Abstract: There are provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component, and a method of fabricating the same. The multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic main body including a dielectric layer; first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other within the ceramic main body; and a first external electrode and a second external electrode, wherein the first and second external electrodes include a conductive metal and glass, and when at least one of the first and second external electrodes is divided into three equal parts in a thickness direction, an area of the glass in a central part thereof is 35% to 80% of the total area of the central part. A multilayer ceramic electronic component having improved reliability may be implemented by enhancing chip air-tightness.

Abstract: In a production method for a laminated electronic component, a ceramic base body is formed by stacking a plurality of ceramic layers, and internal electrodes are formed in the ceramic base body. Lead-out portions of the internal electrodes are exposed from side surfaces of the ceramic base body. Belt-shaped external terminal electrodes are formed on the side surfaces by plating so as to be electrically connected to the exposed portions of the internal electrodes. The distance from an end surface to an external terminal electrode closest to the end surface in the ceramic base body is measured. When the measured distance does not correspond to a predetermined reference value, the ceramic base body is removed as being defective.

Abstract: A metal powder including a graphene layer irregularly formed on a surface of the metal powder, a method for preparing the same, and a multilayered ceramic capacitor including an inner electrode using the metal powder. By using the metal powder having the graphene irregularly formed on the surface thereof as the inner electrode material of the multilayered ceramic capacitor, and allowing the necking phenomenon to occur on only the surface where the graphene is not formed, the necking of the metal powder is delayed and the shrinkage of the inner electrode is controlled, so that reduction of the thickness of the inner electrode and disconnection/crack can be prevented.

Abstract: High-surface-area carbon nanostructures coated with a smooth and conformal submonolayer-to-multilayer thin metal films and their method of manufacture are described. The preferred manufacturing process involves the initial oxidation of the carbon nanostructures followed by a surface preparation process involving immersion in a solution with the desired pH to create negative surface dipoles. The nanostructures are subsequently immersed in an alkaline solution containing a suitable quantity of non-noble metal ions which adsorb at surface reaction sites. The metal ions are then reduced via chemical or electrical means. The nanostructures are exposed to a solution containing a salt of one or more noble metals which replace adsorbed non-noble surface metal atoms by galvanic displacement. The process can be controlled and repeated to obtain a desired film coverage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a multilayer ceramic condenser and a method for manufacturing the same. The multilayer ceramic condenser includes inner metal electrode layers formed within a magnetic layer, and conductive layers each formed between the inner metal electrode layers, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a contact between the inner metal electrode layers in the multilayer ceramic condenser can be prevented, thereby reducing the manufacturing loss due to occurrence of short circuits and improving thermal stability, by forming an ultrathin conducting layer with a thickness of about 10 nm or less between the inner metal electrode layers. Therefore, the multilayer ceramic condenser can be ensured to have excellent reliability to meet the demands of markets requesting a high-capacity multilayer ceramic condenser (MLCC) having high performance, small size, and light weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of N-ethyl pyrrolidone in the production of electrodes for double-layer capacitors.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a corrosion sensor includes applying a first layer of non-conductive material to a substrate, writing a conductive material at discrete locations on the non-conductive material, and writing the conductive material at discrete locations on the previously written conductive material. The method further includes applying a second layer of non-conductive material over the conductive material and machining at least a portion of the second layer of non-conductive material to expose at least a portion of the conductive material.

Abstract: An method of forming a metal foil coated ceramic and a metal foil capacitor is provided in a method of making a metal foil coated ceramic comprising providing a metal foil; applying a ceramic precursor to the metal foil wherein the ceramic precursor comprises at least one susceptor and a high dielectric constant oxide and an organic binder, and sintering the ceramic precursor with a high intensity, high pulse frequency light energy to form the metal foil ceramic.

Abstract: A dielectric material (14) for a capacitor comprising a first material and a second material, the first material being a polymer and the second material comprising particles. The particles are dispersed within the polymer, and are selected to have a relative permittivity higher than that of the polymer, characterised in that the diameter of the particles is in the nanometer range and the particles are geometrically controlled to a predetermined shape.

Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention includes, on at least one side of a resin porous film including a thermoplastic resin as a main component, a heat-resistant porous layer including heat-resistant fine particles as a main component. The resin porous film has a surface tension (wetting index) A of 35 mN/m or less, the heat-resistant porous layer is made from a heat-resistant porous layer forming composition containing a water-based solvent and having a surface tension B of less than 29 mN/m, and a relationship between the surface tension (wetting index) A and the surface tension B satisfies A>B.

Abstract: An electrode producing method by an electrode producing apparatus has an inclining step of pressing a surface of a current collector sheet with projections extending outwardly from the surface, which is conveyed in a definite direction, to incline the projections in a direction opposite to the definite direction of the current collector sheet; and an applying step of applying a coating solution onto the current collector sheet, the projections of which have been inclined in the inclining step and which is conveyed in the definite direction, by a slit die. After the surface of the current collector sheet is pressed to incline the projections on the sheet surface in the opposite direction to the conveyance direction, the coating solution is applied onto the surface. Therefore, the coating solution can be uniformly applied onto the current collector sheet.

Abstract: A method of forming a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) oligomer or co-oligomer film on a substrate is disclosed. The method comprises forming a VDF oligomer or co-oligomer precursor solution; depositing the VDF oligomer or co-oligomer precursor solution onto the substrate to form a preliminary VDF oligomer or co-oligomer film on the substrate; and applying uniaxial pressure on the preliminary VDF oligomer or co-oligomer film and the substrate at an elevated temperature to form the VDF oligomer or co-oligomer film on the substrate. The substrate may comprise a metal surface which may be used as a bottom electrode and a top electrode may be deposited on the VDF oligomer or co- oligomer film The VDF oligomer or co-oligomer film, the bottom electrode on the substrate and the top electrode on the VDF oligomer or co-oligomer film form an electrical device.

Abstract: An ultracapacitor includes at least one electrode that includes carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes may be applied in a variety of ways, and a plurality of layers may be included. Methods of fabrication of carbon nanotubes and ultracapacitors are provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming a titanium oxide film having a rutile crystalline structure that has high permittivity. The titanium oxide film having a rutile crystalline structure is produced by forming an amorphous titanium oxide film on an amorphous zirconium oxide film using methyl cyclopentadienyl tris(dimethylamino)titanium as a titanium precursor by an ALD method, and crystallizing the amorphous titanium oxide film by annealing at a temperature of 300° C. or higher.

Abstract: There are provided a gravure printing engraving roll and a manufacturing method thereof. The gravure printing engraving roll includes: a base layer provided with gravure printing patterns; and a reinforcement coating layer applied to the base layer in order to reinforce strength of the base layer, the reinforcement coating layer including a first reinforcement layer formed on the base layer by a wet plating method, a second reinforcement layer forming an outer surface of the reinforcement coating layer, a first adhesive layer disposed between the first and second reinforcement layers and providing adhesive strength to a surface of the first reinforcement layer, and a second adhesive layer providing adhesive strength between the first adhesive layer and the second reinforcement layer.

Abstract: A capacitor with an anode and a dielectric over the anode. A first conductive polymer layer is over the dielectric wherein the first conductive polymer layer comprises a polyanion and a first binder. A second conductive polymer layer is over the first conductive polymer layer wherein the second conductive polymer layer comprises a polyanion and a second binder and wherein the first binder is more hydrophilic than the second binder.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a component, a method to form a component and/or a system configured to form a component. In an example, the method to form a component may include placing a first layer including a conductive material on a support. The method may include placing a second layer, including the conductive material and oxygen, on the first layer. The method may include placing a third layer, including tellurium and oxygen, on the second layer. The method may include placing a fourth layer, including tin and tellurium, on the third layer. In an example, placing of the fourth layer on the third layer may include placing a fifth layer including tellurium on the fourth layer, placing a sixth layer including tin on the fifth layer, placing an seventh layer including tellurium on the sixth layer and annealing the fifth, sixth, and seventh layers to form the fourth layer.

