Industry-First
Gen 3 Embedded Capacitor Technology from Motorola to Enhance Miniaturization of
Electronic Functions in Handheld Products
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, and TOKYO, Japan – 27 March 2006
– Motorola Labs, the advanced research arm of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), and
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company Ltd. of Japan (TSE:5706) today announced a
licensing agreement giving Mitsui commercial manufacturing rights to Motorola’s
patented Gen 3 Embedded Capacitor Technology.
Mitsui will use the licensed Motorola technology to develop and market a
commercial foil that can be used for integrating capacitors in mezzanine layers
of High Density Interconnect Printed Wiring Boards (HDI PWBs).
“We are pleased to leverage leading edge Intellectual Property from Motorola
and combine it with Mitsui expertise to bring to the electronics industry an
advanced product for passives integration in PWBs,” said Hirohisa Senzaki,
General Manager, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Corporate R&D Centre. The
commercial foil with Motorola Gen 3 technology will enable original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) to replace capacitors typically mounted on the surface of
a PWB, with those embedded inside the PWB, freeing-up space on the PWB surface
for other functions. This is the first time such advanced capability for
integration will be made available to the industry and is key to driving
miniaturization and functionality improvement in electronics products.
“As the number of wireless functions in cell phones increase, the number of
passive components necessary to realize superior performance also increases,”
said Dr. Aroon Tungare, Director of Miniaturization Technologies, Motorola
Labs. “Motorola’s Gen 3 technology allows a large number of capacitors to be
eliminated from the PWB surface, thereby reducing footprint and cost of
electrical function, while simultaneously improving performance.”
Motorola will implement Mitsui’s commercial foil into the PWBs of its own
products to continue to achieve efficient space utilization, advanced
performance, improved reliability, and lower manufacturing costs in its mobile
devices.
“Motorola is researching the miniaturization of components and systems in order
to make mobile devices smaller, to integrate more functions, and to enable
completely novel products while reducing cost,” said Dr. Iwona Turlik,
Corporate Vice President, Physical Realization Research, Motorola Labs. “The
licensing agreement with Mitsui adds a new dimension to Motorola’s ability to
transform laboratory innovations to world class solutions for use in converged
mobile devices.”
About Mitsui Mining and Smelting
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company Ltd. (TSE:5706) is contributing to the
technological innovations in the electronics industry as a leading innovator
and supplier of advanced materials, including the electrodeposited copper foil
and semiconductor packaging tapes, maintaining its technological expertise
obtained through its extensive background in smelting and refining of zinc,
copper and other nonferrous metals. Sales in Fiscal 2004 ended March 2005 and
were 438 billion yen (approximately $4 billion).
Source: Motorola press release
