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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2007
Shunpu LI, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Christopher Newsome, Cambridgeshire, GB;
David Russell, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Thomas Kugler, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Shunpu Li, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Christopher Newsome, Cambridgeshire, GB;
David Russell, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Thomas Kugler, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention disclosed relates to the fabrication of electronic devices. A method for fabricating an electronic device is disclosed, comprising embossing a surface of a work-pieceusing an embossing tool, so as to form a microstructure having at least two levels of thickness contrast on the work-piece surface, and depositing fluidcontaining a functional material onto the microstructure. In a preferred embodiment, the step of depositing fluidcomprises ink-jet printing. An embossing toolfor creating a microstructure on a work-pieceis also disclosed, the embossing toolcomprising a first surface and steps of at least two different heights relative to the first surface.