Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High-density soft-matter electronics
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Application No.: US15019786Application Date: 2016-02-09
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Publication No.: US10945339B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Carmel Majidi , Burak Ozdoganlar , Arya Tabatabai , Bulent Arda Gozen
- Applicant: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Agent Michael G. Monyok
- Main IPC: H05K3/10
- IPC: H05K3/10 ; H05K1/02 ; G03F7/00 ; H05K3/28 ; H05K1/16

Abstract:
The disclosure describes a soft-matter electronic device having micron-scale features, and methods to fabricate the electronic device. In some embodiments, the device comprises an elastomer mold having microchannels, which are filled with an eutectic alloy to create an electrically conductive element. The microchannels are sealed with a polymer to prevent the alloy from escaping the microchannels. In some embodiments, the alloy is drawn into the microchannels using a micro-transfer printing technique. Additionally, the molds can be created using soft-lithography or other fabrication techniques. The method described herein allows creation of micron-scale circuit features with a line width and spacing that is an order-of-magnitude smaller than those previously demonstrated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160234931A1 High-Density Soft-Matter Electronics Public/Granted day:2016-08-11
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