Maze solving automatons for self-healing of open interconnects: Modular add-on for circuit boards
- Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560012 (India)
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum 695022 (India)
We present the circuit board integration of a self-healing mechanism to repair open faults. The electric field driven mechanism physically restores fractured interconnects in electronic circuits and has the ability to solve mazes. The repair is performed by conductive particles dispersed in an insulating fluid. We demonstrate the integration of the healing module onto printed circuit boards and the ability of maze solving. We model and perform experiments on the influence of the geometry of conductive particles as well as the terminal impedances of the route on the healing efficiency. The typical heal rate is 10 μm/s with healed route having mean resistance of 8 kΩ across a 200 micron gap and depending on the materials and concentrations used.
- OSTI ID:
- 22398781
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 12; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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