Photostructured electronic devices and methods for making same
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorsHenry Helvajian, William W. Hansen, Lee F. Steffeney
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A photostructurable ceramic is processed using photostructuring process steps for embedding devices within a photostructurable ceramic volume, the devices may include one or more of chemical, mechanical, electrical, electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic devices, all made in part by creating device material within the ceramic or by disposing a device material through surface ports of the ceramic volume, with the devices being interconnected using internal connections and surface interfaces.
Claims16
An embedded electrical device, comprising:
- a photostructurable ceramic volume encapsulating plumbing;
- and
- device material disposed in the plumbing, the device material being an electrical material that forms an electrical device encapsulated by the ceramic volume.
An embedded electrical device, comprising;
- a photostructurable ceramic volume encapsulating plumbing;
- device material disposed in the plumbing and forming an electrical device, the ceramic volume including a surface interface for coupling an electrical signal with the device material;
- the electrical device comprising at least one of a resistor, capacitor, coil, transistor, battery or conductor, the electrical device interacting with the electrical signal through interaction;
- and
- the interaction comprising at least one of communication, reception, transmission, modulation, amplification, and attenuation, isolation, filtration or dissipation.
An embedded electrical device, comprising:
- a photostructurable ceramic volume encapsulating plumbing, the ceramic volume comprising an interface on a surface of the ceramic volume for coupling an electrical signal;
- device material disposed in the plumbing, the device material forming an electrical device, the electrical device comprising at least one of a sensor, cancellator, absorber, isolator, converter or conduit, the electrical device interacting with the electrical signal through interaction;
- and
- the interaction comprising at least one of communication, reception, transmission, modulation, amplification, and attenuation, isolation, filtration or dissipation of the electrical signal.
A method of making an embedded electrical device, comprising:
- photostructuring plumbing in a ceramic volume by selective laser exposure of the ceramic volume;
- and
- forming an electrical device in the plumbing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.