Patent ID: 9403211
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B22F,G06K,H01B,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing a foil material with at least one electrically conductive conductor structure, comprising the steps: (a) applying a dispersion, containing metallic nanoparticles, in a form which corresponds to the form of the conductor structure to be formed, to a surface of a transfer material to provide a precursor conductor structure formed by the nanoparticles, (b) sintering the metallic nanoparticles forming the precursor conductor structure by supplying heat to the nanoparticles so as to form the electrically conductive conductor structure on the surface of the transfer material, (c) bringing into contact a surface of the foil material and the surface of the transfer material on which the electrically conductive conductor structure is located, (d) transferring the electrically conductive conductor structure from the surface of the transfer material onto the contacting surface of the foil material by exerting pressure, and (e) detaching segments of a desired size from the foil material, a segment having at least one electrically conductive conductor structure, wherein the steps (c), (d) and (e) are carried out immediately subsequent to the steps (a) and (b) or at any later point in time.