RTI's Microelectronic Hybrids

Medical thick film microelectronic hybrids and ic design
For over 12 years, Resistance Technology has ranked as a world producer of medical microelectronic hybrids used in the hearing health care industry. RTI designs custom-integrated circuits and microelectronic hybrid assemblies. We combine thick film hybrid technology with flexible circuits and electro-mechanical components to meet various sizing and cost constraints, fabricating over 700,000 hybrids each year.

Turn-key design engineering support
RTI's Product Team provides support for your custom hybrid circuit needs:

• Custom in-house ASIC design and IC foundry support of bi-polar integrated circuits.
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools optimizing hybrid package design for a full line of amplifiers for Behind-The-Ear (BTE's) to Completely-in-the-Canal (CIC's).
• System solutions approach to support your hearing instrument hybrid needs: rapid design and prototyping, parametric optimization, testing, and high-volume fabrication.

Thick film hybrid technology
RTI has precision capabilities for sub-miniature applications when size and volume constraints are critical to your electronic design package.

RTI Thick Film Hybrid Manufacturing Competencies

• Flip chip-on-ceramic or printed circuit board, chip-on-chip, chip-on-flex
• Multilayer high-density double-sided ceramic substrates
• Photon CO2 laser for precision ceramic substrate processing of vias, through-holes and custom shapes
• Ag, PdAg, Au, PtAg, PtPdAu, and Cu metallization and Presco screen printers
• 5 mil lines (12.5 microns) and spaces (10 mil pitch (250 microns))
• Routing densities ranging from 80 lines/inch/layer to 100 lines/inch/layer
• Gold or solder bumped flip chip
• Laurier semi-automatic die bonders
• Fine-pitch gold wire bonding from .010-inch to .020-inch pitch, using Hughes 2460 automatic wirebonders
• Automatic Pick and Place using the Phillips CM84V2
• Radiant Technology's IR/convection reflow oven with nitrogen atmosphere
• ESI Model 44 laser trim systems (both active and passive trimming)
• Printed resistors ranging from 1 ohm to 10 megohms +/-5%, 1%
• USA 100 watt YAG laser for substrate shaping and part identification
• Printed thick film capacitors: 500 nF/in2 +/-15%
• K & S dicing saws for precise hybrid sizing
• Teledyne automatic probe testers and HP/Tektronix test equipment
• Wire/lead tinning and semi-automatic lead placement machines
• Aqueous cleaning system
• Multichip on double-sided ceramic or flexible polyimide circuitry

Facilities
RTI's Red Fox Road facility has over50,000 square feet. This facility houses engineering, manufacturing and support offices, and a Class 10,000 temperature and humidity-controlled clean room.

Contact Customer Service at 1-877-651-1636 (toll free)