There is a strong market need for further miniaturization of microelectronic ceramic-based products; electronic components require an increasingly finer pitch interconnect. Screen-printing resolution is a limiting factor in further miniaturization of classical thick film. Photo imageable thick film technology (PITF) was proposed decades ago as a successor technology to thick film, to achieve finer pitch patterns. However, where classical multilayer thick film provides good routing and interconnect capabilities, but insufficient fine line resolution, PITF does the reverse: no multilayer routing but advanced fine line performance. A combination of PITF for fine pitch mounting with advanced MLTF for efficient routing has been developed, targeting a linewidth of 50 μm line/spaces and below. Test and demo panels were made, using combinations of PITF pastes and conventional screen-print materials. Results, process performance, and limiting factors are discussed.

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