Thick-film technology
01 January 1966
Thick-films are a method of cheaply mass producing circuits closely related to printed-circuit practice. Films are deposited by screen-printing inks on to a ceramic substrate and then integrating the 'printed' circuit with the substrate by a firing process. The system is suitable for fabricating passive networks, as resistors and capacitors can also be produced by this method. Describes very fully the processes involved, the applications and limitations of thick-films, and makes some comparisons with thin film circuits.