DuPont™ Green Tape™ 951

LOW TEMPERATURE CERAMIC SYSTEM

Technical Data Sheet

Product Description System Capability

DuPont™ GreenTape™ 951 is a low-temperature The GreenTape™ 951 system is designed to
cofired ceramic tape. Green Tape™ 951 system deliver line and space resolution of 100 µm, via
comprises a complete cofireable family of gold and diameters of 100 µm, and maximum layer counts
silver metallizations, buried passives, and in excess of 100.
encapsulants. GreenTape™ 951 is available in
multiple thicknesses and is designed for use as an Printing
insulating layer in: Following blanking and preconditioning of
• Multichip modules GreenTape™ 951 green sheets, print compatible
• Single chip packages compositions directly onto unfired GreenTape™
• Ceramic printed wiring boards 951 using thick film printing methods and a
vacuum stone or other support structure that
• RF modules
uniformly distributes vacuum. Follow specific
printing and drying recommendations described
The GreenTape™ 951C2, GreenTape™ 951PT,
on individual composition product data sheets.
GreenTape™ 951P2 and GreenTape™ 951PX
products are provided on a base film with improved
Inspection
punching characteristics.
Inspect via, conductor and other prints prior to
collation and lamination.
Product Benefits
When used with compatible metallizations, Typical Process Flow
GreenTape™ 951 offer the following benefits:
Slit & Blank
• Component integration – buried resistors,
capacitors, and inductors
Precondition
• Hermetic packaging
• Low temperature brazing Form Vias, Layer 1 Form Vias, Layer N
• Cavities
• High density interconnections Fill Vias, Layer 1 Fill Vias, Layer N
• Cofire processing and refire stability
Print Conductor, Print Conductor,
Layer 1 Layer N
Processing
Design Collate & Laminate
For detailed recommendations on use of
GreenTape™ 951, see the GreenTape™ Design Cofire
and Layout Guidelines (GreenTape™ 951 section).
For compatible metallizations and their Post-fire
Processing
recommended use see the GreenTape™ 951
Product Selector Guide.
Singulation
Lamination and Firing
Laminate multiple sheets of DuPont™ Typical Tape Properties
GreenTape™ 951 low-temperature cofired
ceramic tape according to processing
parameters detailed in the GreenTape™ Design Test Properties
and Layout Guidelines (GreenTape™ 951
section). Recommended parameters for
lamination are 3000 psi at 70°C for 10 minutes. Physical
Cofire laminates of 951 using the recommended
Unfired Thickness (µm) 50 ± 3 (951C2)
firing profile and a belt or box furnace. 114 ± 8 (951PT)
165 ± 11 (951P2)
Post-fire Processing 254 ± 13 (951PX)
Print compatible compositions onto cofired X, Y Shrinkage (%) 12.7 ± 0.3 (951 PT, P2, PX)
substrate surface and refire. Z Shrinkage (%) 13.0 ± 0.2 (951C2)
15 ± 0.5
Singulation TCE(25 to 300°C), ppm/ºC 5.8
Singulate multi-up substrates either in the green
state using a hot-knife or after cofire using either Density (g/cm³) 3.1
a diamond saw (preferred) or laser scribe.
Camber, inch/inch Conforms to setter
Storage and Shelf Life
Tape rolls, or boxes of sheeted tape, should be Surface Roughness , µm <0.34
stored tightly sealed in a clean, stable
environment at room temperature (<25° C). Thermal Conductivity, W/m·K 3.3
Shelf life of material in unopened containers is
six months. Flexural Strength, MPa (1) 230

Young’s Modulus, GPa 120

Safety and Handling
For Safety and Handling information pertaining
to this product, read the Material Safety Data Electrical
Sheet (MSDS).
Dielectric constant @ 3 GHz (2) 7.8 ± 0.2

Dielectric constant @ 10 GHz (3) 7.5 ± 0.2

Loss Tangent @ 3 GHz 0.006

Insulation resistance at 100VDC,Ω >1012

Breakdown voltage, V/µm > 1000/25

Notes:
(1) Four point bend
(2) T-resonator with gold conductor
(3) Split cavity measurement method
This table shows anticipated typical physical properties for
GreenTape™ 951 based on specific controlled experiments in our labs
and are not intended to represent the product specifications, details of
which are available upon request.
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