Abstract: The electrical length of a strip transmission line structure is adjusted by adding conductive projections from the ground planar conductors which extend in depth toward the strip conductor and in length along the strip conductor. These projections may preferably be formed by inward deformation of the ground planes at the desired locations. In strip transmission lines having the strip conductor positioned between two ground planes, projections are preferably added in aligned pairs with each ground plane providing one of the projections of the pair.

Abstract: An improved thick film resistor is disclosed which is comprised of a substrate, a resistor body comprised of a plurality of overlying layers of a resistor material, and a pair of spaced apart terminals each of which has a primary contact portion and a plurality of spaced apart secondary contact portions. The secondary contact portions are interleaved between the layers of resistor material and extend partially into the resistor body and are in electrical and heat transferring contact with the respective primary contact portions of each terminal. The novel thick film resistor is compact in its dimensions and is capable of dissipating substantially large amounts of heat and providing lower current densities than conventional thick film resistors.