Advanced Materials

Maxeon is a company focusing on PV.

This premium article discusses carbon nanotubes from green or waste feedstock, with player analysis.

Aerogel Core Ltd is an aerogel start-up which has spun out from the University of Bath. IDTechEx spoke with Professor Michele Meo to get an update on Aerogel Core's activity.

Founded in 2004, MiaSolé-Hi Tech is a producer of lightweight, flexible and powerful solar cells and cell manufacturing equipment, mainly focusing on copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells on stainless steel substrate.

Nanopaint offer a wide range of functional inks for printed electronics, including piezoresistive, piezoelectric and magnetic inks. IDTechEx spoke with Sofia Carneiro, Project and R&D Manager.

LG Chem is a leading chemical company that announced its plans to build an aerogel production plant in November 2022. IDTechEx spoke with the aerogel division to get an update on the development.

Advanced semiconductor packaging technologies are crucial due to the slowing of Moore's law and rising costs of monolithic Si IC development and manufacturing. Initially, components were individually packaged and integrated at the PCB board level, but as devices become smaller and require higher processing capabilities, component integration needs to be pushed beyond board level.

Lumineq is a company headquartered in Espoo, Finland, that specializes in supplying thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) displays for several applications from night vision to automotive displays.

Thermal runaway and the associated battery fires have proven to be a critical concern for customers, battery designers, and electric vehicle manufacturers. Many vehicles have experienced battery fires and hundreds of thousands have been recalled.

Aerogel Technologies are a company that specialise in polymer aerogels. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Stephen Steiner (CEO) and Justin Griffin (COO) to provide an update on the company.

Ferroperm Piezoceramics manufacture piezoelectric ceramic components which can be used as actuators and sensors. IDTechEx spoke with Louise Bierregaard (Senior Research Engineer) and Rasmus Lou-Moeller (Director of Engineering).

F-WAVE Co., Ltd. is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Zinnia Tek and it has taken over the land, buildings, and production facilities of Fuji Electric's solar cell factory in Kumamoto Factory, the R&D equipment in Chiba Factory, inventory assets, and related trademarks and intellectual property rights pertaining to the business.

Innovation roadmap for perovskite applications' market readiness.

Innovation roadmap for Li-ion materials.

IDTechEx attended the NREL Industry Growth Forum 2023 in Denver, Colorado, USA. This premium article will highlight some of the presenting and exhibiting companies.

Piezotech Arkema is a division of the large French materials supplier Arkema, focused on developing and supplying piezoelectric polymers. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Fabrice Domingues Dos Santos, R&D Manager.

This premium article provides an overview into the latest production capacities for key aerogel players.

Founded in 2018, EneCoat Technologies is a spin off from Kyoto University focusing on the R&D of perovskite solar cells

Innovation roadmap for the Li-ion value chain.

Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) come in different forms, including thermal pads, thermal grease, gap fillers, thermal paste, and thermal gels. Thermal gel and thermal paste, two of the most commonly used forms, have gained significant momentum over the past several years, especially in the EV, data center, and 5G industries.