Metal working – Electric condenser making – Solid dielectric type
Patent
1983-03-07
1988-09-13
Echols, P. W.
Metal working
Electric condenser making
Solid dielectric type
29593, 29829, 29847, 296021, 296101, 333246, H01G 700, H01F 706, H05K 300, H01P 308, G01R 2300
Patent
active
047698837
ABSTRACT:
A method of tuning a microwave integrated circuit by trimming desired film-type circuit patterns included therein by a cold-pressure bonding technique is disclosed. More specifically, intercoupled circuit patterns are formed on a semi-insulating substrate with some circuit patterns having impedance characteristics of a desired nominal value. Each circuit pattern may comprise a plurality of conductive paths of malleable metal. Gaps are provided at appropriately chosen places in the conductive paths of predetermined circuit patterns. Selected ones of the gaps of the conductive paths are bridged to adjust the impedance characteristics of the associated predetermined circuit pattern by wiping with a probe the malleable metal of the conductive path at one end of the gap, across the gap to make contact with the malleable metal of the conductive path at the other end of the gap. The method further includes steps for in-situ testing of the integrated circuit by energizing the microwave integrated circuit to effect operation thereof; testing selected parameters of the energized microwave integrated circuit for determining the operational response thereof; and performing the step of bridging selected gaps of the energized microwave integrated circuit with a probe of insulating material to adjust the impedance characteristics thereof to render a desired measure response therefrom as determined by the testing step.
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Driver Michael C.
Kotvas Joseph C.
Nathanson Harvey C.
Oakes James G.
Wrick Varley L.
Echols P. W.
Sutcliff W. G.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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