Integration of Printed PVDF-Based Force Sensors into a Printed Circuit Board Stack

This work reports on the fabrication and testing of force sensors integrated directly into a printed circuit board (PCB). For this purpose, a layer of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylen) (P(VDF-TrFE)) is printed onto two pieces of two two-layer PCBs, which are then stacked together to create...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Lang, Wolfgang Hilber, Herbert Enser, Bernhard Jakoby
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
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description This work reports on the fabrication and testing of force sensors integrated directly into a printed circuit board (PCB). For this purpose, a layer of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylen) (P(VDF-TrFE)) is printed onto two pieces of two two-layer PCBs, which are then stacked together to create a four-layer PCB. The devised and fabricated sensor with the described measurement setup features a nearly linear measurement characteristic in the range between 0.3 and 1.2 N and a detection limit of approximately 10 mN.
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spelling doaj-art-c390456825824a7c8fabd925c4db622e2025-08-20T02:56:54ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002024-03-019718410.3390/proceedings2024097084Integration of Printed PVDF-Based Force Sensors into a Printed Circuit Board StackSebastian Lang0Wolfgang Hilber1Herbert Enser2Bernhard Jakoby3Institute for Microelectronics and Microsensors, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 4040 Linz, AustriaInstitute for Microelectronics and Microsensors, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 4040 Linz, AustriaE+E Elektronik GmbH, 4209 Engerwitzdorf, AustriaInstitute for Microelectronics and Microsensors, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 4040 Linz, AustriaThis work reports on the fabrication and testing of force sensors integrated directly into a printed circuit board (PCB). For this purpose, a layer of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylen) (P(VDF-TrFE)) is printed onto two pieces of two two-layer PCBs, which are then stacked together to create a four-layer PCB. The devised and fabricated sensor with the described measurement setup features a nearly linear measurement characteristic in the range between 0.3 and 1.2 N and a detection limit of approximately 10 mN.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/84stencil printingforce sensorpiezo-electricprinted circuit boardpoly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylen)
spellingShingle Sebastian Lang
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Integration of Printed PVDF-Based Force Sensors into a Printed Circuit Board Stack
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stencil printing
force sensor
piezo-electric
printed circuit board
poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylen)
title Integration of Printed PVDF-Based Force Sensors into a Printed Circuit Board Stack
title_full Integration of Printed PVDF-Based Force Sensors into a Printed Circuit Board Stack
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title_short Integration of Printed PVDF-Based Force Sensors into a Printed Circuit Board Stack
title_sort integration of printed pvdf based force sensors into a printed circuit board stack
topic stencil printing
force sensor
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printed circuit board
poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylen)
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