Applied Materials

Applied Materials set up Center of Excellence

Applied Materials is to set up a Center of Excellence in Advanced Packaging in Singapore with the Institute of Microelectronics, a research institute under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Nanotechnology to the rescue

Nanotechnology works hand in hand with the development of flexible electronics, the following examples give an idea of the ways collaborative interdisciplinary efforts can provide solutions to challenges and barriers in further developing of novel electronic devices.

Advanced technology for manufacturing high-performance mobile Displays

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its new Applied AKT-20K PX PECVD system for manufacturing high performance active matrix OLED and TFT-LCD displays used in the most advanced smart phone and tablet PC applications. Using critical LTPS technology, the system deposits highly-uniform films on 1.95m2 glass sheets that are three times larger than the previous standard size. This capability enables manufacturers to significantly increase production and drive down cost - helping to accelerate the transition to larger, high resolution screen sizes for mobile consumer products.

Paper electronics ready for prime time

The term paper electronics refers to electronic and electric circuits printed onto paper - increasingly both at the same time. Paper electronics has its origins in the screen printing of electrodes onto battery separators for cylindrical batteries and it has been used for conductors and sensors in such things as T-Ink toys and novelties.

In-wheel electric motors gain market share

In-wheel motors were popular in cars over 100 years ago because they did not intrude into passenger space. An example is shown below. However, they were expensive and they adversely affected the ride and steering. One motor seizing could sometimes lock a wheel.

Printed electronics enters fast growth phase

Printed electronics is associated with some orders, investments and acquisitions that are one hundred times as big as the largest two years ago.

Ulvac sees demand for small OLED panel gear

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Ulvac Inc said on Tuesday that demand for gear used in making small and next-generation OLED display panels for smartphones is strong, making up for a fall in demand for large liquid-crystal display (LCD) equipment.

Tera-barrier investment & exclusive distribution agreement with Kisco

Tera-Barrier Films have announced that KISCO LTD. has made a strategic investment in the company's Series "A" Investment round and became the company's Exclusive Distributor for Asia Pacific.

Printed electronics without borders

Printed Electronics are being developed by over 3,000 companies, universities and research institutes worldwide - although a significant percentage of these developers are located in countries such as the USA, Germany, Japan and South Korea, there's a lot of research effort in other countries.

Applied Materials to shed up to 500 jobs

Applied Materials have announced plans to restructure their Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) segment which will include the loss of between 400- 500 jobs within the company World-wide and costs up to $425 million.

Skyline Solar appoints Thomas Rohrs CEO

T Rohrs brings more than 30 Years of semiconductor, energy and technology management experience to Skyline; Bob MacDonald to remain as CTO

Flexible and hybrid electronics

Flexible displays, lighting and solar panels may open the way to new kinds of consumer products and architectural features, but the real driver of the current up swell of interest in flexible, printed or hybrid electronics technology is manufacturers seeking ways to reduce production costs of large-area devices.

PSC's on flexible plastic substrates exceeding 5% efficiency

A team from the Thuringian Institute of Textile and Plastics Research (TITK) in Germany has fabricated a polymer solar cell (PSC) on flexible polyester substrate with 5% light power conversion efficiency. The photoactive layer of these solar cells was prepared in air by spin coating the Plexcore® PV 2000 ink of Plextronics.

Ingmar Wilhelm of Enel Green Power elected President of the EPIA

Gathered together in Rome on the occasion of its Annual General Meeting last week, the members of the largest photovoltaic (PV) industry association worldwide have elected their new Board of Directors.

Highlights from the 2010 Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference

Chris Giacoponello introduced NTERA's concept of "printegration", the possibility to integrate a display, a sensor and a battery by using successive printing steps. NTERA's technology is based on viologen inks that change colour upon accepting electrical charge. Without a need for a transparent conductor, they can be directly deposited on any opaque substrate (e.g. paper, PCB) with better reflectivity and lower cost (avoiding costly ITO).Company demonstrators include RF-powered displays (co-operation with poly-IC), solar powered ones (co-operation with Plextronics) and a device comprising a printed display & battery stack, demonstrated in June 2009.

Applied Materials, Merck and Braunschweig University awarded funding

Applied Materials, Inc., Merck KGaA and the Braunschweig University of Technology (TU-BS) have announced that they have been awarded a grant by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to develop processes to lower the cost of manufacturing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting for general illumination applications. Applied will spearhead the three-year project, named Light InLine (LILi), joining forces with Merck, a leading manufacturer of high performance OLED materials and TU-BS, an internationally recognized center for OLED research. Work on the LILi project will be centered at Applied Materials' advanced development facility in Alzenau, Germany.

World's largest solar research and demonstration facility in China

Applied Materials has taken an important step toward industrialization of the global solar industry with the recent opening of their state-of-the-art solar research and demonstration facility in Xian, China.

Applied Materials roll- to-roll vacuum coating system

Applied Materials begins shipments of world's largest, fastest, roll-to-roll vacuum coating systems.