Multilayer conductive polymer device and method of manufacturing same
US6172591A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01C7/027
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A conductive polymer device has three or more conductive polymer layers sandwiched between two external electrodes and two or more internal electrodes. The electrodes are staggered to create a first set of electrodes, in contact with a first terminal, alternating with a second set of electrodes in contact with a second terminal. A device having three polymer layers is manufactured by: (1) providing (a) a first laminated substructure comprising a first polymer layer between first and second metal layers, (b) a second polymer layer, and (c) a second laminated substructure comprising a third polymer layer between third and fourth metal layers; (2) forming first and second internal arrays of isolated metal areas in the second and third metal layers, respectively; (3) laminating the first and second substructures to opposite surfaces of the second polymer layer to form a laminated structure; (4) forming first and second external arrays of isolated metal areas in the first and fourth metal layers, respectively; (5) forming a plurality of first terminals, each electrically connecting one of the metal areas in the first external array to one of the metal areas in the second internal array,…
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