The use of silver and silver plus gold conductors with the ferro low temperature tape

Author

Alexander, J.H. ; Shaikh, A.S.

Author_Institution

Electron. Mater. Div., Ferro Corp., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

1-4 Jun 1993

Firstpage

888

Lastpage

892

Abstract

For low temperature co-firable ceramic tape to play a significant role in the replacement of both alumina for high temperature packaging and conventional thick film hybrid materials on alumina it is essential that a full range of stable conductors, resistor and capacitor materials be available that are compatible with the LTCC during the firing process. The FERROTAPE A6 system provides for the first time such a range of materials to complement the unique properties of the tape, (low microwave insertion loss, K=5.9 and compatibility with silver conductors). The tape can be used with either silver or gold conductors and a technological breakthrough now allows both silver and gold to be used together as a result of the development of a novel via material. This paper presents information on the complete range of FERROTAPE A6 materials

Keywords

ceramics; conductors (electric); gold; high-temperature techniques; multichip modules; silver; Ag; Au; FERROTAPE A6 system; LTCC; capacitor materials; ferro low temperature tape; firing process; high temperature packaging; low temperature co-firable ceramic tape; microwave insertion loss; multilayer circuits; resistor materials; stable conductors; via material; Ceramics; Conducting materials; Conductive films; Conductors; Gold; Packaging; Resistors; Silver; Temperature distribution; Thick films;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1993. Proceedings., 43rd

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0794-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.1993.346747

Filename

346747