embodiment, the composite layer can be subjected to a series of heating stages. For example, the first stage: heating the composite layer at the temperature 30° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating) for about 2 hours; the second stage: heating the composite layer at a temperature 20° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating) for about 3 hours; the nth stage: heating the composite layer at a temperature 5° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating) for about 1 hour. It should be noted that in the series of heating stages, the heating temperature of each heating stage should be higher than the heating temperature of the previous stage, and the time period of heating can be adjusted according to the demand. 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of separating the heated liquid crystal polymer film  120  from the composite layer is illustrated in  FIG.  4   . The separation method is not particularly limited. In one embodiment, a peeling-roller member may be used to separate the liquid crystal polymer film  120  from the substrate  110 , in which the upper peeling roller r 3  and lower peeling roller r 4  are used. It should be noted that, the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  after the heating is higher than that before the heating. 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the processing method can be performed in a continuous manner. The composite layer is continuously transported to perform the steps of laminating the liquid crystal polymer film with the substrate, heating the composite layer at a temperature, and separating the heated liquid crystal polymer film from the substrate in sequence. Referring to  FIG.  5   , a second composite layer  150  is formed by laminating the liquid crystal polymer film  120  with the metal substrate  140 . Then, the second composite layer  150  is heated at specific temperatures. Further, the heated liquid crystal polymer film  120  is separated from metal substrate  140  to obtain a processed liquid crystal polymer film  120 . Between the foregoing steps, the second composite layer  150  is continuously transported by using the transport member  170 . It should be noted that the difference between the discontinuous process and the continuous process is in that each step of the continuous process can be continuously executed in the same processing device. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the metal substrate  140  has a flat surface without a patterned texture on which the liquid crystal polymer film  120  is formed. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a device of processing a liquid crystal polymer that can continuously process the liquid crystal polymer. The processing device includes a lamination member  160 , a transport member  170 , a heating member  180 , and a separation member  190  (as shown in  FIG.  5   ). The lamination member  160  is used to laminate the liquid crystal polymer film  120  with the substrate (for example, the metal substrate  140 ) to form a composite layer. The transport member  170  is disposed along a path and configured to transport the composite layer through the path, in which the lamination member  160  is located approximately at a beginning end of the path. The heating member  180  is disposed on the lamination member  160 , at least one side of the path for transporting the composite layer or a combination thereof, and the heating member  180  is configured to heat the composite layer at a specific temperature. The separation member  190  is located approximately at a terminal end of the path and configured to separate the heated liquid crystal polymer film  120  from the substrate. 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, at first, the lamination member  160  is used to laminate the liquid crystal polymer film  120  with the metal substrate  140 , thereby forming a composite layer. In some embodiments, the liquid crystal polymer film  120  may be a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film or a soluble liquid crystal polymer film. The substrate may be used to support the liquid crystal polymer film, and it may be a metal substrate (for example, a copper substrate, an aluminum substrate, a nickel substrate, a palladium substrate or a tin substrate), but is not limited thereto. It should be noted that the thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film or soluble liquid crystal polymer film used in this step has a melting point or a liquid crystal transition temperature. Both the melting point and the liquid crystal transition temperature can be determined by measuring the temperature at which the main endothermic peak appears by using a differential scanning calorimeter. In some embodiments, referring to  FIG.  5   , the metal substrate  140  has a flat surface without a patterned texture. A second composite layer  150  is formed by laminating the liquid crystal polymer film  120  with the metal substrate  140  having a flat surface without a patterned texture. In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG.  5   , the lamination member  160  includes an upper roller and a lower roller. In specifics, the liquid crystal polymer film and the metal substrate are continuously transported through the upper roller r 1  and the lower roller r 2  (roll-to-roll) so that the liquid crystal polymer film and the metal substrate are simultaneously heated and laminated together through a pair of pressure-heating rollers including the upper roller r 1  and the lower rollers r 2 . 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the transport member  170  transports the composite layer through a path, which has a range involving approximately the lamination member  160 , the heating member  180 , and the separation member  190 . In some embodiments, the transport member  170  includes a transport station or a set of rollers, as shown in  FIG.  5   . The set of rollers may rotate to tow and transport the second composite layer  150  through the path. 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in  FIG.  5   , the heating member  180  includes one or more infrared lamps  182 . The heating member  180 , using the infrared lamp  182 , provides the heat treatment to the second composite layer  150 . In some embodiments, the composite layer can be heated at the specific temperature by the heating member  180  for a time period of 1 hour to 24 hours, and the specific temperature may be lower than the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to heating). It should be noted that this step can increase the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  in the composite layer. In some embodiments, the time period of heating may be 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours, 9 hours, 10 hours, 11 hours, 12 hours, 13 hours, 14 hours, 15 hours, 16 hours, 17 hours, 18 hours, 19 hours, 20 hours, 21 hours, 22 hours, 23 hours or 24 hours. By such a long-time heating, the molecular weight of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  can be increased, thereby increasing the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120 . Therefore, it can be understood that the longer the time period of heating, the higher the melting point or liquid crystal transition temperature of the heated liquid crystal polymer film  120  in the composite layer will be. 
