Existing methods of liquid deposition are either limited to micron-scale resolution or are time-consuming and cumbersome direct-contact techniques. Ink-jet printing has developed over recent years into a preferred method of dispensing liquid micro-droplets for the purpose of printing and microfabrication. This is an accurate, high-throughput, non-contact...

Semiconductor devices such as MEMS, MOSFETS, CMOS, nMOS, pMOS, and BiCMOS comprise integrated circuits that perform complex and fast operations. As the dimensions of these devices continue to decrease, manufacturers must also fabricate increasingly smaller contacts in order to optimize device speeds. Specifically, these contacts require nanometer...

Manufacturing processes utilizing filament deposition techniques have been developed for rapid and flexible prototyping of three-dimensional objects. The leading technique in the industry is the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). FDM is a process in which it deposits a thin filament on a base to progressively shape an object. However, due to a fixed-size...

Manufacturing processes utilizing deposition techniques have been developed for rapid and flexible prototyping of three-dimensional parts and tooling. Metals are typically deposited on a surface through thermal spray or weld deposition techniques. A newer technique, drop generation, deposits liquid metal from a nozzle onto the substrate. However,...