Evolution of LTCC technology for industrial applications

The LTCC (Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic) technology has been used for years in various applications like automotive (under the hood), data-processing, telecoms, datacoms, military and space, industrial, packaging. The evolution of the materials, processes and approach have reinforced its cost and performance attractivity. This is particularly true in the case of high frequency/optoelectronic products. This paper gives an overview of the enabling features of the LTCC technology for these applications, as well as an example of a 10 Gb/s transmitter.