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Apparel RFID 2008-2018

Numerous apparel companies have reported increased sales of up to 20% using RFID to monitor shelf stock levels. It is now emerging as the first major application of RFID in retail, with a strong business case. In 2008, IDTechEx research finds that 38% of the money spent on RFID in retail is specifically for apparel tagging. Here Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of research firm IDTechEx, summarises the findings from the new IDTechEx report RFID in Apparel 2008-2018.

The buzz of the chase

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London are helping to perfect a technique used to catch serial killers, by testing it on bumblebees.

OLEDs to be rescued by inorganic chemistry?

The largest potential market for OLEDs is for mass produced, flexible, low cost versions, particularly wide area types with long life because they enable many exciting new product concepts to be realised rather than replace existing displays in familiar devices.

New generation frontside metallization material more efficient for PV

DuPont Microcircuit Materials introduces new Solamet® PV159 for photovoltaic solar cells.

The Square Kilometer Array programme launch

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a radio telescope currently under development by an international consortium who aim to probe fundamental physics, the origin and evolution of the Universe, the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the formation and distribution of planets.

Plastic Logic, receives new $50 million round of venture capital

Reinvestment supports next growth phase: Opening Dresden plant, establishing US headquarters, management team expansion.

Henkel's Wafer Backside Coating revolutionizes die attach processes

Utilizing the proven materials deposition techniques of stencil printing, screen printing and spin coating, Henkel's WBC solution allows packaging specialists to efficiently coat the back of wafers with die attach materials down to 20 microns in thickness.

The new chemistry of printed electronics

Things have now become really exciting with a huge range of new chemicals, nanotechnology and printing technology brought to bear and sophisticated thin film deposition techniques other than printing being tailored to play a part.

Silicon chip chemicals become a bridge to printing

Before the 1990s, silicon chip technology employed only six elements according to IBM but today we see a huge variety of compounds, alloys, solvents and dopants brought to bear.

Huge growth of Printed Electronics Asia conference

Printed Electronics Asia will display some of the latest manufacturing technologies from across the world.

Chemicals for printed electronics - Huge new market

Chemical companies have huge opportunities in the new world of printed electronics.

Progress towards p-type metal oxide semiconductors

In the last few years there has been increasing work on printed Zinc Oxide (ZnO) inorganic semiconductors. However, the materials developed have been used to demonstrated n-type transistors, but p-type transistors have not been commercially available. There are now two organizations that IDTechEx is aware of, and many more working on the topic, claiming p-type ZnO transistors are possible with reproducible results.

Opinion leaders Join RFID Europe

The largest European RFID conference is being held on 30th September and 1st October in Cambridge. With a plethora of new announcements and industry-leaders presenting, Dr. Peter Harrop outlines some of the highlights the speaker programme has to offer.

IDTechEx interviews co-founder of Nemoptic

Dr Harry Zervos, technology analyst with IDTechEx, interviewed Jacques Angelé, co-founder and VP Technology Programs of Nemoptic SA, an electronic paper display company.

The Booming Business of Active RFID and RTLS

In this summary of the Active RFID market Dr. Peter Harrop outlines why Active RFID and its associated technologies are receiving such attention and have such high growth predictions.

News from SEMICON West and InterSolar North America

IDTechEx report on the SEMICON West event held in San Francisco in mid July - an event with over one thousand exhibitors covering the silicon supply chain.

Creative Materials introduce die attach adhesives and adhesive films

Creative Materials announces a series of unique single-component, electrically conductive, B-stageable epoxy adhesives.

'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality

Researchers created a flexible circuit containing more than 100 transistors, the largest nanonet ever produced and the first demonstration of a working nanonet circuit.

Inorganic FETs on paper

In Portugal, a new field effect transistor with paper interstrate layer has now been developed.

Renewable Energy fund to invest $30 million

G24i will use investment to facilitate its rapid expansion of production and sales capability.