Title :
Putting passives in their place [PCB integration]
Author :
Ulrich, Richard ; Schaper, Leonard
fDate :
7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The next big thing in miniaturization is integrating resistors, capacitors, and inductors into circuit boards. These integrated passives would be a part of the circuit board itself, formed when the board was, so their overall cost would eventually be less than what manufacturers pay at present to buy and solder attach discrete devices. This article examines the advantages of this integration scheme, and looks at the difficulties involved.
Keywords :
assembling; printed circuit design; printed circuit manufacture; thin film capacitors; thin film inductors; thin film resistors; PCB integrated passives; capacitors; circuit boards; discrete devices; inductors; miniaturization; passives cost; resistors; solder joints; Capacitors; Cellular phones; Consumer electronics; Costs; Global Positioning System; Inductance; Inductors; Manufacturing; Printed circuits; Resistors;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2003.1209609
