STTR Phase I: Spatially controlled direct transfer printing of semiconductor components for high-performance flexible electronic devices

这项小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段的更广泛影响/商业潜力是开发一种颠覆性制造技术，该技术将使新型纳米膜电子设备能够在柔性基板上组装和集成。这项创新技术有望为柔性电子开发商和制造商提供一种新的选择，以制造需要集成高性能半导体的各种柔性器件。预计基于这一核心技术的打印工具和工艺将大大降低阻碍下一代柔性器件广泛制造的技术壁垒。这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在开发一种在精度和可扩展性方面都超越现有技术的直接打印工具。目前的柔性器件制造工艺不具备通过集成高质量半导体材料来实现高性能柔性器件所需的能力。因此，需要新的策略来制造和打印薄器件层，这在新兴的高性能柔性电子产品中是必不可少的。该项目将包括力学模拟、工具设计和制造、满足分辨率和良率指标的工艺实验，以及制造工艺的设计约束和操作条件的建立。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I is the development of a disruptive manufacturing technology that will enable a new class of nanomembrane-based electronic devices to be assembled and integrated on flexible substrates. This innovative technology promises to provide flexible electronics developers and manufacturers a new option for fabricating a wide range of flexible devices that require the integration of high-performance semiconductors. It is anticipated that printing tools and processes based on this core technology will significantly lower the technological barriers that are hindering the widespread manufacture of next-generation flexible devices.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a direct printing tool that surpasses the available technologies in terms of both precision and scalability. Current flexible device manufacturing processes do not have the capabilities needed to realize high-performance flexible devices through the integration of high-quality semiconductor materials. Therefore, new strategies are required for fabricating and printing the thin device layers that are essential in emerging high-performance flexible electronics. This project will involve mechanics simulations,tool design and fabrication, process experiments to meet resolution and yield metrics, and establishment of design constraints and operating conditions for a manufacturing process.