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Butterfly Ceramic Package for Optoelectronic Modules

The Butterfly Ceramic Package is a housing for optoelectronic modules, which provides a fiber feed-through, built-in thermal management, and electrical fan-out for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). This package has robust quality and high reliability. The design is flexible and customized, and Innovacera developed standardized production processes suitable for high-volume manufacturing

 

Butterfly Ceramic Package for Optoelectronic Modules

 

The butterfly package employs a high-temperature ceramic (HTCC) design, which effectively improves pin density and air density reliability, and meets the miniaturization requirements of the packaged module. These high-reliability packages incorporate alumina ceramic or aluminum nitride brazed with Cu-cored alloy pins/leads and a metal heat spreader at the bottom. And the surface coating of the package can be adjusted according to the characteristics of the user’s micro-assembly process to meet the requirements and different atmospheric conditions.

 

The Roles of a Package
– Dissipates heat generated by IC chips.
– Protects IC chip(s) from environmental influence, including moisture, dust, light, and electromagnetic interference.
– Protects the IC chip mechanically.
– Provides input/output signals and required isolation.

 

Ceramic Packages

 

Key features
– Hermeticity : 5×10-8 atm·cc/s
– Finish: Ni/Au plating for solder & wire bonding
– PICs of various sizes and several material platforms are supported
– Insulation performance: Volume resistivity > 10¹⁴Ω·cm (25℃)
– Integrated thermoelectric cooler (TEC) and thermistor for thermal control

 

Innovacera is committed to continuously refining its materials and assembly processes, striving to provide stronger assurance for chip applications across diverse industries. Looking forward contact our photonic packaging engineering team today to discuss your application-specific requirements.

FAQ

A Butterfly Ceramic Package is a high-reliability housing specifically designed to provide built-in thermal management, electrical fan-out, and a fiber feed-through for Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). It protects internal optoelectronic chips through four primary mechanisms:
– Hermetic Protection: Achieves a strict hermeticity of 5×10-8 atm·cc/s, isolating chips from moisture, dust, and atmospheric influences.
– Thermal Management: Efficiently dissipates generated heat using a bottom metal heat spreader, integrated thermoelectric cooler (TEC), and thermistor.
– Electrical Isolation: Offers outstanding insulation performance with a volume resistivity greater than 10¹⁴Ω·cm (at 25℃).
– Mechanical Stability: Utilizes robust alumina or aluminum nitride ceramics to provide strong mechanical protection against physical damage.

High-temperature ceramic (HTCC) is employed in butterfly packages because it significantly improves pin density and air density reliability, perfectly meeting the miniaturization and high-volume manufacturing requirements of modern optoelectronic modules. For the micro-assembly process, its key features include:
– Customizable Surface Coating: Features standard Ni/Au plating specifically designed to support advanced solder and wire bonding processes.
– Versatile Material Support: Incorporates alumina or aluminum nitride brazed with Cu-cored alloy pins/leads, making it compatible with PICs of various sizes and material platforms.
– Flexible Adaptability: The surface treatment and structural design can be tailored by Innovacera’s engineering team to meet unique atmospheric conditions and application-specific requirements.

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