The Impact of Technological Parameters on the Quality of Inkjet-Printed Structures

Abstract

Printing electronics is emerging as one of the fastest-growing engineering technologies that are increasingly used and reliable. It provides an alternative to manufacturing electronics devices based on silicon compounds. This article discusses its challenges, problems, and ways of obtaining desired features efficiently and inexpensively. The influence of the most important parameters of the drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printing process on the quality of the conductive layers, together with the results of their ageing tests, is illustrated and discussed in terms of their applicability to general-purpose electronics circuits.