We present recent designs, prototypes, and test results from the ongoing development of SPT-3G+, the fourth-generation receiver of the South Pole Telescope (SPT). SPT-3G+ will utilize single-color, dual-polarization microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) to observe the mm/sub-mm sky at 225, 285, and 345 GHz. The SPT-3G+ camera is optimized to measure secondary anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and to study galaxy and cluster formation at high redshift. We review the pixel design and fabrication process and discuss the results of single and multi-pixel characterizations. We then present plans for the full SPT-3G+ MKID arrays and describe design choices made to maximize resonator quality, uniformity, and frequency placement while preserving mapping speed and limiting systematics.
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