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Trimming passive components buried in multilayer structures
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1988-04-18
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Granted: 1988-12-20
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Expires: 2008-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A technique is disclosed for trimming resistors and other passive circuit components buried in hybrid multilayer circuit structures. For example, resistors (13) are formed between two dielectric layers (11, 19) of a hybrid multilayer circuit structure (10). The multilayer circuit structure with the buried resistors is appropriately processed to provide a fired multilayer circuit structure. Trimming of the buried resistors is accomplished with a laser beam that cuts through dielectric material of the fired circuit structure to selectively remove part of the resistive material of the buried resistors. The values of the buried resistors may be tested with conductive elements (15, 17) that are conductively coupled to the buried resistors. The disclosed technique also contemplates the trimming of other buried passive circuit components such as capacitors, and further contemplates the use of other trimming methods such as abrasive, air jet, or water jet trimming.
Inventors
- 👤 Ramona G. Pond
- 👤 William A. Vitriol
- 👤 Raymond L. Brown
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-28 07:11
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/255; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/22; H01C17/24; H01C17/242; H03; H03H; H03H3/00; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0296; H05K1/0298; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K1/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A process for trimming a passive circuit component formed within a hybrid multilayer circuit structure, comprising the steps of: forming a buried passive circuit component between two dielectric layers of hybrid multilayer circuit structure; processing the multilayer circuit structure to provide a fired structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two fired dielectric layers thereof; and selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one fired dielectric layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A process for trimming a passive circuit component formed within a hybrid multilayer circuit structure, comprising the steps of: forming a buried passive circuit component between two dielectric layers of hybrid multilayer circuit structure; processing the multilayer circuit structure to provide a fired structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two fired dielectric layers thereof; and selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one fired dielectric layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the step of trimming the buried passive circuit component includes the step of selectively removing part of the material of the buried passive circuit component from an electrical circuit to which said component is interconnected.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the step of selectively removing part of the material of the buried passive circuit component includes the step of selectively removing part of the material of the buried passive circuit component with a laser beam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 3 further including the step of sealing openings in the multilayer circuit structure made by the selective removal of part of the material of the buried passive circuit component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the step of forming a buried passive circuit component includes the step of forming a buried resistor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the step of forming a buried resistor includes the step of forming a thick film resistor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the step of forming a buried passive circuit component includes the step of forming a buried capacitor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
116 words
A process of making a hybrid multilayer circuit structure haing a buried passive circuit component disposed therein, said method comprising the steps of: (1) providing a substrate; (2) sequentially laminating a plurality of dielectric layers on top of said substrate, selected ones of said layers having conductor patterns disposed thereon; (3) disposing a passive circuit component between selected ones of the laminated dielectric layers during the preceding lamination sequence; (4) sequentially firing the laminated dielectric and conductor layers; steps (2), (3) and (4) providing a fired hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two layers thereof; and (5) selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one dielecrtric layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
116 words
A process of making a hybrid multilayer circuit structure haing a buried passive circuit component disposed therein, said method comprising the steps of: (1) providing a substrate; (2) sequentially laminating a plurality of dielectric layers on top of said substrate, selected ones of said layers having conductor patterns disposed thereon; (3) disposing a passive circuit component between selected ones of the laminated dielectric layers during the preceding lamination sequence; (4) sequentially firing the laminated dielectric and conductor layers; steps (2), (3) and (4) providing a fired hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two layers thereof; and (5) selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one dielecrtric layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of making a hybrid multilayer circuit structure of claim 8 wherein said laminating step (2) further comprises the step of: sequentially printing a plurality of conductor layers onto said plurality of laminated dielectric layers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
116 words
A process of making a hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed therein, said method comprising the steps of: (1) providing a substrate; (2) sequentially printing a plurality of dielectric layers on top of said substrate, selected ones of said layers having conductor patterns disposed thereon; (3) disposing a passive circuit component between selected ones of the printed dielectric layers during the preceding printing sequence; (4) sequentially firing the printed dielectric and conductor layers; steps (2), (3) and (4) providing a fired hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two layers thereof; and (5) selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one dielectric layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
116 words
A process of making a hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed therein, said method comprising the steps of: (1) providing a substrate; (2) sequentially printing a plurality of dielectric layers on top of said substrate, selected ones of said layers having conductor patterns disposed thereon; (3) disposing a passive circuit component between selected ones of the printed dielectric layers during the preceding printing sequence; (4) sequentially firing the printed dielectric and conductor layers; steps (2), (3) and (4) providing a fired hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two layers thereof; and (5) selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one dielectric layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
114 words
a process of making a hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed therein, said method comprising the steps of: (1) providing a substrate; (2) laminating a plurality of dielectric layers on top of said substrate, selected ones of said layers having conductor patterns disposed thereon; (3) disposing a passive circuit component between selected ones of the dielectric layers during the preceding laminating sequence; (4) simultaneously firing the laminated dielectric and conductor layers; steps (2), (3) and (4) providing a fired hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two layers thereof; and (5) selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one dielectric layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
114 words
a process of making a hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed therein, said method comprising the steps of: (1) providing a substrate; (2) laminating a plurality of dielectric layers on top of said substrate, selected ones of said layers having conductor patterns disposed thereon; (3) disposing a passive circuit component between selected ones of the dielectric layers during the preceding laminating sequence; (4) simultaneously firing the laminated dielectric and conductor layers; steps (2), (3) and (4) providing a fired hybrid multilayer circuit structure having a buried passive circuit component disposed between two layers thereof; and (5) selectively trimming the buried passive circuit component through at least one dielectric layer.
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