Tours

NextFlex is a public-private partnership with the goal to advance America's flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) manufacturing ecosystem. FHE involves the integration of thinned semiconductor or other bulk devices with printed electronics on flexible substrates. By integrating high-performance devices, FHE will enable advanced forms of human monitoring, such as "smart bandages" and other therapeutic applications; flexible sensor networks for monitoring of vehicles, buildings, bridges and other high-value assets; flexible, rollable, and conformable integrated array antennas; and "soft" robotics that utilize flexible electronics to impart and control motion in prosthetics and robotic devices. NextFlex has over 50 member institutions around the country, with whom it works to advance the maturity of FHE manufacturing, including materials, equipment, assembly, testing, and modeling of FHE systems. NextFlex is also building a pilot manufacturing facility at its San Jose headquarters, which will enable its members to collaborate on FHE-related manufacturing processes.

 

NextFlex will share plans for its manufacturing facility, conduct tours of the cleanroom facilities, and solicit inputs on the design and capabilities of this unique facility, the first of its kind.