ThickFilm Specialists
900MHz low power FM Receiver
Thickfilm technology is used wherever high reliability is required, such as in space satellites and heart pacemakers, and is also common inconsumer applications.
Precision Microcircuits specialises in the design and manufacture of ThickFilm Electronic Microcircuits with expertise in Radio Frequency. PML is actively involved in the manufacture of Resistive products including Heaters with positive and negative TCRs and design and manufacture of Product Specific hybrids for Remote RF Control products for the Agricultural industry. Precision Microcircuits is New Zealand's largest Thick Film Hybrid manufacturer.
900MHz narrow band FM Transmitter
Benefits of ThickFilm
Where a product demands miniaturization, ruggedness, high reliability, and performance, together with economy and security, ThickFilm technology may be the very answer you are looking for!
Enhanced Performance
Alumina substrates have very low losses which lend themselves to high frequency applications, where performance and stability are all important.
Greatly reduced package size
ThickFilm vs. PCBs
Because the compositions that are used in ThickFilm Microcircuits are exceptionally stable and efficient, both electrically and thermally, ThickFilm Hybrids will usually out perform conventional laminate boards.
- ~ Better interconnections. Fused instead of soldered.
- ~ Better tolerance for extremes in temperature, vibration, moisture, corrosion.
- ~ Better, much better design security. - They are hard to copy.
- ~ More accurate tolerances across the substrate (0.2%).
- ~ Smaller design footprint, with less components.
Flexible Technology
The ThickFilm process allows the use of multiple conductive layers, and high precision resistors and capacitors together with a wide range of compositions which allow the fabrication of thermocouples, thermistors, LDR's potentiometers, strain gauges, heaters and sensors.
- ~ Dramatic reduction in size
- ~ Readily reproduced
- ~ Small footprint, - easily incorporated.
- ~ Light weight and strong
- ~ Low loss ceramic substrates
- ~ Good thermal conductivity & stability
- ~ Good copy protection
- ~ Can be easily encapsulated
- ~ Reliable. Low MTBF
- ~ Very versitile
