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On moving printed electronics from enabling technology to application

IDTechEx has already shared the sheer scope, profiles of key players, enabling devices, and commercial product possibilities presented by printed electronics. Just a couple years ago, we tracked 500 organizations (50% universities & research institutes, 50% corporations) developing printed or organic transistors, and found that the combined commercial revenue of products using these transistors was zero - in other words, the industry still needed time, money, and partnerships to scale.

Thinfilm unveils first scalable printed CMOS memory

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

Thinfilm launches printed memory for secure documents

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.

Thinfilm opens Japan office

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

Coextrusion printing of battery and fuel cell electrodes

PARC has demonstrated a manufacturing technology—co-extrusion printing—for depositing thick films of densely interdigitated functional materials. This is a promising method for making advanced battery and fuel cell electrodes, particularly air cathodes.

Thinfilm& PARC extend printed electronics commercialization engagement

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.

PARC Battery Electrode Breakthrough

Palo Alto Research Center PARC, developed laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces. Now it is building a cleantech portfolio.

Printed electronics is now about doing business

Excitingly, the subject has now moved beyond peer reviewed academic papers to doing business. The largest European event on the subject will again be Printed Electronics Europe in Düsseldorf Germany in April 5-6 (www.IDTechEx.com/peEurope) and it will be all about who can sell to whom and how this powerful enabling technology can transform society for the better as well as creating wealth.

PARC Improves Traction Batteries

Palo Alto Research Center PARC, developed laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces. Now it is building a cleantech portfolio.

PARC, a Xerox company, takes minority stake in Thinfilm

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.

PARC PV and battery electrode advance

Palo Alto Research Center PARC, developed laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces. Now it is building a cleantech portfolio.

Thinfilm addressable memory design completed

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

Printed Electronics USA 2010 Highlights

Last week the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics event was held in the heart of Silicon Valley in California. Almost 1200 people attended the conference and 49,000 square foot exhibition.

PARC and Soligie to commercialize printed electronics technologies

PARC and Soligie to commercialize printed electronics technologies by completing concept-to-market ecosystem

Thinfilm & PARC to develop next-generation printed memory solutions

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

Researchers break new ground in nanotechnology

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance of organic transistors which are commonly used in consumer electronics.

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.

Palo Alto Research Center Inc exhibits at Printed Electronics USA 2009

PARC showcasing material characterization, application development, and full system prototyping capabilities at Printed Electronics USA 2009

Stanford-led research helps overcome barrier for organic electronics

Electronic devices can't work well unless all of the transistors, or switches, within them allow electrical current to flow easily when they are turned on. A team of engineers has determined why some transistors made of organic crystals don't perform well, yielding ideas about how to make them work better.

Printed electronics needs new design rules

The first cars looked like horse drawn carriages - suboptimal and using the design rules of the past. So it is with most printed electronics today. It is frequently burdened with old fashioned components like silicon chips, cylindrical capacitors, chip resistors and button batteries.