Production Engineering Measure. Microelement Capacitors

摘要

This report describes a program to develope sources of microelement capacitors of various characteristics to support a micromodule requirement of 25,000 per month. The capacitors selected were single-layer and multilayer ceramic capacitors in both general purpose and precision types, tantalum electrolytic capacitors, and variable ceramic capacitors. As a result of the program, two suppliers of general purpose and precision ceramic microelement capacitors, two suppliers of tantalum capacitors, and one of variable ceramic capacitors were established. Production rates in excess of the contracted rates were demonstrated on equipment production orders during the pilot run. Two subtasks were included under the program, both concerned with the metallization of ceramic substrates. One subtask was the establishment of an automated production facility to produce metallized ceramic end wafers for module assembly and metallized ceramic substrates for use by microelement suppliers. The other metallization subtask consisted of the development of an automatic notch and land metallizing machine for ceramic wafers.