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QD Vision Inc

QD Vision produces quantum dots and supplies components to the display industry, to enhance the backlight of LCD. Their Color IQ technology has been used by several TV manufacturers, including Sony, TCL and Hisense.

Wireless power supply for wearables

Two new transmitter and three receiver coils that are optimally suited for solutions for charging wearables and mobile devices.

T-ink enables new Printed Electronics feature in WIRED Magazine

A print ad in the January issue of Wired provides interactivity thanks to printed electronics.

Near Field Communication (NFC) 2014-2024

IDTechEx first published a detailed report on NFC five years ago. In this article we share some of the findings in the new IDTechEx report, "Near Field Communication (NFC) 2014-2024".

E Ink agrees to buy SiPix shares

E Ink and LCD technologies has signed a definitive agreement to buy shares of SiPix Technology and its wholly owned subsidiary SiPix Imaging, the maker of electronic paper displays.

DecaWave appoints Jim O'Hara Chairman; announces €6M in funding

DecaWave has announced ex-Intel VP Jim O'Hara as Chairman of the company. DecaWave has also announced that it has successfully raised a further funding round of €6m from private investors in the US and Europe. This brings the total invested in DecaWave to €12.4m.

Boston-Power secures $60m in Series E funding

Next-generation Lithium-ion battery provider Boston-Power Inc., has announced $60 million in Series E funding co-led by existing investors Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Oak Investment Partners.

Greenpeak names Hans Rohrer as Chairman of the Board

GreenPeak Technologies, a leading fabless semiconductor company, has announced that semiconductor industry figure Hans Rohrer has been appointed Chairman of the Board.

Funding for electric car and energy storage battery systems

California-based electric car and battery company CODA Automotive, together with joint venture partner, Lishen Power Battery, has secured $394 million of committed capital.

PriMeBits memory project goes inorganic

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.

Printed RFID in 2010

IDTechEx projects that the market for passive RFID tags will grow to over $10 billion in sales by 2019. Much of it will continue to use silicon chips. Dr Peter Harrop forecasts the Printed RFID market for 2010.

GreenPeak Technologies obtains Zigbee RF4CE certification

GreenPeak is one of the first ZigBee members to obtain RF4CE certification but takes the standard RF4CE to a new level by adding ultra low power and low cost to its solution.

GreenPeak Technologies secuires US$19M in Series B funding

GreenPeak Technologies, a leading fabless semiconductor company offering innovative ultra low power wireless and battery-free data communication technologies for consumer electronics and sense and control applications, has announced the closing of a Series B financing round.

QUE proReader by Plastic Logic to be sold in Barnes & Noble stores

Plastic Logic and Barnes & Noble announced that QUE the first proReader designed for business professionals, will be sold through Barnes & Noble's nationwide network of stores and online at Barnes & Noble.com.

Epson and E Ink announce a new addition to the EPD controller family

Seiko Epson Corporation and E Ink Corporation announced a new jointly developed display controller IC, the S1D13522, which provides a high performance, space saving solution for E Ink's Vizplex-enabled electronic paper displays.

Prime View Int and E Ink Corp revise merger agreement

Prime View International and E Ink Corporation revise merger agreement

Printing silicon in South Africa - Part one

The engine of the new printed electronics will be printed transistors on flexible substrates that can be one tenth to one hundredth of the cost of those in simple silicon chips.

Rising from the ashes

The closure of several printed electronics operations has now resulted in phoenix operations rising from the ashes.

Body area networking standard attracts industry attention

The recent IEEE 802.15.6 Working Group meeting in Montreal, Canada drew significant interest from major industry players including Philips, General Electric, Texas Instruments, Toumaz and Samsung.