Printed Force Sensors - an Untold Success Story of Printed Electronics (Printed Electronics USA 2013)

• Overview of the physical operating principles of the various sensor technologies.

• Typical sensor characteristics, capabilities and performance will be presented.

• Successful printing and manufacturing techniques will be reviewed.

• A broad range of successful implementation examples will be presented.

Dr. Jeff Baker has been part of the Technical and Research and Development team at Interlink Electronics for over 14 years. He has spearheaded the company's technology development as Chief Technology Officer at Interlink since 2010. He has become an expert on force sensing, and especially polymeric force sensing technologies. He has been first inventor on over 15 patents and applications in this field.

Interlink Electronics is a trusted advisor, technology partner and global leader in the advancing domain of human-machine interface and force-sensing technologies. Interlink Electronics has led the printed and flexible hybrid electronics industry in the commercialization of patented Force-Sensing Resistor (FSR®) technology. With this technology planform Interlink Electronics had delivered rugged and reliable human-machine interface (HMI) system solutions for over 30 years. Interlink Electronics has provided human-machine interface solutions for mission-critical applications in a wide range of markets, including, but not limited to consumer electronics, automotive, IoT, rugged computing, robotics, industrial, and medical devices.