Monthly Archives: February 2011

Initial Graphite Deposition and Conductivity Tests

While we never received a response received a delayed response to our request to sample the one carbon company’s graphite in ethanol solution, I was able to find powdered graphite at the local art store and we mixed it with … Continue reading

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Substrate and Conductor Materials

In order to fabricate semiconductor devices like diodes or transistors it is of course imperative to have a substrate on which to do the fabrication. Additionally, to do anything with the devices, electrical connections are necessary. The conductor forming the … Continue reading

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Planar Components

Given just a substrate and conductive material, it is possible to fabricate resistors, capacitors and inductors. This post will briefly review some of the patterns currently used to create these components on printed circuit boards and integrated circuits. While every … Continue reading

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