Javier Zuñiga

Javier Zuñiga, graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2015 from the Public University of Navarra, has developed his professional career entirely at Embega S.Coop. He began supporting the R&D department in the company's printed electronics area, later moving on to work in the areas of quality and process improvement. In recent years he has served as a leader in automotive projects, being in direct contact with clients. He has participated in exploration missions in the printed electronics ecosystems of Spain and Finland, traveling around the world and becoming an expert in the field. He currently leads Embega's Printed Electronics Engineering department.

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Presentation

Fine line printing for automotive HMI solutions

Until now, PEDOT-type organic inks have been used to manufacture flexible transparent printed electronics solutions for automotive HMIs, electrodes/buttons. However, these types of solutions suffer degradation when exposed to high temperatures during the vehicle lifetime. This degradation produces a loss of tactile sensitivity to the user and a shorter useful life for the product. As a solution to this issue, Embega has developed high technology materials and processes for producing 50-micron lines silver ink-based patterns, for electrodes/buttons of the HMIs, to avoid these losses in sensitivity and offering a more robust and durable product on the market.