Characterization and binder burnout studies of ferrite LTCC tapes

Abstract

This publication provides the results of material characterization and binder burnout studies of the commercially available ferrite LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics) tape ESL 40012 used for integrated passive components in LTCC packages. The investigations comprised surface roughness measurements of the fired tape and chemical analysis of the green tapes as well as tapes fired at different peak temperatures by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) analysis. Furthermore, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in air and binder burnout studies of different unlaminated stacking heights and different heating rates were performed. © 2013 IEEE.