...Witold Nawrot; Karol Malecha Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review possibilities of implementing ceramic additive manufacturing (AM) into electronic device production, which can enable great new possibilities. Design/methodology/approach A short introduction into additive techniques...

...Karol Malecha; Jan Macioszczyk; Piotr Slobodzian; Jacek Sobkow Purpose This paper aims to focus on the application of low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology in the fabrication of a microfluidic module with integrated microwave components. The design, technology and performance...

... technology Ceramics The miniaturization of a package size can now be achieved through technological advancements. Effective system-level heat dissipation is vital, especially in relation to the miniaturization of the package size, and therefore, highly sophisticated yet cost-effective thermal...

...Jan Kulawik; Dorota Szwagierczak; Agata Skwarek Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop fabrication procedure of multilayer varistors based on doped ZnO and to investigate their microstructure and electrical properties. Design/methodology/approach Two ceramic compositions based on ZnO...

...Karol Malecha Purpose This paper aims to present a research on utilization of an irreversible bonding between non-transparent low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) and transparent poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). The research presented in this paper is focused on the technology and performance...

... of multilayer elements using low temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) technology and their characterization. Design/methodology/approach The study focused on tape casting, lamination and co-sintering procedures and dielectric properties of Bi_2/3CuTa₄O₁₂ multilayer capacitors...

... built with 294 Peltier modules. Good thermal contact between the Peltier modules and the heat sink has been made to ensure a constant temperature of the bottom surface of the TEC. It was done by soldering Peltier module to a ceramic plate with screen-printed wires. A special TEC was chosen...

...R.P. Pawar; Vijaya Puri Purpose – This paper aims to study the structural, electrical and microwave properties of (Sr_0.6Ca_0.4) (Co_yMn_1−y) O₃ (0.2 ≤ y ≤ 1.0) thick-film ceramics. Design/methodology/approach – The thick films...

...Dr Agata Skwarek; Karol Malecha; Elżbieta Remiszewska; Dorota G Pijanowska Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the technology and performance of the miniature microfluidic module for urea determination. The presented module was made using low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC...

.../approach – The ceramic components of composites were prepared by the standard solid-state reaction method. The intermetallic compound TbFe₂ was prepared with an arc melting system with a contact-less ignition in a high purity argon atmosphere. The metal – ceramic – polymer composites were...

... Ceramics Magnetoelectric composites are the physical mixture of piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials. Such types of composites are used in sensors, waveguides, actuators, modulators, transformer, transducers, etc. (Fawzi et al., 2010). The ferrite–ferroelectric composites...

... by impedance spectroscopy. Current–voltage (I–U) dependences were measured to characterize nonlinear behavior of the fabricated varistors. Findings – XRD, SEM and EDS studies revealed dense microstructure of ceramic layers with ZnO grains sized 1-4 μm surrounded by nanometric Bi-rich films, submicrometer...

...Dr Agata Skwarek; Dorota Szwagierczak Purpose – This paper aims to present the comparative study on the composition, microstructure and dielectric behavior of a group of new nonferroelectric high-permittivity A_2/3CuTa₄O₁₂ (A = Y, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy or Bi) ceramics...

... advantages of low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology in comparison to printed circuit board (PCB) technology based on the performance analysis of presented inductors in lower RF range. Design/methodology/approach – The presented inductors are meander structures fabricated in LTCC and PCB...

...Dominik Jurków; Grzegorz Lis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the application of low temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) technology in the fabrication of a novel electronic device, which consists of an antenna amplifier integrated with temperature stabilizer. The temperature...

...Chang Keun Lee; Jung Keun Ahn; Cheul Ro Lee; Daesuk Kim; Byung Joon Baek Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the thermal behaviors of high power LED packages to enhance the thermal performances of low temperature co‐fired ceramic chip on board (LTCC‐COB) package. Thermal analysis...

...Eszter Horvath; Gabor Henap; Gabor Harsanyi Purpose In microfluidic channel fabrication in low temperature co‐fired ceramics (LTCC), one of the biggest challenges is the elimination of channel deformation during lamination. The purpose of this paper is to describe the expected deformation...

... consists of n₁ straight conductive segments and secondary coil consists of n₂ straight conductive segments. Mirjana S. Damnjanović can be contacted at: mirad@uns.ac.rs © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Transformers Ceramics Ferrite Chip...

...Winco K.C. Yung; Jijun Zhu Purpose Low temperature co‐fired ceramics (LTCC) material is introduced as an excellent alternative to silicon, glass, or plastic materials for the fabrication of miniaturised analytical devices, though it is most widely used in the automotive and microwave industries...

... and CaTi_0.8Co_0.2O₃ were synthesized by solid‐state reaction. Ceramic thermistor materials were sintered in the temperature range 1,300‐1,400°C. The synthesized powders were used for fabrication of thick film pastes and thermistors fired at 1,100‐1,250°C. Resistance‐temperature characteristics of the ceramic samples...