Patent ID: 8074350

Claim:
A method of printing electronic circuits, comprising: placing at least one electronic component having interconnects on a substrate such that the interconnects are on a surface of the component opposite a surface of the component in contact with the substrate; forming a ramp from the substrate to the interconnects by one of either: dispensing a material onto the substrate such that the material contacts the electronic component by one of either dispensing a polymer onto the substrate and the component and shaping a ramp from the substrate to the interconnects out of the material by either pressing a mold down over the interconnects to displace the polymer from the surface of the interconnects to expose at least part of the interconnects, or dispensing an adhesive prior to placing the electronic component such that excess adhesive resides on the substrate adjacent to the component and pressing a mold down over the component and excessive adhesive; or pressing a mold down over the component and excessive adhesive; and printing at least one conductive line across the ramp such that the line provides electrical connection to at least one interconnect on the component.