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Data Driven Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication of Electronic Components

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
41323 		Program Year/Program:
1998 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
41323 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
8301 Washington Street, N.e., Suite 1 Albuquerque, NM 87113
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1998
Title: Data Driven Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication of Electronic Components
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $98,658.00
 

Abstract:

The proposal addresses the need to advance the state-of-the-art in direct-write technology. In an effort to reduce feature size, the trend in the thick and thin-film industries has been toward increased manufacturing and write speed, decreased feature size and increased versatility of powder based features. The dry powder deposition of fine powders (1-10 micron) is currently a weak link in that there is not an adequate way to feed these powders accurately and reliably to existing approaches to direct-write can be investigated and accelerated. Under this proposal, a powder gun will be developed that is capable of accurately and reliably feeding fine powders in a narrow beam with high density. This prototype powder gun will be used to demonstrate a new approach to direct-write meso-scale electronics involving the writing of small feature sizes of adhesive followed by application of a fine powder by the powder gun. This approach promises higher write speeds with smaller features, less powder waste and increased versatility than current direct-write technologies. Phase II will focus on a functional direct-write machine using the developed technology and commercialization through strategic partners.

Principal Investigator:

Paul Ekegren
5058213620

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Small Business Information at Submission:

MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
8301 Washington Street, N.e., Suite 1 Albuquerque, NM 87113

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No