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Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Printed Electronics

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Fabrication of electronic devices on different flexible substrates is an area of significant interest due to low cost, ease of fabrication, and manufacturing at ambient conditions over large areas. Over the time, a number of printing technologies have been developed to fabricate a wide range of electronic devices on nonconventional substrates according to the targeted applications. As an increasing interest of electronic industry in printed electronics, further expansion of printed technologies is expected in near future to meet the challenges of the field in terms of scalability, yield, and diversity and biocompatibility. This chapter presents a comprehensive review of various printing electronic technologies commonly used in the fabrication of electronic devices, circuits, and systems. The different printing techniques based on contact/noncontact approach of the printing tools with the target substrates have been explored. These techniques are assessed on the basis of ease of operation, printing resolutions, processability of materials, and ease of optimization of printed structures. The various technical challenges in printing techniques, their solutions with possible alternatives, and the potential research directions are highlighted. The latest developments in assembling various printing tools for enabling high speed and batch manufacturing through roll-to-roll systems are also explored. 

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Published in: Hybrid Nanomaterials - Flexible Electronics Materials
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
See chapter on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.89377  

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Language

  • English

Publisher

InTechOpen

Publication Year

  • 2019

Institution affiliated with

  • Hamad Bin Khalifa University

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