Abstract: A layerwise production method of a tangible object (8). A layer of uncured building material is provided onto a carrier (4, 30). Repeatedly, method cycles are performed, each comprising: providing layer data corresponding to an object layer, selectively exposing the layer of building material based on the layer data for curing thereof, and providing a next layer of building material onto the preceding layer. Each method cycle further includes verifying the cured preceding layer for identifying regions of insufficiently cured building material, and adapting a radiation dose locally for the next layer dependent on whether or not a location to be exposed in accordance with the layer data of the next layer coincides with one of the identified regions of insufficiently cured building material in the preceding layer.

Abstract: The invention is directed at an exposure head for use in an exposure apparatus for illuminating a surface, the exposure head comprising one or more radiative sources for providing one or more beams, an optical scanning unit arranged for receiving the one or more beams and for directing the beams towards the surface for impinging each of the beams on an impingement spot, a rotation actuating unit connected to the optical scanning unit for at least partially rotating the optical scanning unit, wherein the impingement spots of the one or more beams are scanned across the surface by said at least partial rotation of the optical scanning unit, wherein the optical scanning unit comprises a transmissive element including one or more facets for receiving the one or more beams and for outputting the beams after conveying thereof through the transmissive element, for displacing the beams upon said rotation of the transmissive element for enabling the scanning of the impingement spots.

Abstract: A layerwise production method of a tangible object (8). A layer of uncured building material is provided onto a carrier (4, 30). Repeatedly, method cycles are performed, each comprising: providing layer data corresponding to an object layer, selectively exposing the layer of building material based on the layer data for curing thereof, and providing a next layer of building material onto the preceding layer. Each method cycle further includes verifying the cured preceding layer for identifying regions of insufficiently cured building material, and adapting a radiation dose locally for the next layer dependent on whether or not a location to be exposed in accordance with the layer data of the next layer coincides with one of the identified regions of insufficiently cured building material in the preceding layer.

Abstract: The invention is directed at an exposure head for use in an exposure apparatus for illuminating a surface, the exposure head comprising one or more radiative sources for providing one or more beams, an optical scanning unit arranged for receiving the one or more beams and for directing the beams towards the surface for impinging each of the beams on an impingement spot, a rotation actuating unit connected to the optical scanning unit for at least partially rotating the optical scanning unit, wherein the impingement spots of the one or more beams are scanned across the surface by said at least partial rotation of the optical scanning unit, wherein the optical scanning unit comprises a transmissive element including one or more facets for receiving the one or more beams and for outputting the beams after conveying thereof through the transmissive element, for displacing the beams upon said rotation of the transmissive element for enabling the scanning of the impingement spots.

Abstract: A method of obtaining information indicative of the topography of a surface of a flexible substrate, the method including directing a beam of radiation at the surface of the flexible substrate; and detecting changes in intensity distribution, or angle of reflection, of the beam of radiation after the beam of radiation has been reflected from the surface of the substrate to obtain information indicative of the topography of the surface of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric generator includes the steps of replicating a structure into a flexible substrate for providing a set of cavities; providing an initiator in the cavities for growing respective piles of thermoelectric materials; growing the respective piles of thermoelectric materials from said initiator; and providing electrical connection between the respective piles of thermoelectric materials for forming thermocouples of the thermoelectric generator.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a pattern for an electric circuit comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) providing a pattern of an inhibiting material for an electrical circuit onto said substrate by i) applying a layer of the inhibiting material onto said substrate and mechanically removing locally the layer of the inhibiting material to obtain said pattern; or ii) applying a layer of the inhibiting material onto said substrate, wherein said layer has pre-determined pattern which incompletely covers said substrate; (c) establishing a distribution of particles of a first metal or alloy thereof on the layer of the inhibiting material and the pattern as obtained in step.

Abstract: A light induced forward transfer manufacturing method provides for transfer of material from a donor sheet. A donor sheet is used that comprises a trench in a surface of the donor sheet, with transfer material in the trench. The material is transferred by scanning a light spot along the bottom of the trench. A donor sheet is used in which the average depth of the trench varies in the scanning direction. This supports optical reading of position information from the trench through the donor sheet and/or transfer of structures with predetermined height profiles from the trench. In combination with the average depth, or by themselves, a trench width, deviation of a trench from an average track or variation of a thickness or composition of material at a bottom of the trench may vary as a function of position along the trench to support optical reading of position information and/or transfer of predetermined structures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method 10 for forming a multi-level surface on a substrate 2, wherein said surface comprises areas of different wettability, the method comprising the step (A, B) of applying a multi-level stamp to the substrate for forming the multi-level surface, said multi-level stamp having different structural regions 1a arranged along the multi-level surface for locally altering wettability properties of at least a portion of a level of the multi-level surface 2a, 2b. The invention further relates to a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a conductive or semi-conductive element, comprising providing a dispersion of an anisotropic particulate hybrid material in a continuous phase, which hybrid material comprises (a) anisotropic particles, and (b) a conductive or semi-conductive material or a precursor for a conductive or semi-conductive material; applying the dispersion to a surface of a substrate; and forming the conductive or semi-conductive element from the dispersion applied to the surface. Further the invention relates to materials useful for use in a method of the invention and an electronic device obtainable by a method according to the invention.

