Large scale microcomponents assembly using an external magnetic array

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Ramadan, Qasem ^a   Uk, Yoon Seung ^a   Vaidyanathan, Kripesh ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FILMS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SILICON WAFERS;

MAGNETIC FORCES; MECHANICAL FORCES; SHAPE RECOGNITION; TARGET CHIPS;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 34248586487     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2731708     Document Type: Article

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