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US 2017/0229330 A1Published application
Directed self-assembly of electronic components using diamagnetic levitation
AssigneeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
InventorsAnton Tkachenko, James Jian-qiang Lu
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to directed self-assembly (DSA) and, more particularly, to the DSA of electronic components using diamagnetic levitation.
Claims19
A method of assembling a plurality of diamagnetic components, the method comprising:
- depositing a plurality of diamagnetic components onto a magnetic stage, the magnetic stage comprising a plurality of magnets arranged in an array;
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- applying a vibratory force to the magnetic stage,
- wherein, applying the vibratory force moves at least one of the plurality of diamagnetic components to a stable levitation node of the magnetic stage.
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A system for directed self-assembly of diamagnetic components, the system comprising:
- a magnetic stage comprising a plurality of magnetic devices arranged in an array with alternating and opposite magnetic orientations;
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- at least one device operable to deliver at least a first vibratory force to the magnetic stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.