Aerosol-Jet Printed Transferable Millimeter-Wave Circuits

Spain, Wesley; Papapolymerou, John; Chahal, Prem; Hodek, Matthew; Albrecht, John D.

doi:10.1109/tcpmt.2024.3460655

Aerosol-Jet Printed Transferable Millimeter-Wave Circuits

Journal Article · Fri Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/tcpmt.2024.3460655· OSTI ID:2441228

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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Printed millimeter wave (mmW) electronics have been of high interest in the field of communications for some time now due to the potential ability to fabricate mmW systems that utilize 3-Dimension Heterogeneous Integration (3DHI) to improve performance beyond traditional systems. Here, in this paper, a method for fabricating transferable mmW structures via aerosol-jet printing (AJP) is presented. A PDMS stamp assisted liftoff procedure is developed to separate the printed part from a rigid printing support surface and apply it to an adhesive target surface. Several microstrip (MS) line structures are demonstrated to characterize the effect of stamp transfer on the RF performance of the printed circuits. The effects of printed vias on RF probe pads and shifts in the resonant frequencies of a Beatty standard line after transfer are considered and characterized using S-parameter measurements.

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Research Organization:: Kansas City Nuclear Security Campus (KCNSC), Kansas City, MO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002839

OSTI ID:: 2441228

Report Number(s):: NSC-614-6163

Journal Information:: IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 14; ISSN 2156-3950

Publisher:: IEEECopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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