MechE Colloquium: Tools and Processes for Printed Electronic Systems
Event details
| Date | 26.02.2019 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Vivek Subramanian, Department of Microengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract:
In recent years, there has been significant interest in the applications of printed electronics in the realization of a range of low-cost, large area, flexible electronic systems such as displays, distributed sensors, and low-cost disposable tags. To make printed electronics a viable technology, however, there is a need for significant innovations across all aspects of these systems, including realization of advanced printable materials, improvements in printing technology, and design and realization of devices and systems that exploit the capabilities of this emerging technology.
In this talk, I will review our progress in advancing the state of the art in printed electronics. I will begin by discussing the physical underpinnings of printing and will discuss how understanding and control of printing-related phenomena allows for substantial advancement in the capabilities of the same. I will additionally discuss advances in printable material systems that enable the realization of high-performance printed structures. In particular, I will discuss the importance of proper material design for use as printable precursors. Finally, I will show how the combination of advanced printed techniques with appropriate materials and proper device design may be used to realize printed devices with unprecedented performance levels, thus helping to usher in the era of printed electronics.
Bio:
Vivek Subramanian received his PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1998. Since 2000, he has been at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is currently a Professor of Electrical engineering and Computer Sciences. In 2018, Prof. Subramanian moved to École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, where he is a Professor of Microengineering.
Dr. Subramanian is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). In 2002, he was nominated to Technology Review's list of top 100 young innovators (the TR100), and his work at Matrix Semiconductor was nominated to the Scientific American SA50 list for visionary technology. Awards he has received include the Paul Rappaport Award for the best paper in an IEEE EDS journal, the IEEE Device Research Conference and the IMAPS best paper awards, the 2015 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, and the outstanding teaching award from the EECS Department at the University of California, Berkeley.
In recent years, there has been significant interest in the applications of printed electronics in the realization of a range of low-cost, large area, flexible electronic systems such as displays, distributed sensors, and low-cost disposable tags. To make printed electronics a viable technology, however, there is a need for significant innovations across all aspects of these systems, including realization of advanced printable materials, improvements in printing technology, and design and realization of devices and systems that exploit the capabilities of this emerging technology.
In this talk, I will review our progress in advancing the state of the art in printed electronics. I will begin by discussing the physical underpinnings of printing and will discuss how understanding and control of printing-related phenomena allows for substantial advancement in the capabilities of the same. I will additionally discuss advances in printable material systems that enable the realization of high-performance printed structures. In particular, I will discuss the importance of proper material design for use as printable precursors. Finally, I will show how the combination of advanced printed techniques with appropriate materials and proper device design may be used to realize printed devices with unprecedented performance levels, thus helping to usher in the era of printed electronics.
Bio:
Vivek Subramanian received his PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1998. Since 2000, he has been at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is currently a Professor of Electrical engineering and Computer Sciences. In 2018, Prof. Subramanian moved to École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, where he is a Professor of Microengineering.
Dr. Subramanian is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). In 2002, he was nominated to Technology Review's list of top 100 young innovators (the TR100), and his work at Matrix Semiconductor was nominated to the Scientific American SA50 list for visionary technology. Awards he has received include the Paul Rappaport Award for the best paper in an IEEE EDS journal, the IEEE Device Research Conference and the IMAPS best paper awards, the 2015 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, and the outstanding teaching award from the EECS Department at the University of California, Berkeley.
Practical information
- General public
- Free