Additive Manufacturing for Future High Volume Manufacturing of Electronic Devices

Recent advances in Additive Manufacturing (or 2D and 3D Print) have poised many of these technologies to displace or augment traditional electronics manufacturing methods, yet significant further advances are still needed in order to obtain broad adoption for high-volume manufacturing of electronics devices.

After presenting a view of how additive manufacturing methods could be leveraged for wearable AR/VR devices as well as highlighting the benefits of additive methods, I will dig into key areas where significant developments are still needed, including: component-level and device reliability; design tools; close-loop in-situ process monitoring; integrated manufacturing workflows; productivity and yield; and material properties. I will then conclude with a few application examples, highlighting unique solutions promised by additive methods as well as gaps which remain.