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Flexible electronics sensors are designed and fabricated for tactile multiscanning and large area applications. The algorithm matrix is derived for multiscanning switch of tactile sensing. The thixotropy materials, bump, and resistance material are printed on the polyimide substrate. A gap between the top electrode and the resistance layers provides a buffer distance to increase the radius of curvature for large bending. Experiment results show that a flexible electronics sensor with a printed a resistance layer and an algorithm matrix performed the multiscanning functions. The membrane without a bump had a delay time of about 0.2 s at the transient response and took a longer time to reach the stable state after a force is applied. For printing thick structures on the flexible substrates, diffusion effects, and dimensional shrinkages can be reduced by using a thixotropy material with a high viscosity. The probability distribution density of the printed resistance values, a thickness of about 23.2 microm, at two standard deviations from the mean values is about 81.2%. Feasibility studies show that screen printing is appropriate for large area applications and is a low-cost technology for fabricating flexible electronics sensors.

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Tsuyoshi Sekitani, T Sakurai, Makoto Takamiya … (2007)

The electronics fields face serious problems associated with electric power; these include the development of ecologically friendly power-generation systems and ultralow-power-consuming circuits. Moreover, there is a demand for developing new power-transmission methods in the imminent era of ambient electronics, in which a multitude of electronic devices such as sensor networks will be used in our daily life to enhance security, safety and convenience. We constructed a sheet-type wireless power-transmission system by using state-of-the-art printing technologies using advanced electronic functional inks. This became possible owing to recent progress in organic semiconductor technologies; the diversity of chemical syntheses and processes on organic materials has led to a new class of organic semiconductors, dielectric layers and metals with excellent electronic functionalities. The new system directly drives electronic devices by transmitting power of the order of tens of watts without connectors, thereby providing an easy-to-use and reliable power source. As all of the components are manufactured on plastic films, it is easy to place the wireless power-transmission sheet over desks, floors, walls and any other location imaginable.