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Unread 02-03-2003, 12:53 PM   #9
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I don't know if you saw this article that I linked some time ago in another thread.

It is my impression that if the manufacturers were going for maximum reliability they would still be using ceramic substrates.

Ceramic - Silicon ~ 3.7 ppm/C difference in CTE

FR4 - Silicon ~ 19 ppm/C difference in CTE

Of course with ceramic, there is more stress on copper/ceramic interfaces, and shearing of vias within the substrate may be an issue? Lots of tradeoffs here.
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