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Self‐Assembly: A First Implementation of an Automated Reel‐to‐Reel Fluidic Self‐Assembly Machine (Adv. Mater. 34/2014)
Author(s) -
Park SeChul,
Fang Jun,
Biswas Shantonu,
Mozafari Mahsa,
Stauden Thomas,
Jacobs Heiko O.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201470231
Subject(s) - reel , materials science , fluidics , process (computing) , smt placement equipment , nanotechnology , engineering drawing , mechanical engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , robot , operating system , artificial intelligence
On page 5942, H. O. Jacobs and co‐workers develop an automated reel‐to‐reel assembly machine to assemble semiconductor dies on flexible substrates. The process is inspired by nature and uses a concept of directed self‐assembly instead of conventional robotic pick‐and‐place. The machine is tailored to the fabrication of solid‐state lighting panels that require the distribution and electrical connection of LEDs over large areas at low cost. At present, the process is able to assemble 15 000 chips per hour.