     In some embodiments, the heating member is arranged along the path to form a heating zone. In some embodiments, a plurality of heating zones may be formed. As shown in  FIG.  5   , the continuous processing device includes five heating zones, Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , Z 4 , and Z 5  sequentially. More particularly, each of the heating zones (Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , Z 4 , and Z 5 ) includes a plurality of infrared lamps  182 . 
     In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG.  5   , the second composite layer  150  is heated at a specific temperature in each of the heating zones (Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , Z 4 , and Z 5 ). For example, the specific temperature may be 30° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating), or the specific temperature may be 25° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating), or the specific temperature may be 20° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating), or the specific temperature may be 15° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating), or the specific temperature may be 10° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating), or the specific temperature may be 5° C. lower than the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  (prior to the heating). This invention is not limited to the temperatures described hereinbefore. It should be noted that the specific temperature may not be higher than the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  prior to the heating. 
     In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG.  5   , the second composite layer  150  may be heated in a series of heating stages performed by a plurality of heating zones. For example, the second composite layer  150  is heated in the first heating zone Z 1  for about 4 hours at a temperature 30° C. lower than the melting point (or liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  prior to the heating. The second composite layer  150  is heated in the second heating zone Z 2  for about 6 hours at a temperature 25° C. lower than the melting point (or liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  prior to the heating. The second composite layer  150  is heated in the third heating zone Z 3  for about 2 hours at a temperature 20° C. lower than the melting point (or liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  prior to the heating. The second composite layer  150  is heated in the fourth heating zone Z 4  for about 3 hours at a temperature 15° C. lower than the melting point (or liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  prior to the heating. The second composite layer  150  is heated in the fifth heating zone Z 5  for about 1 hour at a temperature 10° C. lower than the melting point (or liquid crystal transition temperature) of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  prior to the heating. It should be noted that in the series of heating stages, the heating temperature of each heating stage should be higher than the heating temperature of the previous stage, and the time period of heating can be adjusted according to the demand. That is, each heating zone provides the heat treatment at a different temperature and the temperatures of the heating zones are increased in sequence from the beginning end of the path to the terminal end of the path. 
     In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the separation member  190  can separate the heated liquid crystal polymer film  120  from the substrate. The separation method is not particularly limited. In some embodiments, a peeling-roller member may be used in the separation member  190 . That is, the liquid crystal polymer  120  may be separated from the second composite layer  150 , in which the upper peeling roller r 3  and the lower peeling roller r 4  are used. It should be noted that, the melting point or the liquid crystal transition temperature of the liquid crystal polymer film  120  after the heating is higher than that before the heating. 
     It should be noted that the method of processing the liquid crystal polymer film in the present disclosure can be carried out in a continuous or discontinuous manner according to the demand, and each step performed by the device of processing the liquid crystal polymer film in the present disclosure can be processed continuously. 
     In summary, the present disclosure provides a method and a device of processing a liquid crystal polymer film for increasing the melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature), as described above, to obtain liquid crystal polymer films with different melting points (or the liquid crystal transition temperature). In practical application (such as manufacturing multi-layer boards), the liquid crystal polymer film having the lower melting point can be applied for the dielectric layer closer to the core layer. Conversely, the liquid crystal polymer film having the higher melting point (or the liquid crystal transition temperature) can be applied for the dielectric layer more distant to the core layer. In other words, regardless of the heat received by the liquid crystal polymer film in each laminated layer being different, each of the dielectric layers can still exert its advantageous function because the laminated liquid crystal polymer films have different melting points (or liquid crystal transition temperature). 
     While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.