With this new packaging solution Kyocera aims to meet the new demands of various business sectors and in a broad range of applications for which hyperfine position sensing is fundamental. Among others, these include highly sensitive medical equipment such as magnetic resonance tomography; electronic applications in aeronautics including atomic clocks and sensors; vacuum equipment in electron microscopy; as well as other industrial processes like down-hole drilling for exploration purposes.
The new platinum multilayer technology (HTCC) offers an innovative and unique approach to “non-magnetic” ceramic packaging applications, where the proven reliability of ceramics are required. Moreover, it also enables customers to push the limits of HTCC packaging towards higher temperature applications in harsh environments, such as automotive sensors and oil exploration.
“In any field where extremely sensitive technology is responsible for smooth operation, the non-magnetic characteristics of this product will be highly valued,” explains Shigeru Koyama, president of Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH. “It is always important for us to offer our clients from different sectors new opportunities with our technology.”
This new offering from Kyocera’s Semiconductor Components Division complements the broad range of electronic packaging solutions the company offers for a wide variety of applications based on ceramic, metal and organic material technologies. This range comprises ultra-high vacuum products, opto-electronics, broadband telecommunications, mobile and satellite communications, surveillance system, sensors — including image sensors and MEMS — automotive electronics, medical devices as well as computers and consumer electronics.