MEMS Solutions for Precision MicroFluidic Dispensing Application

INTRODUCTION Reduction in drop size is a major driver in the precision micro-fluidic markets for both printing and precision dispensing applications. Drop placement accuracy and overall jet-to-jet uniformity requirements are also expected to grow more stringent to improve quality and to allow the technology to expand into electronic materials deposition applications such as integrated circuit (IC) interconnects and display printing, ultimately leading to transistor or backplane applications. At the same time, increased printing speeds call for higher firing rates and greater overall uniformity over that operating range.