Title :
Minimal manufacturing process by using a super fine inkjet system
Author :
Murata, Kazuhiro ; Sagisaka, Hiroko ; Shimizu, Kazuo ; Matsuba, Yorishige ; Yokoyama, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
AIST
Abstract :
Current micro-fabrication technologies, such as semiconductor manufacturing have many problems such as complex process flow, huge consumption of natural resources and large load on the environment. Furthermore, they also require huge amount of equipment investment. The ink-jet printing (UP) technology which allocates only the necessary amount of materials to the location where needed, is a one of the candidate to solve these problems and it will revolutionize current manufacturing processes. As has been reported, it has been successfully applied to printable electronics devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes and organic thin film transistors. Inkjet technology which can produce fine patterns with features measuring less than 1 micron is developed
Keywords :
electronic equipment manufacture; environmental factors; ink jet printers; investment; light emitting diodes; semiconductor device manufacture; thin film transistors; three-dimensional printing; environment load; equipment investment; ink-jet printing technology; inkjet system; manufacturing process; microfabrication technology; natural resources consumption; organic light-emitting diodes; organic thin film transistors; printable electronics devices; process flow; semiconductor manufacturing; Chemical technology; Costs; Fabrication; Ink; Investments; Manufacturing processes; Packaging; Printing; Production facilities; Semiconductor device manufacture;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2005. Eco Design 2005. Fourth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0081-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619302
