摘要 |
A conductive polymer device has three or more conductive polymer layers sandwiched between two external electrodes and two or more internal electrodes. The electrodes are staggered to create a first set of electrodes, in contact with a first terminal, alternating with a second set of electrodes in contact with a second terminal. A device having three polymer layers is manufactured by: (1) providing (a) a first laminated substructure comprising a first polymer layer between first and second metal layers, (b) a second polymer layer, and (c) a second laminated substructure comprising a third polymer layer between third and fourth metal layers; (2) forming first and second internal arrays of isolated metal areas in the second and third metal layers, respectively; (3) laminating the first and second substructures to opposite surfaces of the second polymer layer to form a laminated structure; (4) forming first and second external arrays of isolated metal areas in the first and fourth metal layers, respectively; (5) forming a plurality of first terminals, each electrically connecting one of the metal areas in the first external array to one of the metal areas in the second internal array, and a plurality of second terminals, each electrically connecting one of the metal areas in the second external array to one of the metal areas in the first internal array; and (6) singulating the laminated structure into a plurality of devices, each having three polymer layers connected in parallel between a first terminal and a second terminal.
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