Logic & Memory

Moves are a foot for PragmatIC Printing to launch its technology to pilot-scale production under an agreement with the Printable Electronics Technology Centre at The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI).

Thin Film Electronics ASA have announced technology relationships for its integrated addressable memory systems designed to help enable the "Internet of Things." Thinfilm has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Acreo, which develops printed displays for a variety of applications.

Thinfilm has formed a partnership with Polyera to develop organic semiconductor materials for high-volume printing of Thinfilm Addressable Memory and printed integrated systems. The collaboration brings printed integrated systems, such as smart sensor tags, closer to commercial availability.

Thinfilm printed electronic memory now available to Inventables' community of technology innovators.

Combination of Thinfilm printed rewritable memory and PARC transistors enables low-cost, printed integrated systems for the "Internet of things".

PragmatIC Printing Ltd, the pioneer in imprinted logic circuits, and De La Rue plc, the world's largest integrated commercial security printer and papermaker, announced that they are working together on prototypes for printed electronic security products.

Scientists show that non-volatile memory made from a sandwich of silver nanoparticle-laced plastic retains its on/off state over a wider voltage range when operating at toasty temperatures.

An ultrathin, electronic patch with the mechanics of skin, applied to the wrist for EMG and other measurements.

Thinfilm's partner InkTec upgrades and expands their production capacity.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments - opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible electronic devices.

PragmatIC Printing Ltd, the pioneer in imprinted logic circuits, and Holst Centre,an open-innovation initiative by imec (Belgium) and TNO (Netherlands), have recently announced their collaboration in the research, development and exploitation of flexible electronics.

Thinfilm launches printed memory for secure documents and high-volume consumer applications. Thin Film Electronics have launched the Thinfilm Passive Array Memory, a fully printed non-volatile rewriteable memory suitable for secure documents. The capacity is doubled compared to Thinfilm's standard memory.

RUSNANO co-invests in the development of electronic components for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for use in sensors, computing and telecommunications equipment.

Prof. Jiro Kasahara, former executive technical director at Sony, will represent Thinfilm in Japan

Experimental evidence of intrinsic pinning of magnetic domain walls will aid the development of next-generation memories.

Experimental evidence of intrinsic pinning of magnetic domain walls will aid the development of next-generation memories.

Thin Film Electronics ASA have received and accepted two engineering orders from leading toy manufacturers.

Scientists including an MIT physics professor have found a way to make wonder material graphene magnetic, opening up a new range of opportunities for the world's thinnest material in the area of spintronics.

Thinfilm & PARC extend printed electronics commercialization engagement By working together to further co-develop Addressable Memory technology, PARC and Thinfilm are complementing each other's strengths to move the industry beyond components and devices towards consumer-facing applications.

On April 5th and 6th, Printechnologics will present AirCode touch - an invisible identification tag readable by standard touchscreens, communicating with the online world just through a simple touch - at the Printed Electronics Europe Trade Show in Düsseldorf. As leading technology developer in field of printed electronics, we are proud to present our tech-nology at Europe's largest event on printed and flexible electronics.

PARC, a Xerox company, is taking a minority stake in Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") as part of the collaboration between the two companies. PARC will be issued 1,663,680 million new shares equal to NOK 2,785,000 through a private placement. The subscription price of NOK 1.674 per Thinfilm share equals the average closing share price for the last ten trading days up to and including 22 March 2011.

Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") is experiencing significant interest for its offerings in the toys and games market, and has received additional orders for the Thinfilm Toy Development Kit.

Thinfilm's unique printed electronic memories enable interactive games and card-based online monetization.

The design of the world's first printed rewritable memory array with logic circuitry is ready.

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London (UK) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have shown that a magnetically polarised current can be manipulated by electric fields.

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London (UK) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have shown that a magnetically polarised current can be manipulated by electric fields.

Graphene oxide is the latest flavor of memristor, and it works on bendable plastic

Thin Film Electronics ASA have launched the Toy Development Kit.

Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") announced that the Thinfilm Memory ControllerTM is available.

PolyIC becomes wholly owned by Leonhard Kurz

High-capacity, compact form-factor memory enabled by low-cost printed electronics opens up new market opportunities

Researchers at Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University have made a discovery that opens this door, allowing them to build electronic components like diodes on many different substrates.

Dr Davor Sutija has been promoted to CEO of Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm"). He takes over from Rolf Åberg, who continues in an executive board position.

Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") has received certification that its Thinfilm Memory™ products meet EU standards for safety of toys. Thinfilm has also secured additional funding for go-to-market activities.

Evidence shows memristors are capable of performing logic functions

Last year Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") announced successful high-volume pilot production of roll-to-roll printed memories. Now, Thinfilm is moving from pilot to regular production. "We have made great progress together with our partners. Deployment of products in the field will start soon," says Rolf Åberg CEO Thinfilm.

Next week the sixth annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event takes place in Dresden, Germany on April 13-14. Read about some of the event highlights here.

Medicine bottles that alert you when a prescription needs updating and computer screens which can be rolled up to fit in a briefcase are a step closer thanks to research by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).

In the European PriMeBits project, a printable electric low-voltage non-volatile memory is being developed for printed sensor, media and wireless ID applications. The main strategy is to utilize printed technology where it has a competitive advantage compared to silicon technology. The project builds on basic research of new materials and components and takes the results into prototyping of new applications. To reduce the research risk, two different technologies for the memory functionality are considered with partially overlapping application areas.

A Portuguese university has developed Paper-e®, an emergent technology for applying field effect transistors on and with paper.

Nano ePrint has already demonstrated that its nano-scale devices not only dramatically simplify manufacture, but also achieve over 10 times the performance and over 100 times the density of conventional printed electronics.

POLYIC and THINFILM announce high-volume pilot production of roll-to-roll printed memories enabling next-generation interactive toys and games

Kovio, Inc., a privately held company developing printed silicon electronics, today announced that to date it has raised $20 million in Series E financing

Electronic memory chips may soon gain the ability to bend and twist as a result of work by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Thin Film Electronics, an Oslo, Norway-based Company with R&D facilities in Linkoping, Sweden, known as Thinfilm, and InkTec Co. Ltd , known as InkTec, have together made a breakthrough in producing printed memory on flexible substrates.

A $10 laptop may be available in a year suggest officials of the Indian Government.

The world's fastest graphene transistor at 26GHz was achieved by IBM Research.

The ISRA VISION Smash PCB™ inspection system can be used in printed electronics applications to detect defects to include: mis-registration, shorts, opens, cracks, "mouse bites", and substrate defects.

How Printed Electronics is changing consumer goods and services - highlights from the forthcoming Printed Electronics USA event

IDTechEx has just issued a report on the hot topic of Wireless Sensor Networks WSN, also known as Ubiquitous Sensor Networks USN. The report is called Wireless Sensor Networks.