Thick film tecknology

This paper outlines the continuous progress of thick-film technology in providing a valuable means for the manufacture of solid-state sensors in three major areas of applications: hybrid circuits for signal processing, creation of structures upon which sensing materials can be added to provide new forms of sensors and thick-film materials able to offer suitable transducing properties. It is stressed here that while the technology proceeds apace, the material science of thick-film sensors requires greater research efforts.