Printed Electronics involves the printing of functional computer circuitry onto flexible materials such as cloth and plastic, using inks based on silver, gold, and most recently lower-cost copper. These inks must be sintered, or carefully heated, in order to make them properly conductive. XENON's Pulsed Light systems provide the energy needed to treat metallic inks without harming heat-sensitive substrates, and at speeds compatible with high-volume printing processes. Because of the deep penetration of Pulsed Light, our solutions can even be used with multilayer circuitry. Applications: Flexible printed circuits for use in wearable sensors, RFID tags, diagnostic monitors, smart clothes, and more.
