Ink-jet printing of compositionally non-uniform features

• Main Authors: EDWARDS CHUCK, VANHEUSDEN KAREL, HOWARTH JAMES J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.07.2006
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; MEASURING; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PHYSICS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING

A process for fabricating an electrical component having at least one anisotropic electrical quality is provided. The process includes the step of ink-jet printing a plurality of dots of each of at least two electronic inks in a predetermined pattern such that the anisotropic electrical quality is manifested. The ink-jet printing step may further include the steps of: selecting a first electronic ink having a known first electrical characteristic; selecting a second electronic ink having a known second electrical characteristic; determining a positional layout for each of a plurality of dots for each of the first and second electronic inks such that the determined positional layout provides a response of the electrical component in accordance with the anisotropic electrical quality; and printing each of the plurality of dots of each of the first and second electronic inks onto a substrate according to the determined positional layout.