Microfluidics Santa Clara, California U.S.A. October 17, 2012

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1 Microfluidics Santa Clara, California U.S.A. October 17, 2012 Drop-on-demand inkjet technology with picoliter drop size ejection for materials deposition, precision dosing and aerosol generation Mar$n Schoeppler, President & CEO FUJIFILM Dima$x, Inc Mar$n Ave. Santa Clara, CA

2 FUJIFILM Dimatix Company Overview Graphics Electronics Displays Life Science Chemical 3D Mechanical Optical Photovoltaic FUJIFILM Dimatix develops and manufactures precision printheads and systems to accurately deposit various fluids onto a variety of surfaces for multiple commercial and industrial markets 2

3 FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. Backed by 28 years of innovation and excellence Corporate offices in Santa Clara, California U.S.A. Operations in Lebanon, New Hampshire U.S.A. Advanced MEMS development in Santa Clara, California U.S.A. Acquired by FUJIFILM in July 2006, now FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. Significant patent portfolio >500 applications and issued patents worldwide Major areas of excellence Precision printheads for widest variations of applications Silicon MEMS fabrication Precision deposition equipment Smallest droplets, best directionality Widest printing material capability and compatibility Dedication to printed electronics 3

4 Current & Evolving Applications for FUJIFILM Dimatix Printheads Electronics Smart Cards RFID BioTech New LCD Commercial Printing Packaging Technology Wide Format Graphics Ceramics Textiles and Smart Textile Textile Smart Textile Current Marking/ Coding Product Decoration PV Current Market New 4

5 Silicon MEMS Printhead Technology Sub-micron feature accuracy Precise drop control (size, shape and placement) Recirculation at the nozzle for precise viscosity control Robust material set Chemically inert construction Compatible with aqueous, latex and UV-curable inks Robust non-wetting coating High volume manufacturing 5

6 Material Deposition Products DMP-3000 & Printheads New XYZ stage printer for material deposition fluid and process development Drop watcher camera system for substrate alignment and measurement ± 5 micron accuracy over 300 x 300 mm printable area Uses both disposable cartridges based on silicon MEMS structures with user filled reservoirs (1pl and 10pl) and production capable SX3, SE3 and D128 driver per nozzle printheads 6

7 Merlin Single-pass Platforms & Systems 7

8 Material Deposition Products DMP-2831 & Cartridge Self-contained deposition printer Uses disposable cartridges based on silicon MEMS structures with user filled reservoirs 16 nozzles 10pl and 1pl drops 8

9 Drop Placement Accuracy Measure of the ability to locate drops on the substrate Includes trajectory error Also includes nozzle location error 9

10 Silicon MEMS Printhead Directionality Jetting Straightness [mrad] Number of Nozzles 10

11 VersaDrop Jetting Technology 11

12 Jettable Functional Fluids Consistent drop formation without satellites Reliable system operation Final properties consistent with application requirements Physical properties appropriate for inkjet design Viscosity Surface tension Bulk modulus Stability Shelf life Settling, sedimentation, aggregation Gels, etc. Molecular weight distribution Rate of evaporation (nozzle open time) Viscosity: 8 to15 cps at operating temperature Surface tension: dynes/cm 12

13 Life Science Applications Biosensors Proteins Nucleic acids Scaffolding materials Tissue Engineering Cells Growth hormones Scaffolding materials Capillary networks Protein Arrays Nucleic Acid Arrays Adhesive Deposition Lab Automation Protein Purification EpigenX Biosciences 13

14 Cy3 IgG Protein Array 14

15 Streptavidin Jetted in Methyl Cellulose Gel Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 15

16 Yeast Jetted at 254 um Spacing on Silicon Wafer Viability verified by growth on His- plates 16

17 Inkjet Printing of plasmid DNA 17

18 Repeatability of Jetted Genomic DNA & PCR Amplification 18

19 MWNT-scaffolded DNA on Gold and Aluminum A B 254 um spacing 126 um spacing 19

20 Inkjet Printing Quantum Dots Quantum Dots from UT Dots TEM from UT Dots 2.6 nm green emission 4.0 nm yellow/orange emission 20

21 Contact Angles of PEDOT/PSS & ANP Silver Ink P E D O T A. B. C. A N P A. B. C. Glass Wafer Kapton Polyimide Teslin Synthetic Film 21