Abstract: A film capacitor element is provided which has a smaller size and higher capacity while securing the sufficient withstand voltage at a high level and which can be efficiently produced. The film capacitor element including a laminated body including at least one dielectric film and at least one metal deposition film. The at least one dielectric includes at least one vapor-deposited polymer film. The at least vapor-deposited polymer film is formed by a deposition polymerization of a plurality of monomers each having a structure in which two benzene rings are linked via a linking group.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a pair of electrodes and a metalized dielectric layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the metalized dielectric layer has a plurality of metal aggregates distributed within a dielectric material. The distribution is such that a volume fraction of metal in the metalized dielectric layer is at least about 30%. Meanwhile, the plurality of metal aggregates are separated from one another by the dielectric material. A method for forming a metal-dielectric composite may include coating a plurality of dielectric particles with a metal to form a plurality of metal-coated dielectric particles and sintering the plurality of metal-coated dielectric particles at a temperature of at least about 750° C. to about 950° C. to transform the metal coatings into discrete, separated metal aggregates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanocomposite material including graphene and a lithium-containing metal oxide on a surface of the graphene, a method for preparing the same, and an energy storage device including the same as an electrode material. According to the present invention, the nanocomposite material, in which the nano-sized lithium-containing metal oxide with high crystallinity is combined with the graphene with high specific surface area and high electrical conductivity, has an effect of achieving excellent high efficiency charge and discharge characteristics of energy storage devices such as an ultra-high capacity capacitor with high power and high energy density and a lithium secondary battery with high energy density.

Abstract: A method of increasing the area of carbon nanotubes used in fabricating capacitors is described. The method involves reacting carbon nanotubes with electrically conductive ions, molecules or nanoparticles that increase the surface area of the nanotubes. The capacitance and the energy stored in the capacitor can be increased by such treatment. Devices constructed from such treated materials and their properties are described.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for creating extremely high permittivity dielectric materials for use in capacitors and energy storage devices. High permittivity materials suspended in an organic non-conductive media matrix with enhanced properties and methods for making the same are disclosed. A general method for the formation of thin films of some particular dielectric material is disclosed, wherein the use of organic polymers, shellac, silicone oil, and/or zein formulations are utilized to produce thin film low conductivity dielectric coatings. Additionally, methods whereby the formation of certain transition metal salts as salt or oxide matrices at low temperatures utilizing mild reducing agents are disclosed. Further, a method for the enhancement of dielectric permittivity formation in the dielectric material of the capacitor is taught.

Abstract: Methods of forming an insulative element are described, including forming a first metal oxide material having a first dielectric constant, forming a second metal oxide material having a second dielectric constant different from the first, and heating at least portions of the structure to crystallize at least a portion of at least one of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material. Methods of forming a capacitor are described, including forming a first electrode, forming a dielectric material with a first oxide and a second oxide over the first electrode, and forming a second electrode over the dielectric material. Structures including dielectric materials are also described.

Abstract: Methods of forming embedded, multilayer capacitors in printed circuit boards wherein copper or other electrically conductive channels are formed on a dielectric substrate. The channels may be preformed using etching or deposition techniques. A photoimageable dielectric is an upper surface of the laminate. Exposing and etching the photoimageable dielectric exposes the space between the copper traces. These spaces are then filled with a capacitor material. Finally, copper is either laminated or deposited atop the structure. This upper copper layer is then etched to provide electrical interconnections to the capacitor elements. Traces may be formed to a height to meet a plane defining the upper surface of the dielectric substrate or thin traces may be formed on the remaining dielectric surface and a secondary copper plating process is utilized to raise the height of the traces.

