Printable 3D electronic components and structures
AssigneeX-Celeprint Limited
InventorsKevin G. Oswalt, Ronald S. Cok
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Abstract
An example of a printable electronic component includes a component substrate having a connection post side and an opposing contact pad side. The component can include one or more non-planar, electrically conductive connection posts protruding from the connection post side of the component substrate. Each of the one or more connection posts can have a peak area smaller than a base area. The component can include one or more non-planar, electrically conductive exposed component contact pads disposed on (e.g., directly on, indirectly on, or in) the contact pad side of the component substrate. Multiple components can be stacked such that connection post(s) of one are in contact with non-planar contact(s) of one or more others.
Claims13
A printed electronic component structure, comprising a first printable electronic component and a second printable electronic component, the first printable electronic component and the second printable electronic component each comprising
- a component substrate having a connection post side and an opposing contact pad side;
- one or more non-planar, electrically conductive connection posts protruding from the connection post side of the component substrate, wherein each of the one or more connection posts has a peak area smaller than a base area;
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- one or more non-planar, electrically conductive exposed component contact pads disposed on the contact pad side of the component substrate,
- wherein at least one component contact pad of the one or more component contact pads extends into the component substrate through the component contact pad side to form an indented component contact pad having a recess, and
- wherein a connection post of the one or more connection posts of the second printable electronic component is inserted into the recess and electrically connected to a component contact pad of the one or more component contact pads of the first printable electronic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.