Aerosol Jet printing reduces the overall size of electronic systems by using nanomaterials to produce fine feature circuitry and embedded components. Aerosol Jet technology is being used to improve functionality and reduce manufacturing costs for touch screen displays. The ability of Aerosol Jet systems to print 30 micron wide or smaller interconnects can be used to reduce the area required for edge circuits thereby increasing the usable size of the touch screen display. In addition, Aerosol Jet deposition is a promising technology to improve quality and reduce cost of capacitive touch screen displays. Aerosol Jet systems are [...]

Aerosol Jet technology helped increase silicon solar cell efficiency by 20%. ACCESS FRAUNHOFER REPORT Solar Cells Aerosol Jet deposition systems enable the production of higher efficiency solar cells than is possible through traditional screen-printing techniques. With Aerosol Jet technology you can print fine feature collector lines and bus-bar lines at ambient temperature without masks or stencils. Aerosol Jet technology is a Direct Write™, non-contact print process enabling the deposition of photovoltaic materials onto planar and non-planar substrates. Fine-feature collector lines with widths between 18 um and 60 um have been produced with Aerosol Jet systems by using [...]

Aerosol Jet adds electronics functionality to military/aerospace parts to increase value. download the whitepaper 3D Printed Electronics for Military Aerospace Applications The demand for novel consumer and military electronic devices that pack more functionality into less space is driving the need for advanced manufacturing methods that tightly integrate electronic circuitry with physical packaging. The unique ability to print electronics directly onto 3D surfaces, for example on a cell phone case or an aircraft wing, makes Aerosol Jet printing an ideal solution for reducing device size and weight.Common electronic materials including conductor, dielectric, resistor, and semiconductor inks can be processed [...]

Aerosol Jet can fine-print features as small as 20 microns to meet advanced packaging challenges. Features Features sizes ranging from ~10 microns to millimeters Dispensing support for wide variety of inks / materials Repeatable recipe driven dispense Planar and non-planar Capabilities Advanced vision and lighting control Low Temperature Processing CAD import eases toolpath generation Semiconductor Packaging Print die & component attach, underfill and component encapsulation, and 3D interconnects which require feature sizes as small as 10 microns to millimeters. 3D Interconnects Aerosol Jet's high-velocity dense mist stream enables the [...]

Optomec’s Aerosol Jet 3D printing technology is being used to mass-produce smartphones and other consumer devices embedded with commercial antennas. Read The Case Study Conformal Printed Antennas A new high volume process is available that lowers manufacturing costs for antennas used in mobile devices. The new process works with standard injection molded plastics - no special additives or coatings are required. Based on Aerosol Jet technology, the digital process prints conformal antennas using conductive nanoparticle silver inks. The printing process accurately controls the location, geometry and thickness of the deposit and produces a smooth mirror-like surface finish [...]