Method of trimming thick film capacitor
US4338506A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/435
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adjustable thick film capacitor includes a conductive paste layer which is fired to form a first electrode on a substrate, at least one dielectric paste layer over the conductive electrode which is also fired, and an organo-metallic paste layer over the dielectric layer, which is fired at high temperature to form a very thin sintered metallic conductive layer for the second electrode. The organo-metallic paste includes molecules having conducting particles, such as gold atoms, which after firing form a residue layer having a thickness of the order of 1 micron. This thin electrode can be trimmed by an accurately controlled low energy laser beam to adjust the capacitor value.
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