Key Components for Electronic Applications

Ceramic Substrates

A wide range of different key components for electronic applications (e.g. electronic circuit carriers) can be manufactured from ceramic substrates, which fulfil their function permanently and safely in various Areas of Application.

We offer a wide range of solutions for your specific requirements, whether medical technology, telecommunications, consumer electronics, electromobility or power generation - ceramic substrates are used everywhere due to their thermal, mechanical, insulating and chemical properties and enable us to network our world and advance modern technologies.

CeramTec is your One-Stop-Shop for all common ceramic substrates and offers everything from a single source: aluminium oxide, aluminium nitride (upgrade in summer 2023 with a bending strength of 450 Mpa), zirconium toughened aluminium oxide ZTAzirconium oxide ZrO2 and in the course of 2024 also silicon nitride.

In addition to the ceramic substrates, this also includes engineering as well as laser processing and metallisation of the substrates. The comprehensive one-stop-shop portfolio of ceramic materials enables our customers to source all major ceramic substrates from a single European manufacturer, supplement them as needed and streamline their supply chains.

Everything from one Source

CeramTec Substrates One-Stop-Shop

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Configure substrates according to your own specifications

Describe your substrate or simply upload your technical drawing to receive a customised quote with different requirement quantities.
 

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Ceramic Substrates Application Areas

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CeramTec Substrates in Comparison

Material

Flexural strength
[Mpa]

CTE
[10^-6/K]

Thermal conductivity
[W/mK]

Dielectric strength
[kV/mm]

Al2O3

450

6 - 9

22

15

AlN

450
(Upgrade Summer 2023)

4 - 6

170

15

ZTA

625

7 - 9

21

25

 

Aluminium Oxide Substrates

  • Best cost/performance ratio
  • Lower thermal conductivity compared to nitride ceramics
  • Fields of application: Industry, e-mobility and renewable energies

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Aluminium Nitride Substrates

Upgrade Summer 2023

  • High thermal conductivity 
  • CTE (Coefficient for Thermal Expansion) very close to silicon
  • Application: rail transport

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Zirconia Toughened Alumina Substrates

  • Improved flexural strength
  • Increased fracture toughness
  • Areas of application: Industry, e-mobility, xEV and renewable energies

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Silicon Nitride Substrates

Launch in 2024

  • High flexural strength
  • High fracture toughness
  • Good thermal conductivity
  • Fields of application: E-mobility, industrial and renewable energies

Zirconia ZrO2 Substrates

  • High flexural strength
  • High thermal insulation strength
  • Ideally suited for heating & sensor applications
  • Proven material in automotive applications
New Generation Ceramic Substrates

Performance & Advantages

  • Electrical insulation and high dielectric constant
  • Good electromagnetic behaviour
  • High chemical and mechanical resistance
  • High frequency
  • High thermal conductivity
  • Integrated systems of mechanical components and electrical controls
  • Lifetime: More temperature cycles in electric cars and longer maintenance intervals for wind turbines
  • Optimised thermal management
  • Packing density (size & weight)
Everything from one source

Lasered and Metallised Substrates

At CeramTec, we manufacture and process ceramic substrates using various processes depending on the application, material, geometry and number of pieces: From punching, lasering and dry pressing to various hard machining processes.

In addition, we also metallise the substrates ourselves, making them ideal for direct assembly with electronic components. The metallisation pastes are developed by ourselves and are characterised by high adhesive strength, good solder flow and excellent resistance in solder baths. In the process, a conductive layer is applied to the substrate to create the conductor paths and connections for the electronic components and to protect the substrate from corrosion or other environmental influences.

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A key prerequisite for CeramTec’s successful partnership with the electronics industry is the ability to deliver the right materials.

CeramTec offers the world’s top ceramic materials for thick and thin film technology and provides ceramics optimally designed to meet your specification profiles.

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Brochures & Data Sheets

Substrates
Laser Processing of Ceramic Substrates
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Electronics & Heat-Sinks,Substrates
Zirconia Toughened Alumina ZTA - Datasheet
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802 KB,  pdf
Substrates
CeramCool® Substrates
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Substrates
Lasering of Ceramics
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1 MB,  pdf
CT Materials,Electronics & Heat-Sinks,Substrates
Advanced Ceramics for Electronic Applications
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CT Materials,Electronics & Heat-Sinks,Substrates
Material Properties for the Electronics Industry
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Substrates
Metallizing – go for a dependable foundation
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179 KB,  pdf
Substrates
Dry Pressing – Manufacturing Ceramic Circuit Carriers
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271 KB,  pdf

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