Patent ID: 8749989

Claim:
A carrier for an LTCC component having a plurality of conductive termination pads, comprising an insulating body having a first face, a second face and a plurality of sides therebetween; said conductive termination pads comprising a plurality of top contact pads on said first face, and a plurality of bottom contact pads on said second face; said top contact pads and said bottom contact pads being paired; at least one conductive via through said insulating body between each of said paired top contact pads and bottom contact pads; an aperture in said body extending between said first face and said second face; a plurality of castellations on at least one of said sides; a conductive metallization, said metallization covering at least a portion of said castellations and extending past said castellations; said metallization forming a conductive pathway between said paired top contact pads and bottom contact pads; said conductive metallization having a gap proximate each of said top contact pads; said top contact pads and said bottom contact pads being at least partially composed of gold over nickel; and a solder layer disposed on said first face, covering at least a portion of said top contact pads area and forming a conductive pathway between said conductive terminations and said top contact pads.