Micro-Fluidics Modeling for Manufacturing Processes

In this presentation, we explore how high-fidelity computational modeling can help organizations evaluate physical prototypes, reduce exploration and discovery time, and optimize lab resources. This is achieved using Virtual Porous Media Lab (VPML) to showcase how a virtual twin of some manufacturing processes involving multiphase flow can predict key performance metrics in its desired application.

In particular, we present several examples from the semi-conductors industry:

• Simulation of underfill capillary flow in flip-chip encapsulation process.
• Simulation of dynamics of droplets spreading in inkjet printing OLED encapsulation process.
• Simulation of stack bending in semi-conductor wafer cleaning process due to capillary forces.
• Simulation of liquid electrolyte infilling process in 3D microstructures of Li-ion battery electrodes.