A report on packaging implications of advances in capacitor technologies

Abstract

Implications of advances in capacitor technology, and their relations to power electronics is the result of several years of meetings, reviews, idea exchanges, philosophical discussion, agreements, and occasional controversy. At a deeper level, it represents findings and conclusions of career-long studies by those knowledgeable in the capacitor field. This paper reports on the implications of recent technology advances, especially in high frequency graceful aging new multiple layer polymer technologies, enabling the gigahertz power electronics of the future. The study was conducted under the auspices of the Power Sources Manufacturer's Association (PSMA) in order to encourage wide and unrestricted dialogue among manufacturers, developers, and users of capacitors. The body of technology represented in the report suggests the formation of a forum for ongoing discussions on the state and future of the art.