Abstract: A method for forming a plurality of strips to be used for formulating high-breakdown strength and high-temperature capacitors is disclosed. The method includes forming a metalized substrate having a particular pattern, masking a portion of the metalized substrate, coating the metalized substrate with a dielectric material and removing the masking material and thus the dielectric layer from a portion of the metalized layer to form a contact surface. In lieu of placing a masking material on the metalized substrate, the exposed contact area can be formed by shielding a portion of the metalized substrate while depositing the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A film can be patterned with a nanomaterial. Such patterning can, in various embodiments, be performed by applying a uniform mixture of a solute in a solvent to a surface of the film to form a coating of a soluble material on the surface of the film in a pre-defined pattern that defines coated parts of the film and uncoated parts of the film, depositing an aqueous dispersion, including the nanomaterial and a surfactant, on the defined coated and uncoated parts of the film, washing the film to remove the coating of the soluble material and the nanomaterial from the defined coated parts of the film, but not removing the nanomaterial from the defined uncoated parts of the film, along with removing the surfactant from the defined coated and uncoated parts of the film, and leaving a pattern of the nanomaterial on the defined uncoated parts of the film.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a single microcircuit into an integrated cochlear electrode array includes securing and supporting a nonconductive film substrate; attaching a metallic ribbon to a surface of the substrate; machining a flat multiconductor microcircuit from the ribbon to produce a flat elongated multiconductor tail portion with spaced outwardly exposed electrode receiving pads, and a flat multiconductor head portion connected to the tail portion and having spaced outwardly exposed attachment pads; laminating the flat microcircuit between the film substrate and an insulating cover; excising the laminated microcircuit from the film substrate with the electrode receiving pads exposed; wrapping the tail portion of the excised laminated microcircuit into a helix with the exposed electrode receiving pads wrapped around the insulating cover; mounting and electrically connecting the ring electrodes on and to the exposed electrode pads; and overmolding the helix tail portion with a polymeric material to read

Abstract: A process for preparing a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising application of a non-ionic polyol prior to application of a conducting polymer layer.

Abstract: Methods of forming a capacitor including forming at least one aperture in a support material, forming a titanium nitride material within the at least one aperture, forming a ruthenium material within the at least one aperture over the titanium nitride material, and forming a first conductive material over the ruthenium material within the at least one aperture. The support material may then be removed and the titanium nitride material may be oxidized to form a titanium dioxide material. A second conductive material may then be formed over an outer surface of the titanium dioxide material. Capacitors, semiconductor devices and methods of forming a semiconductor device including the capacitors are also disclosed.

Abstract: Capacitors and methods of forming capacitors are disclosed, and which include an inner conductive metal capacitor electrode and an outer conductive metal capacitor electrode. A capacitor dielectric region is received between the inner and the outer conductive metal capacitor electrodes and has a thickness no greater than 150 Angstroms. Various combinations of materials of thicknesses and relationships relative one another are disclosed which enables and results in the dielectric region having a dielectric constant k of at least 35 yet leakage current no greater than 1×10?7 amps/cm2 at from ?1.1V to +1.1V.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for fabricating a thin film capacitor involving depositing an electrode layer of conductive material on top of a substrate material, depositing a first layer of ferroelectric material on top of the substrat e material using a metal organic deposition or chemical solution deposition process, depositing a second layer of ferroelectric material on top of the first layer using a high temperature sputter process and depositing a metal interconnect layer to provide electric connections to layers of the capacitor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a green sheet, for use in a multilayered ceramic capacitor having a super-micro high-capacity, without a wave defects at lateral sides of a green sheet, and a manufacturing method thereof. The method includes forming a release layer on a substrate film; modifying the surface of the release layer to obtain different surface energy levels at the center and both ends of the release layer; and forming a green sheet layer on the release layer.

Abstract: A method manufactures a capacitor having polycrystalline dielectric layer between two metallic electrodes. The dielectric layer is formed by a polycrystalline growth of a dielectric metallic oxide on one of the metallic electrodes. At least one polycrystalline growth condition of the dielectric oxide is modified during the formation of the polycrystalline dielectric layer, which results in a variation of the polycrystalline properties of the dielectric oxide within the thickness of said layer.

Abstract: A thermal detector includes: a substrate; a support member supported so that a cavity is formed between the substrate and the support member; a heat-detecting element supported on the support member; a thermal transfer member disposed over the heat-detecting element, and including a thermal collecting portion made of a material having light-reflecting characteristics and having a pattern with which a portion of light incident to a region defined by the support member as seen in plan view enters towards the support member, and a connecting portion connecting the thermal collecting portion to the heat-detecting element; a first light-absorbing layer contacting the thermal transfer member between the thermal transfer member and the support member; and a second light-absorbing layer contacting the thermal transfer member and disposed on the thermal transfer member.

