• 청정기술
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 휴대용 기기의 터치스크린에 사용된 ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) 투명전극의 재활용에 대한 환경성 평가를 실시하였다. ITO 전극의 경우 도전성과 함께 투명성을 가지는 재료로서 터치 패널이나 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), ELD (Emitting Light Device), PDP (Plasma Display Panel) 등 각종 디스플레이 장치의 제조를 위한 투명전극으로 수요가 증가하는 추세이다. 특히 인듐과 같은 희소금속을 함유하고 있기 때문에 국가 전략적으로 반드시 재활용되어야 한다. 또한 매립이나 폐기시 발생하는 환경오염 및 인간에게 미치는 영향도 고려해야 한다. 이에 대해 Material Life Cycle Assessment (MLCA)를 이용하여 ITO를 재활용과 매립의 두 가지 처리방법에 따른 환경부하를 정량적으로 분석하고자 한다. 또한 이산화탄소 배출과 투입된 에너지량도 계산하였다. 재활용은 폐 디스플레이에 포함된 ITO의 10, 20, 30%를 회수했을 때를 기준으로 한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2004

본 논문은 ARM7TDMI 칩을 사용하여 모듈단위의 확장이 가능하도록 전광판 시스템을 설계하고 자체적인 한글 입출력 처리가 가능하도록 하였다. 전광판 시스템에 사용자가 원하는 표출문구의 입력, 편집을 쉽고 편리하게 할 수 있는 여러 가지 형태의 입력방법에 대해 연구하였다. PC와 PDA에 의한 유/무선 문구입력이 가능하게 하였고 한글오토마타를 구현하여 리모트 컨트롤러에 의한 표출문구 입력도 가능하게 하였다. 또한 LINUX OS가 포팅 된 PXA255프로세서 기반의 내장형 보드에서 그래픽 라이브러리 툴인 QT/Embedded 2.3.7을 터치패널사용이 가능하도록 포팅하여 원격지의 전광판에 문구를 이더넷 통신방법에 의해 쉽게 바꿀 수 있게 하였다. 본 연구에서 설계한 시스템은 한글에 대한 코드 값만 저장하는 방식이므로 기존 전광판 시스템보다 많은 양의 사용자 정의 문구를 시스템에 저장하여 사용할 수 있다는 장점을 가지고 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.674-680
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• 2017

본 논문은 현재 개인 휴대기기 및 대형 디스플레이 장비의 제어에서 폭넓게 사용되고 있는 터치스크린 패널 (TSP; Touch Screen Panel)의 정상 작동 유무를 확인하기 위한 micro bump 제작 기술에 관한 연구이다. 터치스크린 패널은 감압식, 정전식 등의 여러 가지 방식이 있으나 지금은 편리성에 의하여 정전식 방식이 주도하고 있다. 정전식의 경우 해당하는 좌표의 접촉에 따라 전기적 신호가 변화하게 되고, 이를 통하여 접촉 위치를 확인할 수 있으며 따라서 접촉 위치에 따른 전기 특성 검사가 필수적이다. 검사공정에서 TSP의 모델이 변경됨에 따라 새로운 micro bump를 제작이 및 검사 프로그램의 수정이 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 새로운 micro bump 제작 시 mask를 사용하지 않아 보다 경제적이며 변화에 대응이 유연한 maskless lithography 시스템을 이용하여 micro bump 제작 가능성에 대하여 확인하였다. 이를 위하여 제작되는 bump의 pitch에 따른 전기장 간섭 시뮬레이션을 진행하였으며, maskless lithogrphy 공정을 적용하기 위한 패턴 이미지를 생성하였다. 이후 MEMS 기술에 해당하는 PR(Photo Resist) 패터닝 공정에서 노광(Lithography) 공정 및 현상(Developing) 공정을 통하여 PR 마스크를 제작한 후 electro-plating 공정을 통하여 micro bump를 제작하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.417-417
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• 2009

Although a transparent conductive film (TCF) belongs to essential supporting materials for many device applications such as touch screens, flat panel displays, and sensors, a conventional transparent conductive material, indium-tin oxide (ITO), suffers from considerable drawback because the price of indium has soared since 2001. Despite a recent falloff, a demand of ITO is expected to increase sharply in the future due to the trend of flat panel display technologies toward flexible, paper-like features. There have been recently extensive studies to replace ITO with new materials, in particular, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) since CNTs possess excellent properties such as flexibility, electrical conductivity, optical transparency, mechanical strength, etc., which are prerequisite to TCFs. This study fabricated TCFs with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) produced by arc discharge. The SWCNTs were dispersed in water with a surfactant of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (NaDDBS) under sonication. Carbon black and fullerene nanoparticles were added to the SWCNT-dispersed solution to enhance contact resistance between CNTs. TCFs were manufactured by a filtration and transfer method. TCFs added with carbon black and fullerene nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis spectroscopy (optical transmittance), and four-point probe measurement (sheet resistance).

