Abstract
We report a novel "cold" self-cleaning technique for processing low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) in the "green" state at high resolution and high speed, using a low power carbon dioxide laser. A particle ejection process involving both the ceramic grains and the organic binder produces material removal rates of >100µm per pulse with lateral processing resolution of 50µm and depth resolution comparable to ceramic grain size with no heat-effected zone or other deleterious thermal effects. The process has been used to drill microvias and to machine arbitrary shapes with high resolution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 267-270 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2006 |