Tom, An alternative to the Sanmina IP is C-Ply by 3M (see: (http://tinyurl.com/4bw9oc) and look for the Embedded Capacitor Material link at the bottom of the page). This material can be used for either buried or embedded applications. If you want a contact at 3M call or email: Joel Peiffer jspeiffer@xxxxxxx 651-575-1464 Two companies that have experience fabricating boards using this material are: Endicott Interconnect: (http://www.eitny.com/) and Compunetics: (http://www.compunetics.com/) I'm know there are others. I don't believe it is widely used as it drives the cost of the boards up (from both material & yield perspective - the cost impact will depend on your application). However, it is a viable technology. Istvan Novak has written extensively on its use and advantages. Best regards, -Bill /************************************ / William C. Wurst, PE / / billw@xxxxxxxxxxx / / Advanced Electronic Concepts, LLC / / www.aec-lab.com / ************************************ ============================================================ tom_cip_11551 wrote: > Hi, > > I first heard about buried capacitance (not to be confused with > embedded capacitance) for power and ground, using thin dialiectrics, > over 10 years ago, from the original papers that Hadco had published. > I had thought that since the technology has been around for so long > that most fab houses would be able to use it. > > I figured that my latest PCB, that is running signals at over 3 Gb/s, > and has some limitations in terms of space for decoupling caps, would > be a good candidate for a bured capacitance layer (two layers and a 2 > mil dialectric core). When I sent the board out for quote I was > surprised to learn that only Sandmina Circuits "owns" the technology > and very few other vendors have licensed it. > > So, I would like to know from the SI community at large, if this > technology is widely used. If so, could I get the name of some > alternate vendors that have licensed it? > > Also, what is the general consenus of the viability of buried > capacitance (not embedded capacitance). > > Thank You > Tom > tom_cip_11551@xxxxxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu