Abstract:
The present invention relates to electrically active devices (e.g., capacitors, transistors, diodes, floating gate memory cells, etc.) having dielectric, conductor, and/or semiconductor layers with smooth and/or dome-shaped profiles and methods of forming such devices by depositing or printing (e.g., inkjet printing) an ink composition that includes a semiconductor, metal, or dielectric precursor. The smooth and/or dome-shaped cross-sectional profile allows for smooth topological transitions without sharp steps, preventing feature discontinuities during deposition and allowing for more complete step coverage of subsequently deposited structures. The inventive profile allows for both the uniform growth of oxide layers by thermal oxidation, and substantially uniform etching rates of the structures. Such oxide layers may have a uniform thickness and provide substantially complete coverage of the underlying electrically active feature. Uniform etching allows for an efficient method of reducing a critical dimension of an electrically active structure by simple isotropic etch.
Abstract:
To achieve a large thickness of conductive metal-containing material in a feature of a product unit processed with a liquid-based etch process, the desired thickness of material is apportioned to the two opposing surfaces of a substrate to create a two-part feature. Conventional features are made by identically patterning two same-thickness metal-containing layers and electrically connecting the resulting patterned parts in any suitable manner. However, features may also be made that do not have identical parts on opposite sides of the substrate, the two parts being electrically connected but differing in thickness, in shape, or both. Moreover, having two metal-containing layers separated by an insulator is also useful for allowing different sections of the same feature or circuit to cross one another without shorting, or to overlap in whole or in part without shorting. A polymer substrate (1004), e.g. polyethlyene terepthalate, is covered on the top and bottom surfaces by a metal- containing layer, e.g. aluminium or copper foil, which are in turn covered by etch masks (1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1180), e.g. a resin formed by gravure printing or photoresist. The web is immersed in a bath or sprayed with an etchant, e.g. NaOH, to form the metal- containing web (1115, 1125, 1135, 1145, 1155, 1165, 1175, 1185).
Abstract:
Coplanar waveguides have a center signal line and a pair of ground lines on either side formed of a sputtered material such as gold (Au). Such waveguides are subject to what is known as the edge effect at high frequency operation causing currents to concentrate and flow along adjacent edges of the lines. Providing a thicker plated layer only on adjacent edges of the lines provide substantial performance improvements over sputtered lines alone while saving significant amount of Au, thus reducing costs.
Abstract:
A multilayer circuit board comprising at least one substantially void free encapsulated heavy copper core and methods for producing such a board. Such a board may be formed by providing a first core that includes a substrate and heavy copper circuit traces, filling the spaces between circuit traces with a resin, and at least partially curing the resin so as to form two exposed and substantially planar surfaces on opposite sides of the core. The filled and planarized core is then laminated with additional dielectric layers to form a fully cured, void free multilayer printed circuit board.
Abstract:
To achieve a large thickness of conductive metal-containing material in a feature of a product unit processed with a liquid-based etch process, the desired thickness of material is apportioned to the two opposing surfaces of a substrate to create a two-part feature. Conventional features are made by identically patterning two same-thickness metal-containing layers and electrically connecting the resulting patterned parts in any suitable manner. However, features may also be made that do not have identical parts on opposite sides of the substrate, the two parts being electrically connected but differing in thickness, in shape, or both. Moreover, having two metal-containing layers separated by an insulator is also useful for allowing different sections of the same feature or circuit to cross one another without shorting, or to overlap in whole or in part without shorting.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for increasing the dielectric rigidity and insulating resistance between printed circuit board tracks. Said method involves obtaining said tracks (2) having a suitable thickness for power applications by etching a sheet of electroconductive material adhered to a dielectric sheet substrate (3) and finally coating the dielectric sheet substrate (3) and tracks (2) assembly with a protective insulating layer (4). After the tracks have been obtained (2) and before applying said protective layer (4), a step is also carried out in which the edges (5) of the tracks (2) that are formed by the intersections of their upper surfaces (6) with their side surfaces are rounded off by subsequent microetching of said edges (5). By rounding off said edges, regular thickness of the protective layer (4) of dielectric material is achieved, which increases the aforementioned dielectric rigidity and the resistance of the aluminum.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a microstrip arrangement comprising a first and a second microstrip conductor. The two microstrip conductors have essentially the same dimensions in their longitudinal direction and transverse direction, and are galvanically interconnected by means of at least one connection. The two microstrip conductors also extend essentially parallel to one another on either side of a dielectric material. As a result of this design of the microstrip arrangement, the field losses and also other influences caused by the dielectric material will be very considerably reduced, and in practice a resultant microstrip arrangement is obtained, which, with regard to its electrical performance, appears to be suspended in the air. Preferred embodiments comprise a microstrip antenna, a circuit board and a conductor application.
Abstract:
An improved printed circuit (10) includes a base of a dielectric substrate (11) having an assembly of copper conductive tracks (12) formed by chemical attack made on unmasked zones a copper layer disposed over said dielectric substrate, said circuits being characterized in that the distance between centers of said tracks (12) are approximately 1.27 mm when the distance of said inter-track between the lower points of planes (12b) is approximately 0.5 mm, and the distance between the upper points of planes (12b) is approximately 0.65 mm.
Abstract:
A device includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The device may also include a high voltage coil disposed on the PCB and a low voltage coil disposed on the PCB. Further, a conductive shield forms a three-dimensional enclosure around the high voltage coil and confines an electric field generated by the device to the PCB.