Paper transistors

[MacGyverS2000]

Transistors (FETs) printed onto paper... the specs are supposed to rival those of today's thin-film type.

http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/new_paper_based_transistor

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

 

[Skogsgurra]

That kind of work is going on all over the world. I saw a demonstration in Linköping last year. And there are several more.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=sv&q=printed+transistor&btnG=Sök&lr=

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

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[MacGyverS2000]

Gunnar, as far as I can tell, this is the first group to print them on paper...

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

 

[analogkid2digitalman]

I wonder how absorption of ambient moisture into the paper affects the performance, i.e. leakage currents and capacitive effects.

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[Skogsgurra]

These guys used paper as a substrate back in 2002.

http://www.fof.se/?id=02241&show=artikel

I hope that babelfish can translate parts of the article. Try this paragraph, it is the fourth paragraph in the article:

Till skillnad från transistorerna som finns i dagens integrerade kretsar är papperstransistorn helt platt, tvådimensionell. Den tar litet större utrymme men är nödvändigt eftersom papprets skrovliga yta inte är lämplig för arbete i tre dimensioner. Fördelen är att man slipper flera lager och därmed kan trycka transistorn i ett enda moment.



Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

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