Rubber stamped plastic circuits for electronic paper

Abstract

This paper illustrates the use of a high resolution form of rubber stamping, known as microcontact printing (/spl mu/CP), for patterning plastic active matrix drive circuitry designed for electronic paper. The high resolution (/spl sim/1 /spl mu/m) of the printed elements, the large area coverage (/spl sim/1 sq ft.) and the good electrical performance of these systems suggest that the methods, materials and processing sequences may be attractive for realistic applications of plastic electronics.