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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Brian W. Lacy, Marengo, IL (US);
Jerry S. Flondro, Belvidere, IL (US);
Loren F. Root, McHenry, IL (US);
Jeffrey A. Frei, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A non-polarized laser trim chip stub in accordance with the invention includes a trimmable top conductor ( ) capable of being trimmed to alter the electrical properties of the chip stub, a bottom conductor ( ) having at least a first conductive portion ( ) and a second conductive portion ( ), a dielectric ( ) separating said top conductor from said bottom conductor, and conductive passages ( ) electrically connecting the top conductor or a portion thereof to the bottom conductor or a portion thereof. In alternate embodiments, the non-polarized laser trim chip stub's top conductor ( ) is separated into a trimmable stub portion ( ) and an end portion ( ), and the bottom conductor ( ) may be separated into three conductive portions ( and ) to allow for the middle portion ( ) to be used as a heat sink to aid in the dissipation of heat generated during high power applications.