Abstract: A method for forming a novel composite of carbon nanofibers grown on a nickel foam is described wherein the composite, when used in a capacitor exhibits superior change retention and discharge capacities. Once the composite material has been obtained, it may be formed into electrodes which can be used to form supercapacitors of large per area capacitances in the order of 1.2 F/cm2.

Abstract: There are provided a conductive paste composition for an inner electrode, and a laminated ceramic electronic part and a manufacturing method thereof using the conductive paste composition. The conductive paste composition includes metal powder coated with an organosilica compound formed by polymerization of an organosilane compound having a structure of RnSi(OR?)4-n (wherein R is selected from alkyl and aryl groups, each having 20 or less carbon atoms, R? is any one of the alkyl groups having 4 or less carbon atoms, and n is 1 or 2). Since the organosilica coating layer is coated around the metal powder particles, preventing the metal powder particles from being agglomerated, thereby allowing the conductive paste composition having very superior dispersibility to be manufactured. In addition, effects such as inhibited oxidation of the metal powder during plasticization and effectively inhibited shrinkage of the metal powder during sintering may be accomplished.

Abstract: A capacitor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The capacitor structure includes a first conductor layer, a dielectric layer and a second conductor layer. The first conductor layer has a first metal material and a second metal material. The first metal material is formed with voids and the second metal material is filled in the voids via hot melt. Accordingly, in the first conductor layer, the second metal material is filled into the voids of the first metal material by means of hot melt to bond with the first metal material. In this case, the thermal treatment temperature can be effectively lowered and the electrical conductivity of the capacitor structure can be increased. Also, the strength of the capacitor structure is increased.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor including a step of forming a conductive polymer layer by chemical oxidization polymerization of a monomer using a solution containing a metal salt of carbon-fused bicyclic sulfonic acid as an oxidizing agent. The molar ratio X of a carbon-fused bicyclic sulfonate ion to a metal ion in the solution is less than the stoichiometric ratio Y of the metal salt of carbon-fused bicyclic sulfonic acid. This is allowed to provide a solid electrolytic capacitor with a sufficiently low equivalent series resistance (ESR) and high heat resistance.

Abstract: There are provided methods of manufacturing an electric double layer capacitor cell and an electric double layer capacitor and an apparatus for manufacturing an electric double layer capacitor cell.

Abstract: A solid state supercapacitor and a method for manufacturing the same is provided, the solid state supercapacitor including two nanowire electrodes with their surface full of nanowire bundle and a dielectric material filled in a space between the two nanowire bundle electrodes and the nanowire bundle, wherein the nanowire bundle includes many nanowires to increase the surface area of electrodes; since the two nanowire bundle electrodes include the nanowire bundle, the surface area thereof is large; a dielectric layer is the original material of the dielectric material, directly reacted, deposited and cured in the space between the two nanowire bundle electrodes without causing pollutions due to additional processing; therefore, the dielectric layer is of high purity and density and has high permittivity to achieve the greatest permittivity of the dielectric material. As a result, the energy capacity of unit volume of the capacitor is effectively increased.

Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using a vapor phase catalyst of directly growing aligned carbon nanotubes on a metal surfaces. The method allows for fabrication of carbon nanotube containing structures that exhibit a robust carbon nanotube metal junction without a pre-growth application of solid catalytic materials to the metal surface or the use of solder or adhesives in a multi-step fabrication process.