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1992년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.83-85
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• 1992

In this paper, the Infant Incubator Consisting of amp lifer, A/D Convert, I/O Expand, Watchdog Timer, Alarm Circuit. Display, and mirco-Computer part was developed. The care of Premature new borns of the required that they be in an environment in which temperature is elevaled and Controlled, because they are unable to regulated their own temperature. The central and processing methods based on micro-processor employ the flexibility, and economy over other conventional system. The system characteristic were as follows 1) system based on micro-processor. 2) Easy-to read, touch-Operate control panel all displays and indicators 3) System flexibility.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.203-203
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• 2012

The SWCNTs network are formed on various plastic substrates such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), polyimide (PI) and soda lime glass using roll-to-roll printing and spray process. Selective patterning of carbon nanotubes film on transparent substrates was performed using a femtosecond laser. This process has many advantages because it is performed without chemicals and is easily applied to large-area patterning. It could also control the transparency and conductivity of CNT film by selective removal of CNTs. Furthermore, selective cutting of carbon nanotube using a femtosecond laser does not cause any phase change in the CNTs, as usually shown in focused ion beam irradiation of the CNTs. The patterned SWCNT films on transparent substrate can be used electrode layer for touch panels of flexible or flat panel display instead indium tin oxide (ITO) film.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.50-53
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• 2015

Indium (In) is widely used for transparent electrodes of photovoltaics as a form of indium tin oxide (ITO) due to its superior characteristics of environmental stability, relatively low electrical resistivity and high transparency to visible light. However, In has been worn off in proportion to growth the In related market, and it leads to raise of price. Although In is obtained from ITO target scarps, much harmful elements are used for the recycling process. To decrease of harmful elements, ITO swarf particles obtained from target scraps was characterized whether it is feasible to transparent conductive oxide (TCO). The ITO swarf was crushed with milling process, and it was mixed with new ITO nanoparticles. The mixed particles were well dispersed into ink solvent to make-up an ink, and it was well coated onto glass substrate. After heat-treatment at $400^{\circ}C$ under $N_2$ rich environments, optical transmittance at 550 nm and sheet resistance of the ITO ink coated layer was 71.6% and $524.67{\Omega}/{\square}$, respectively. Therefore, it was concluded that the ITO swarf was feasible to TCO of touch screen panel.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.19.1-19.1
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• 2010

The process of manufacturing printed electronics using printing technology is attracting attention because its process cost is lower than that of the conventional semiconductor process. This technology, which offers both a lower cost and higher productivity, can be applied in the production of organic TFT (thin film transistor), solar cell, RFID(radio frequency identification) tag, printed battery, E-paper, touch screen panel, black matrix for LCD(liquid crystal display), flexible display, and so forth. In general, in order to implement printed electronics, narrow width and gap printing, registration of multi-layer printing by several printing units, and printing accuracy of under $20\;{\mu}m$ are all required. These electronic products require high precision to the degree of tens of microns - in a large area with flexible material, and mass productivity at low cost. As such, the roll-to-roll printing process is attracting attention as a mass production system for these printed electronic devices. For the commercialization of this process, two basic electronic ink technologies, such as conductive ink and polymers, and printing equipment have to be developed. Therefore, this paper addressed basis design and test to develop fine patterning equipment employing the roll-to-roll printing equipment and electronic ink.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2001

Thin films of $In_2O_3-SnO_2$(ITO), $SnO_2$, and $SiO_2$ were prepared on the PET substrate by DC magnetron roll sputtering. 135 nm thick ITO film on $SiO_2$/PET substrate has sheet resistance as low as 55 ${\Omega}/square$ and transmittance as high as 85%. $H_2O$gas permeation through the film was 0.35 g/$m^2$ in a day. These properties are enough on optical film for the plastic LCD substrate or touch panel. Both refractive index and sheet resistance of ITO was found to be very sensitive to $O_2$ flow rate. Oxygen flow conditions have been optimized from 4 to 5 SCCM at $10^{-3}$torr. It is also shown that both thickness of $SnO_2$ and refractive index of $SiO_2$ decrease as $O_2$ flow rate increases.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.15.2-15.2
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• 2009

Manufacturing of printed electronics using printing technology has begun to get into the hot issue in many ways due to the low cost effectiveness to existing semi-conductor process. This technology with both low cost and high productivity, can be applied in the production of organic thin film transistor (OTFT), solar cell, radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, printed battery, E-paper, touch screen panel, black matrix for liquid crystal display (LCD), flexible display, and so forth. The emerging technology to manufacture the products in mass production is roll-to-roll printing technology which is a manufacturing method by printings of multi-layered patterns composed of semi-conductive, dielectric and conductive layers. In contrary to the conventional printing machines in which printing precision is about $50~100{\mu}m$, the printing machines for printed electronics should have a precision under $30{\mu}m$. In general, in order to implement printed electronics, narrow width and gap printing, register of multi-layer printing by several printing units, and printing accuracy of under $30{\mu}m$ are all required. We developed the roll-to-roll printing equipment used for printed electronics, which is composed of un-winder, re-winder, tension measurement system, feeding units, dancer systems, guide unit, printing unit, vision system, dryer units, and various auxiliary devices. The equipment is designed based on cantilever type in which all rollers except printing ones have cantilever types, which could give more accurate machine precision as well as convenience for changing rollers and observing the process.