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Ceramic Substrates

High-reliability Ceramic Substrates, LTCC & HTCC

NEOTech has emerged as North America’s leading manufacturer of quality low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) and high-temperature co-fired (HTCC) substrates and packages. These fabrication technologies provide unique solutions for high interconnect density, compact networks and high-frequency applications. Our ceramic substrate facilities also produce thick film products for a wide variety of OEMs in medical, telecommunications, and defense markets.

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Advantages of HTCC and LTCC

LTCC and HTCC technology is a unique solution for high-interconnect density and compact networks, as well as high frequency applications. Key advantages include:

  • High density interconnect
  • Cost competitive plated Silver systems available
  • TCE closely matches that of Si, GaAs and SiC (and other associated compounds)
  • Brazed on components (connectors, seal ring, heat spreaders)
  • Hermetic packaging
  • Outstanding long term reliability

Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) Systems

  • Embedded passive components
    DuPont 951, 9K7, and 943
  • Ferro A6M, A6S, and L8
  • Gold, silver and mixed metal systems

Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic/ HTCC / AlN / Thick Film / Thin Film Substrates and Packages 

Ceramic Substrate manufacturing includes: 

  • Thick Film
  • ECP Thick Film
  • BeO substrates
  • Plating
  • HTCC/LTCC board fabrication

HTCC Systems

Ceramic Substrate manufacturing includes: 

  • Multiple AlN tape systems
  • Thermal conductivity >150 W/mK, Tungsten metallization electroless plated with Ni-Au

ECP Thick Film Systems 

NEOTech also provides next generation Etch Conductor Photolithography (ECP) Thick Film Substrates suitable for microwave and high-resolution lines and space applications. The Thick Film conductor material is fired in a dense, non-porous film over a large area of the substrate. The high resolution lines are then defined using photoresist and etch techniques to achieve widths and spaces as low as 0.003″ (0.0762mm). The ECP process is based around standard thick film Au that is already qualified by many OEMs, thus avoiding long qualification cycles and bringing customers to market quickly. ECP technology allows designers to combine RF and digital functions on substrates, and offers options for integrating capacitors, resistors, inductors, couplers, and filters. Capacitors and resistors can be laser trimmed to obtain +/-3% and +/-1% tolerances, respectively.

  • High frequency applications through 100 GHz
  • Etched conductors lines/spaces
  • Precision layer to layer dielectric alignment (+/- 12.5 micron) in multilayer construction
  • Dense, solid thru-holes for interconnection/grounding
  • On-circuit integration of passive components including Lange couplers, resistors (0.5 Ohm – 100 m Ohm, trimmed to 1%) and capacitors (5 – 200pF, trimmed to 3%), inductors, couplers, and filters.
  • 30% to 50% lower insertion loss

Plating Options & Thick Film Systems

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Plating Options

  • Ni-Au plated silver metallization
  • Gold (Electrolytic and Electroless)
  • Nickel (Electrolytic and Electroless)
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Thick Film Systems

NEOTech offers standard Thick Film Substrates used in most signal and low power applications. We work with a variety of substrates including BeO, AlN and Alumina (Al2O3).

  • DuPont, Ferro, ESL, and Heraeus Gold, Silver and Copper conductors
  • Substrate sizes up to 4.0″ X 4.0″

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