IEC 62899-403-2:2026

IEC 62899-403-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2026-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Printed electronics -
Part 403-2: Printability - Requirements for reproducibility - Basic patterns for
printing plate
ICS 31.180; 37.100.10 ISBN 978-2-8327-1128-6

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General description of basic pattern . 7
5 Basic patterns for evaluation of printing plate . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Lines set with even width and space . 7
5.3 Lines set with varying widths. 8
5.4 Lines set with varying space between lines . 9
5.5 Radial lines pattern . 11
5.6 Tilted lines and space pattern . 12
5.7 Right angled line pattern . 13
6 Requirements for evaluation . 14
7 Measurement methods and instruments . 14
8 Necessary information from the supplier of basic patterns . 14
8.1 General . 14
8.2 Lines set with even width and space . 15
8.3 Lines set with varying line widths . 15
8.4 Lines set with varying space between lines . 15
8.5 Radial lines pattern . 15
8.6 Tilted line and space pattern . 15
8.7 Right angled line pattern . 15
Annex A (informative) Examples of basic pattern layouts . 16
A.1 Example 1. 16
A.2 Example 2. 16
Annex B (informative) Use case of basic pattern . 17
B.1 General . 17
B.2 Use case 1 . 17
B.3 Use case 2 . 17
Bibliography . 18

Figure 1 – Lines set with even width and space perpendicular and parallel to machine
direction . 8
Figure 2 – Lines set with varying line widths perpendicular and parallel to machine

direction . 9
Figure 3 – Lines set with varying spaces between lines perpendicular and parallel to
machine direction . 10
Figure 4 – Radial lines pattern . 12
Figure 5 – Tilted lines and space pattern . 13
Figure 6 – Right angled line pattern . 14
Figure A.1 – Example of basic patterns layout in a printing area . 16
Figure A.2 – Example of basic patterns layout in a margin area . 16
Figure B.1 – Example of use case for lines set with even width and space . 17
Figure B.2 – Example of use case for right angled line pattern . 17

Table 1 – Series of lines sets with varying widths. 9
Table 2 – Series of lines sets with varying spaces between lines . 11

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Printed electronics -
Part 403-2: Printability - Requirements for reproducibility -
Basic patterns for printing plate

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IEC 62899-403-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 119: Printed electronics. It is
an International Standard.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
119/569/FDIS 119/577/RVD
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INTRODUCTION
This document provides commonly utilized design patterns for evaluating printability with focus
on printing plate micro pattern resolution. Reproducibility of micro patterns in printed electronics
is checked by the size and shape of line and space patterns affected by printing plate. Precision
quality of the high-resolution printing plate is key to the fabrication of the fine patterning that
makes up electronic circuits and components in the field of printed electronics manufacturing.
Quality and reproducibility of the printing technology in electronics manufacturing help to
facilitate international trade and enhanced user value in the field of printed electronics. The
IEC 62899-403 series contains basic patterns to evaluate the printability of patterns from the
viewpoint of printing machine, printing plate, and applications for printed electronics
manufacturing. The printability is estimated by both the quality of printed patterns and the
reproducibility of printing designs. On the other hand, the reproducibility of the printed pattern
is achieved by estimating the fidelity from the printing design date. IEC 62899-403-1 provides
commonly utilized design patterns for evaluating printability by the point of operation accuracy
of the printing machine.
The quality of printed patterns is ensured by accurate measurements of their size and
dimensions (2D and/or 3D). The printability of patterns can be measured with the methods
provided in the IEC 62899-402 series.

1 Scope
This part of IEC 62899 specifies commonly utilized basic design patterns to evaluate the
reproducibility of printed pattern from the viewpoint of the quality of printing plate for the printed
electronics. Printing plates in this document include not only gravure, relief (flexo), and offset
plates, but also a cylinder for rotary printing and m
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