Glossary of surface technology
Screen printing
with Dry etching with plasma is the method of choice for forming conductors, but only for conductors made of aluminium. Conductors made of copper can be applied by galvanic separation or by screen printing. Screen printing is a classical printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate. Analogously, metallic coatings can be applied. On curved surfaces, screen printing is of limited use only.