TY - JOUR
T1 - Process design kit and design automation for flexible hybrid electronics
AU - Huang, Tsung Ching
AU - Lei, Ting
AU - Shao, Leilai
AU - Sivapurapu, Sridhar
AU - Swaminathan, Madhavan
AU - Bao, Zhenan
AU - Cheng, Kwang Ting
AU - Beausoleil, Raymond
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based, in part, on research sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory under agreement number FA8650-15-2-5401, as conducted through the FHE manufacturing innovation institute, NextFlex. The U.S. government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of Air Force Research Laboratory or the U.S. government. The authors thank Dr. Ta-ya Chu and Prof. Man Wong for their contributions.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - High-performance low-cost flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) are desirable for applications such as internet of things and wearable electronics. Carbon nanotube (CNT) thin-film transistor (TFT) is a promising candidate for high-performance FHE because of its high carrier mobility, superior mechanical flexibility, and material compatibility with low-cost printing and solution processes. Flexible sensors and peripheral CNT-TFT circuits, such as decoders, drivers, and sense amplifiers, can be printed and hybrid-integrated with thinned (<50 mm) silicon chips on soft, thin, and flexible substrates for a wide range of applications, from flexible displays to wearable medical devices. Here, we report (1) a process design kit (PDK) to enable FHE design automation for large-scale FHE circuits and (2) solution process-proven intellectual property blocks for TFT circuits design, including Pseudo-Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (Pseudo-CMOS) flexible digital logic and analog amplifiers. The FHE-PDK is fully compatible with popular silicon design tools for design and simulation of hybrid-integrated flexible circuits.
AB - High-performance low-cost flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) are desirable for applications such as internet of things and wearable electronics. Carbon nanotube (CNT) thin-film transistor (TFT) is a promising candidate for high-performance FHE because of its high carrier mobility, superior mechanical flexibility, and material compatibility with low-cost printing and solution processes. Flexible sensors and peripheral CNT-TFT circuits, such as decoders, drivers, and sense amplifiers, can be printed and hybrid-integrated with thinned (<50 mm) silicon chips on soft, thin, and flexible substrates for a wide range of applications, from flexible displays to wearable medical devices. Here, we report (1) a process design kit (PDK) to enable FHE design automation for large-scale FHE circuits and (2) solution process-proven intellectual property blocks for TFT circuits design, including Pseudo-Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (Pseudo-CMOS) flexible digital logic and analog amplifiers. The FHE-PDK is fully compatible with popular silicon design tools for design and simulation of hybrid-integrated flexible circuits.
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U2 - 10.4071/imaps.925849
DO - 10.4071/imaps.925849
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099777605
SN - 1551-4897
VL - 16
SP - 117
EP - 123
JO - Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging
JF - Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging
IS - 3
ER -