Printed Electronics

Late product introductions and wasted time are a couple of the negative consequences of a problem oft preventable with more proactive bill of materials management practices.

Proliferation of Internet of Things connected devices has led to increased complexities in product design.

The rise of the Internet of Things, the growing role of printed electronics and the increasing number of technologies that mimic nature have all shaped the system’s development.

The prospects are real, but we may have to wait a bit before we can experience the full benefit of additive manufacturing in electronics.

The Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Laboratory (AMML) at the university is attempting to advance printed and flexible microelectronics manufacturing and lithium-ion battery production.

The reason printed electronics have not delivered the expected cost reductions is that the complexity of the manufacturing processes has eliminated much of the cost savings.