Patent ID: 6240621
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: H01G,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a plurality of thin-film, surface-mountable, electronic components, characterized in that it comprises the following successive steps:a) providing a substantially planar ceramic substrate having a first and second major surface which are mutually parallel, and forming a series of mutually parallel slots in said substrate which extend from the first major surface through to the second major surface by attaching at least one rigid support strip across the width of said planar ceramic substrate, which comprises a continuous ceramic plate, and cutting slots through the ceramic plate which extend into but not through the rigid support strip, said slots serving to subdivide the substrate into elongated connected segments of the substrate extending parallel to the slots and located between consecutive pairs thereof, each segment having two oppositely located walls extending along the edges of the adjacent slots, and each segment carrying a thin-film electrode structure on at least one of its first and second major surfaces;b) after providing said slots and with the aid of a lithographic technique, providing an electrical contact for each connected segment which extends along both walls of a respective segment and which makes electrical contact with the electrode structure on each respective segment; andc) severing the substrate into individual block-shaped components by severing the substrate along a series of division lines extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of each segment.