Abstract: The electric device (1, 100) has a body (2, 101) with a resistor (7, 250) comprising a phase change material being changeable between a first phase and a second phase. The resistor (7, 250) has an electric resistance which depends on whether the phase change material is in the first phase or the second phase. The resistor (7, 250) is able to conduct a current for enabling a transition from the first phase to the second phase. The phase change material is a fast growth material which may be a composition of formula Sb1?cMc with c satisfying 0.05?c?0.61, and M being one or more elements selected from the group of Ge, In, Ag, Ga, Te, Zn and Sn, or a composition of formula SbaTebX100?(a+b) with a, b and 100?(a+b) denoting atomic percentages satisfying 1?a/b?8 and 4?100?(a+b)?22, and X being one or more elements selected from Ge, In, Ag, Ga and Zn.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of aligning a flexible foil sheet having a general first foil sheet length direction to form stacked foil sheet layers on a reel having a reel diameter. The method comprises providing multiple alignment markers in the foil sheet, distanced conform the reel diameter and each having an mark length direction transverse to the first foil sheet length direction, to form protrusions and corresponding recesses on opposite faces of the foil sheet; winding the foil sheet on the reel in the first foil sheet length direction of the foil sheet; and co-aligning the alignment markers to have protrusions of one mark matching with a recess of another mark, so as to block relative movement of the stacked foil sheet layers in the first foil sheet length direction. Preferably, the foil sheet layers are provided with device functionality to form a stacked foil sheet layered device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of aligning a flexible foil sheet having a general first foil sheet length direction to form stacked foil sheet layers on a reel having a reel diameter. The method comprises providing multiple alignment markers in the foil sheet. distanced conform the reel diameter and each having an mark length direction transverse to the first foil sheet length direction, to form protrusions and corresponding recesses on opposite faces of the foil sheet; winding the foil sheet on the reel in the first foil sheet length direction of the foil sheet; and co-aligning the alignment markers to have protrusions of one mark matching with a recess of another mark, so as to block relative movement of the stacked foil sheet layers in the first foil sheet length direction. Preferably, the foil sheet layers are provided with device functionality to form a stacked foil sheet layered device.

Abstract: According to one aspect, the invention provides a table for compensating deformation in flexible foils (1) The table comprises a supportive base (2) and a deformation compensation system (3). This system comprises a plurality of movable elements (4), supported by the base (2), wherein the movable elements form a surface for supporting the flexible foil. The movable elements comprise clamps (6) for clamping the foil (5). The movable elements (4) are individually movable parallel to the surface for supporting the foil, so as to stretch the clamped foil into a predefined shape. The table for compensating deformation in flexible foils may be used in a manufacturing process of flexible functional foils to compensate deformation of the foils during sequential patterning.

Abstract: An exposure pattern is written on a substrate, by scanning a light spot along a trajectory over the substrate and switching it on and off according to a desired pattern. Respective spot sizes of the light for illuminating the substrate in respective parts of the trajectory according to a geometry of the pattern. Respective pitch values between successive ones of the parts of the trajectory are selected, in relation to the spot size selected for the respective parts. The light spot is scanned over the substrate along the trajectory, with the selected pitch values between the trajectory parts and a position dependent spot size along the trajectory. In an embodiment a helical trajectory is used.

Abstract: A method of obtaining information indicative of the topography of a surface of a flexible substrate, the method including directing a beam of radiation at the surface of the flexible substrate; and detecting changes in intensity distribution, or angle of reflection, of the beam of radiation after the beam of radiation has been reflected from the surface of the substrate to obtain information indicative of the topography of the surface of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: The electric device according to the invention has a resistor comprising a layer of a phase change material which is changeable between a first phase with a first electrical resistivity and a second phase with a second electrical resistivity different from the first electrical resistivity. The phase change material is a fast growth material. The electric device further comprises a switching signal generator for switching the resistor between at least three different electrical resistance values by changing a corresponding portion of the layer of the phase change material from the first phase to the second phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method 10 for forming a multi-level surface on a substrate 2, wherein said surface comprises areas of different wettability, the method comprising the step (A, B) of applying a multi-level stamp to the substrate for forming the multi-level surface, said multi-level stamp having different structural regions 1a arranged along the multi-level surface for locally altering wettability properties of at least a portion of a level of the multi-level surface 2a, 2b. The invention further relates to a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semi-conductor device.

Abstract: According to one aspect, the invention provides a table for compensating deformation in flexible foils (1) The table comprises a supportive base (2) and a deformation compensation system (3). This system comprises a plurality of movable elements (4), supported by the base (2), wherein the movable elements form a surface for supporting the flexible foil. The movable elements comprise clamps (6) for clamping the foil (5). The movable elements (4) are individually movable parallel to the surface for supporting the foil, so as to stretch the clamped foil into a predefined shape. The table for compensating deformation in flexible foils may be used in a manufacturing process of flexible functional foils to compensate deformation of the foils during sequential patterning.

Abstract: The electric device (1, 100) has a body (2, 101) with a resistor (7, 250) comprising a phase change material being changeable between a first phase and a second phase. The resistor (7, 250) has an electric resistance which depends on whether the phase change material is in the first phase or the second phase. The resistor (7, 250) is able to conduct a current for enabling a transition from the first phase to the second phase. The phase change material is a fast growth material which may be a composition of formula Sb1?cMc with c satisfying 0.05?c?0.61, and M being one or more elements selected from the group of Ge, In, Ag, Ga, Te, Zn and Sn, or a composition of formula SbaTebX100?(a+b) with a, b and 100?(a+b) denoting atomic percentages satisfying 1?a/b?8 and 4?100?(a+b)?22, and X being one or more elements selected from Ge, In, Ag, Ga and Zn.