Microwave thin film circuit manufacture

Labtech Microwave's high performance thin film circuit manufacturing capability is supported by an experienced team of microwave engineers and technicians delivering a responsive and quick turnaround service. Our in-house facility is located in a class 10,000 clean room and has the following process capabilities:

• 2"X2" alumina tiles (0.010 – 0.25 inches)
• Integral nichrome (NiCr) resistors at 50ohm – 200ohm per square
• Resistor tolerance - 10%
• Metallisation by electroplating (gold)
• Line widths – 18 microns with 10 micron gaps
• Wet chemical etching
• Chrome & silver halide masks used for image generation
• PTH and NPTH via holes - chemical and mechanical PTH connections
• Diamond sawing and laser pocket generation
• Carrier attach to expansion matched W/Cu carriers

Products Available

• Metalbacked PCBs
• Precision s/sided & d/sided softboard PTFE PCBs
• Multilayer PCBs
• DLVAs
• PIN diode switches
• Multioctave broadband amplifiers
• TDM modules
• Active & passive microwave components
• Microwave thin film circuit manufacture
• RF machining & box build assembly