Materials and Processes for Printed Electronics. Introduction -- Functional Electronic Inks -- Printed Electronic Building Blocks. Printed Thin-film Transistors (TFTs) and Logic Circuits -- Printed Passive Wireless Sensors -- Printed RFID Antennas -- Printed Chipless RFID Tags -- System Integration for Printed Electronics. Heterogeneous Integration of Silicon and Printed Electronics -- Intelligent Packaging: Humidity Sensing System -- Wearable Healthcare Device: Bio-Patch -- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Printed Electronics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Unique in focusing on both organic and inorganic materials from a system point of view, this text offers a complete overview of printed electronics integrated with classical silicon electronics. Following an introduction to the topic, the book discusses the materials and processes required for printed electronics, covering conducting, semiconducting and insulating materials, as well as various substrates, such as paper and plastics. Subsequent chapters describe the various building blocks for printed electronics, while the final part describes the resulting novel applications and technologies, including wearable electronics, RFID tags and flexible circuit boards. Suitable for a broad target group, both industrial and academic, ranging from mechanical engineers to ink developers, and from chemists to engineers.