Abstract:
An apparatus and method are described for selectively dispensing a fluid on to a substrate. The apparatus comprises a holder (18) for holding a substrate (20;60;70;90;100), such as a non-planar substrate or circuit board. A fluid dispenser (12) for dispensing fluid, such as an adhesive (62;74), and a positioning device (10) for moving the fluid dispenser are also provided. The positioning device (10) and fluid dispenser (12) are arranged to allow fluid to be dispensed on to a substrate (20;60;70;90;100), held by the holder (18). The holder (18) comprises a tilting mechanism (22,24) that enables a substrate (20;60;70;90;100), held by the holder (18) to be tilted about at least one axis. In use, a substrate (20;60;70;90;100) may be tilted such that the region of the substrate onto which fluid is to be dispensed by the fluid dispenser (12) is at least approximately horizontal thereby preventing unwanted fluid flow under gravity.
Abstract:
This invention relates generally to uses of novel nanomaterial composition and the systems in which they are used, and more particularly to nanomaterial compositions generally comprising carbon and a metal, which composition can be exposed to pulsed emissions to react, activate, combine, or sinter the nanomaterial composition. The nanomaterial compositions can alternatively be utilized at ambient temperature or under other means to cause such reaction, activation, combination, or sintering to occur.
Abstract:
Conductive traces and patterns of same are used to bond components together via electromagnetic radiation. Each conductive trace is configured to resonate and heat up when irradiated with electromagnetic radiation, such as microwave energy and/or RF energy, having a wavelength that is about 2.3 times the length of the conductive trace. The conductive traces may be arranged in a pattern to uniformly heat a target area of a substrate or other component to a selected temperature when irradiated with electromagnetic radiation.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein elektronisches Modul (25) und ein Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben. Das elektronische Modul (25) weist mehrere Bauelemente (1-6) auf einem Verdrahtungsblock (9) angeordnet auf. Der Verdrahtungsblock (9) weist mehrere Außenseiten (11-14) auf und besitzt in seinem Volumen Leitungen (15), die Kontaktanschlussflächen (10) auf den Außenseiten (11-14) untereinander verbinden. Die Kontaktanschlussflächen (10) sind mit Bauelementanschlüssen (7) der Bauelemente (1-6) elektrisch verbunden.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electrically conductive pattern by printing a layer comprising metal oxide on a carrier substrate (2) and reducing the metal oxide to metal. The reduced layer is transferred to an application substrate (7). The present invention also relates to the use of the method.
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed for printing (2-7) multilayer electronic components, and circuits on a surface (2), where at least one of the layers is formed by a redox reaction (6) occurring in a deposited solution (4, 5). Electronic components may comprise semiconductors such as in transistors or diode, or metal oxide or electrolyte such as in batteries or fuel cells, or are capacitors, inductors, and resistors. Preferably, the oxidizer of the redox reaction is a strong oxidizer, and the reducer is a strong reducer (3). Reactions are preferably sufficiently exothermic that they can be initiated (6), rather than driven to completion, by microwave or other suitable energy sources, and may yield substantially pure metal or metal oxide layers. The solution being deposited (5) may have either high concentrations of particulates, such as 60-80 wt.% of dry weight, or low concentrations of particulates, such as