E-skins and power sheets using printed organic transistors and printed MEMS switches

Takao Someya received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1997. In 1997, he joined Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), the University of Tokyo, as a Research Associate and was appointed to be a Lecturer of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), the University of Tokyo, in 1998, and an Associate Professor of RCAST in 2002. From 2001 to 2003, he worked for the Nanocenter (NSEC) of Columbia University and Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, as a Visiting Scholar. Since 2003, he has been an Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Physics and Quantum-Phase Electronics Center, the University of Tokyo. His current research interests include organic transistors, flexible electronics, plastic integrated circuits, large-area sensors, and plastic actuators. Dr. Someya is a member of the IEEE Electron Devices Society, the Materials Research Society (MRS), and the Japanese Society of Applied Physics. He is an IEEE/EDS Distinguished Lecturer since 2004 and a recipient of 2004 IEEE/ISSCC Sugano Award. Dr. Someya's " large-area sensor array" electronic thin film was featured in Time Magazine as one of its "Best Inventions of 2005" in its November 21st issue.