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APPLICATION OF CONDUCTIVE POLYMER TECHNOLOGY TO THE PRODUCTION OF A NOVEL MULTILAYER CAPACITOR

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2437
Amount: $493,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Rt 401 Box 360
Elverson, PA 19529
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Al Zelinski
 (215) 286-0420
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Abstract

ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FIELD OF PASSIVE COMPONENTS IS THE MULTILAYTER CERAMIC CAPACITOR. THIS CAPACITOR IS CURRENTLY PRODUCED BY THE PROCESSING OF ALTERNATE LAYERS OF BARIUM TITANATE CERAMIC DIELECTRIC AND PALLADIUM SILVER, PLATINUM, OR GOLD THICK FILM ELECTRODES. IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS INVESTIGATION TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING POLYMER BASED AND/OR "CEMENT" TYPE DIELECTRIC AREAS AND SYNTHETIC METAL OR POLYMER THICK FILM METAL ELECTRODES. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM COULD THEN BE PROCESSED WITH LITTLE OR NONE OF THE CLASSICAL FIRING TECHNIQUES NECESSARY FOR PROCESSING STANDARD CERAMIC CAPACITORS. IN ADDITION, THE USE OF PALLADIUM, GOLD,AND PLATINUM COULD BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED FROM MOST SYSTEMS.

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