Geometric Design and Compensation Rules Generation and Characterization for All-Inkjet-Printed Organic Thin Film Transistors

摘要

Rules for geometric design and compensation aim to guarantee that layout representations match final printed patterns within an accepted tolerance fora desired process yield. The more conservative the rules, the better the yield. Therefore, for a given process and after an experimental extraction of the required process parameters, it is possible to derive minimum design rules that characterize the technological process to a point where, without necessarily having an in-depth knowledge of the process and materials involved; design engineers can address physical design in order to develop devices and systems. In this article, a methodology for the extraction and characterization of inkjet geometric design rules and the application of compensation techniques to permit the inkjet manufacturing of reliable and precise designs is proposed as a first step towards separating design from digital fabrication, in a similar way to what has already occurred in silicon microelectronics technology.