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High-quality inkjet-printed multilevel interconnects and inductive components on plastic for ultra-low-cost RFID applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Steven Molesa ,
David R. Redinger ,
Daniel C. Huang  and
Vivek Subramanian
Steven Molesa
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1770, U.S.A.
David R. Redinger
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1770, U.S.A.
Daniel C. Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1770, U.S.A.
Vivek Subramanian
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1770, U.S.A.
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Abstract

In recent years, there has been tremendous interest in all-printed electronics as a means of achieving ultra-low-cost electronic circuits with uses in displays and disposable electronics applications such as RFID tags. While there have been a few demonstrations of printed organic transistors to date, there has been little work on the associated passive component and interconnection technologies required to enable the development of all-printed RFID circuits. In particular, low-resistance conductors are crucial to achieve the high-Q inductors necessary for RFID. Here, we demonstrate inkjetted nanoparticle-Au conductors on plastic with sheet resistances as low as 0.03 ohms/square. We describe the optimization of the jetting parameters, and their impact on final film morphology and electrical properties. We also demonstrate a bridging technology based on an inkjetted polyimide interlevel dielectric. Using this process, we demonstrate multilevel interconnect and passive component structures including conductor patterns, crossover bridges, and tapped planar spiral inductors. Together, these represent an important step towards the realization of all-printed RFID.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 769: Symposium H – Flexible Electronics - Materials and Device Technology , 2003 , H8.3
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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