Klein & Szekeres, LLP
Conductive polymer device and method of manufacturing same
 An electronic device has three conductive polymer layers sandwiched between two external electrodes and two 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. The device 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) isolating selected areas of the second and third metal layers to form, respectively, first and second arrays of internal metal strips; (3) laminating the first and second laminated substructures to opposite surfaces of the second conductive polymer layer to form a laminated structure; (4) isolating selected areas of the first and fourth metal layers to form, respectively, first and second arrays of external metal strips; (5) forming insulation areas on the exterior surfaces of the external metal strips; and (6) forming a plurality of first terminals, each electrically connecting a metal strip in the first internal array to a metal strip in the second external array, and a plurality of second terminals, each electrically connecting a metal strip in the first external array to a metal strip in the second internal array; and (7) singulating the laminated structure into a plurality of devices, each having three polymer layers connected in parallel between first and second terminals. 
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Wen Been Kun Ming Steven D. Andrew Brian
Li Yang Hogge Barrett