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Title: Additive manufacturing of hybrid circuits

Abstract

There is a rising interest in developing functional electronics using additively manufactured components. Considerations in materials selection and pathways to forming hybrid circuits and devices must demonstrate useful electronic function; must enable integration; and must complement the complex shape, low cost, high volume, and high functionality of structural but generally electronically passive additively manufactured components. This article reviews several emerging technologies being used in industry and research/development to provide integration advantages of fabricating multilayer hybrid circuits or devices. First, we review a maskless, noncontact, direct write (DW) technology that excels in the deposition of metallic colloid inks for electrical interconnects. Second, we review a complementary technology, aerosol deposition (AD), which excels in the deposition of metallic and ceramic powder as consolidated, thick conformal coatings and is additionally patternable through masking. As a result, we show examples of hybrid circuits/devices integrated beyond 2-D planes, using combinations of DW or AD processes and conventional, established processes.

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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1247661
Report Number(s):
SAND-2016-0248J
Journal ID: ISSN 1531-7331; 618373
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Annual Review of Materials Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 46; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1531-7331
Publisher:
Annual Reviews
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Bell, Nelson S., Sarobol, Pylin, Cook, Adam, Clem, Paul G., Keicher, David M., Hirschfeld, Deidre, and Hall, Aaron Christopher. Additive manufacturing of hybrid circuits. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1146/annurev-matsci-070115-031632.
Bell, Nelson S., Sarobol, Pylin, Cook, Adam, Clem, Paul G., Keicher, David M., Hirschfeld, Deidre, & Hall, Aaron Christopher. Additive manufacturing of hybrid circuits. United States. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-070115-031632
Bell, Nelson S., Sarobol, Pylin, Cook, Adam, Clem, Paul G., Keicher, David M., Hirschfeld, Deidre, and Hall, Aaron Christopher. Sat . "Additive manufacturing of hybrid circuits". United States. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-070115-031632. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1247661.
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abstractNote = {There is a rising interest in developing functional electronics using additively manufactured components. Considerations in materials selection and pathways to forming hybrid circuits and devices must demonstrate useful electronic function; must enable integration; and must complement the complex shape, low cost, high volume, and high functionality of structural but generally electronically passive additively manufactured components. This article reviews several emerging technologies being used in industry and research/development to provide integration advantages of fabricating multilayer hybrid circuits or devices. First, we review a maskless, noncontact, direct write (DW) technology that excels in the deposition of metallic colloid inks for electrical interconnects. Second, we review a complementary technology, aerosol deposition (AD), which excels in the deposition of metallic and ceramic powder as consolidated, thick conformal coatings and is additionally patternable through masking. As a result, we show examples of hybrid circuits/devices integrated beyond 2-D planes, using combinations of DW or AD processes and conventional, established processes.},
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