3D laser structuring of supermetalphobic microstructures inside elastomer for multilayer high-density interconnect soft electronics
High-density interconnect (HDI) soft electronics that can integrate multiple individual functions into one miniaturized monolithic system is promising for applications related to smart healthcare, soft robotics, and human-machine interactions. However, despite the recent advances, the development of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2025-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-7990/ada835 |
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| Summary: | High-density interconnect (HDI) soft electronics that can integrate multiple individual functions into one miniaturized monolithic system is promising for applications related to smart healthcare, soft robotics, and human-machine interactions. However, despite the recent advances, the development of three-dimensional (3D) soft electronics with both high resolution and high integration is still challenging because of the lack of efficient manufacturing methods to guarantee interlayer alignment of the high-density vias and reliable interlayer electrical conductivity. Here, an advanced 3D laser printing pathway, based on femtosecond laser direct writing (FLDW), is demonstrated for preparing liquid metal (LM)-based any layer HDI soft electronics. FLDW technology, with the characteristics of high spatial resolution and high precision, allows the maskless fabrication of high-resolution embedded LM microchannels and high-density vertical interconnect accesses for 3D integrated circuits. High-aspect-ratio blind/through LM microstructures are formed inside the elastomer due to the supermetalphobicity induced during laser ablation. The LM-based HDI circuit featuring high resolution (∼1.5 μ m) and high integration (10-layer electrical interconnection) is achieved for customized soft electronics, including various customized multilayer passive electric components, soft multilayer circuit, and cross-scale multimode sensors. The 3D laser printing method provides a versatile approach for developing chip-level soft electronics. |
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| ISSN: | 2631-7990 |