Abstract: A capacitor includes an electrode and a dielectric layer over the electrode. The dielectric layer includes plural metal oxide particles which are spread, and have an aperture constituted by a space provided between the metal oxide particles. The capacitor further includes an insulating portion on a portion of the electrode facing an opening of the aperture of the dielectric layer. The insulating portion covers the opening of the aperture. This capacitor prevents short-circuiting between the electrodes, thus being highly reliable.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conductor paste for rapid firing that is applied to a ceramic green sheet and is fired along with the green sheet under high-rate temperature rise conditions at a high heating rate of at least 600° C./hr from room temperature to the maximum firing temperature. The paste includes as a conductor-forming powder material: a conductive metallic powder comprising, as a main component, nickel powder; and barium titanate ceramic powder with a mean particle diameter of 10 nm to 80 nm as an additive. The ceramic powder content is 5 to 25 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the conductive metallic powder.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high surface area per unit weight carbon electrode includes providing a substrate, depositing a carbon-rich material on the substrate to form a film, and after the depositing, activating the carbon-rich material to increase the surface area of the film of carbon-rich material. Due to the activation process being after deposition, this method enables use of low cost carbon-rich material to form a carbon electrode in the capacitor. The electrode may be used in capacitors, ultracapacitors and lithium ion batteries. The substrate may be part of the electrode, or it may be sacrificial—being consumed during the activation process. The carbon-rich material may include any of carbonized material, carbon aerogel and metal oxides, such as manganese and ruthenium oxide. The activation may include exposing the carbon-rich material to carbon dioxide at elevated temperature, in the range of 300 to 900 degrees centigrade.

Abstract: A magnetic capacitor includes two electrode layers, an insulator layer, and one or more magnetized layers. The insulator layer is located between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The one or more magnetized layers include one or more ferro-magnetic elements that are magnetized. The one or more magnetized layers are located so that the one or more ferro-magnetic elements apply a magnetic field to the insulator layer to improve an electrical property of the insulator layer. Magnetic fields applied perpendicular to the electrode layers increase the capacitance and electrical energy storage of the insulator layer. Magnetic fields applied parallel to the electrode layers decrease the leakage current and increase the breakdown voltage of the insulator layer. The one or more ferro-magnetic elements used can include ferro-magnetic plates or magnetic nanodots. The one or more magnetized layers can be located between or outside of the electrode layers.

Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. A metal oxide mixture may be formed over a first capacitor electrode. The metal oxide mixture may have a continuous concentration gradient of a second component relative to a first component. The continuous concentration gradient may correspond to a decreasing concentration of the second component as a distance from the first capacitor electrode increases. The first component may be selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide and mixtures thereof; and the second component may be selected from the group consisting of niobium oxide, titanium oxide, strontium oxide and mixtures thereof. A second capacitor electrode may be formed over the first capacitor electrode. Some embodiments include capacitors that contain at least one metal oxide mixture having a continuous concentration gradient of the above-described second component relative to the above-described first component.

Abstract: Provided is a supercapacitor electrode that is coupled on one side or both sides of a collector, in which the supercapacitor electrode consists of a carbon material that forms an electric double layer, in which the carbon material consists of: a powder-shaped electrode active material; a powder-shaped conductive material; and a fibrous carbon material of a aspect ratio of 3-33. The supercapacitor electrode can be implemented into a high-capacitance or high-power supercapacitor together with low equivalent series resistance.

Abstract: An electrode manufacturing apparatus comprises a conveying section for conveying a current collector sheet having a plurality of through holes; a backup roll for guiding the conveyed current collector sheet; an applicator for supplying a coating liquid to the current collector sheet on the backup roll; and a nip roll for pressing a part of the current collector sheet where the coating liquid is not supplied yet from the applicator against the backup roll.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] A problem to be solved is to provide a stacked structure and a method of manufacturing the same that make generation of insulation breakdown unlikely, while providing a high dielectric constant and a high quality. [Means for Solving Problem] A stacked structure according to the present invention is a stacked structure in which a dielectric layer 3 is provided between a first conductive layer 1 and a second conductive layer 2. The dielectric layer 3 includes a dielectric film 31 formed on the first conductive layer 1, and a dielectric particle film 32 formed by applying a dispersion solution containing dielectric particles onto the dielectric film 31. A method of manufacturing the stacked structure according to the present invention includes a dielectric layer forming step of forming the dielectric layer 3 on the first conductive layer 1, and a conductive layer forming step of forming the second conductive layer 2 on the dielectric layer 3.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of small sensors with reproducible surfaces, including electrochemical sensors. One process includes forming channels in the surface of a substrate and disposing a conductive material in the channels to form an electrode. The conductive material can also be formed on the substrate by other impact and non-impact methods. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes cutting the substrate to form a sensor having a connector portion and a transcutaneous portion, the two portions having edges that define one continuous straight line.