Open AccessA Systematic Study of Pattern Compensation Methods for All-Inkjet Printing Processes
Author(s) -
Francesc Vila,
Jofre Pallares,
Eloi Ramon,
Lluis Teres
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ieee transactions on components, packaging and manufacturing technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.496
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2156-3985
pISSN - 2156-3950
DOI - 10.1109/tcpmt.2015.2510821
Subject(s) - components, circuits, devices and systems , engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas
Inkjet printed electronics is a promising technology for low-cost, flexible, and large area manufacturing of electronic systems. This paper presents a complete characterization methodology, automated and capable of extracting key technology parameters from a large amount of samples. We used this methodology to extract viable compensation strategies for a particular printer, ink, and substrate, analyzing more than a half million structures with a very low human interaction. The results show a promising improvement in yield and fidelity of printed patterns, when using an optimal compensation pattern. As an example, the fabrication yield for 120-μm width-40-μm separation structures raised from less than 10% up to 100% after applying compensations.