Thick Film Processing via Centrifugal Sintering

Laser sintering of thick-film conductors for microelectronic applications

This paper investigates fabrication of functional thick metal films using simultaneous laser sintering and patterning along with the fundamental physical phenomena that govern the laser sintering process. The effects of the processing parameters on the quality of the fabricated components are investigated through a heat transfer analysis. We show that our process has potentials for metallizatio...

LOW-TEMPERATURE SINTERING OF HIGH VOLTAGE GRADIENT ZnO-BASED THICK FILM VARISTORS

High voltage gradient ZnO-based thick film varistors were fabricated by low-temperature sintering. The effect of sintering temperature on electrical properties of thick film varistors was investigated. The voltage gradient of thick film varistors increased significantly to 3159.4 V/mm after sintering at 725°C for 30 min. The small average grain size with good grain boundaries was the origin for...

Thick Film Ni-Ferrite Inductors

Thick-film Piezoceramic Micro-generators

A sensor node is generally small in physical size (typically a few cm or smaller) and consist of a sensor, a transceiver, and supporting electronics. They are connected as a wireless network and are sometimes isolated and embedded in structures, which are not easily accessible. The lifespan of the sensor node is critically dependent upon the power source it contains. Instead of using a limited ...

Equilibrium helium film in the thick film limit

For the thickness 0 5 a liquid or solid quantum f i lm, like liquid helium or solid hydrogen, there exist still open questions about how the film thickness develops in certain limits. One of these is the thick film limit, i.e., the crossover from the thick film to bulk. We have performed rneasurements in this range using the surface plasmon resonance technique and an evaporated h g film deposit...