Printing Antennas and RF-MEMS on

Flexible Organic Substrates

This thesis reports first ever printed QR code antennas, RFID integrated QR code tag antennas
and additive manufacturing of ohmic contact cantilever RF-MEMS switch on flexible organic
substrates (e.g. paper and Kapton).

Fig. 1 QR code antenna connected through bazooka balun.

Fig. 2 Printed prototype of the RFID integrated QR code tag antenna.

Fig. 3 Ohmic contact cantilever RF-MEMS. a) flat membrane (left) b) curved membrane (right)