Optomec Announces Dispense Industry’s First 20 Micron Resolution Printer for High Density Electronics Packaging

Aerosol Jet HD System Produces Precise, Consistent Deposition of
Small Feature Sizes and Conformal Coatings for Advanced Packaging &
Assembly

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Optomec, a leading global supplier of production grade additive
manufacturing (AM) systems, today announced the Aerosol Jet HD
System designed to address today’s most demanding electronics packaging
challenges – the increasing density of electronic components. The
Aerosol Jet HD System is a compact, configurable production platform
that can dispense a wide range of electronics materials with features as
small as 20 microns. The system can also produce larger features, from
hundreds of microns to millimeters, and print wide-area conformal
coatings from 100 nanometers to tens of microns in thickness. The
solution will be on display for the first time at IPC/APEX (Feb 27 –
March 1, 2018 in Booth # 3800).

The Aerosol Jet HD System is based on Optomec's patented Aerosol Jet
technology, a fine-feature material deposition solution used to directly
print functional electronic circuitry and components onto
low-temperature, non-planar substrates, without the need for masks,
screens or subtractive post-processing. Based on the next-generation of
Optomec’s production-proven Aerosol Jet print engine, coupled with
in-line automation, the HD System can handle a variety of substrate
sizes and compositions, providing high-resolution printed electronics
for today’s most demanding advanced packaging applications such as 3D
interconnects, conformal RF/EMI shielding, and precision micro-dispense
of insulators and adhesives.

“The demand for miniaturization of electronic systems, especially in
mobile device, medical and mil-aero applications, has exposed a
technology gap in advanced electronics packaging that current dispense
solutions cannot address. With this announcement, Optomec offers a
practical, seamless and cost-effective solution that can deliver an
order of magnitude improvement in dispense resolution, addressing the
advanced packaging needs of today and providing a pathway far into the
future,” said Dave Ramahi, CEO, of Optomec.

The compact, modular design of the Aerosol Jet HD System enables it to
easily plug into almost any existing manufacturing environment to fill
production gaps and provide new capabilities. The solution provides a
turn-key approach to advanced electronics packaging with the Aerosol Jet
Print Engine and tool path generation software integrated into a
standard dispense automation platform. For more information, click here.

In addition, production-ready recipes for a range of conductive,
dielectric, adhesive and other materials, capable of extended runtimes
and high yields are available with the initial product release.

Additional benefits of the new system include:

• Modular, interchangeable material cassettes and interchangeable print
  heads
• Ability to address printing requirements from small features (20 to
  100 micron line width) to wide area coatings (millimeters to
  centimeters)
• Process runtimes exceeding four hours for production applications

Pricing and Availability

The Aerosol Jet HD platform, which includes the Aerosol Jet Print
Engine, has an entry price of less than $150K. Product shipments are
scheduled for late Q218.

About Optomec

Optomec is a privately-held, rapidly growing supplier of Additive
Manufacturing systems. Optomec’s patented Aerosol Jet Systems for printed
electronics and LENS 3D Printers for metal components are used by
industry to reduce product cost and improve performance. Together, these
unique printing solutions work with the broadest spectrum of functional
materials, ranging from electronic inks to structural metals and even
biological matter. Optomec has more than 300 marquee customers around
the world, targeting production applications in the electronics, energy,
life sciences and aerospace industries. For more information about
Optomec, visit http://optomec.com.

LENS is a registered trademark of Sandia National Labs; Aerosol
Jet is a registered trademark of Optomec.

Contacts

Optomec
Shayna Watson, 505-761-8250
[email protected]
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