IDTechEx

New Geographic and Technological Trends in Printed Electronics

There is a much more balanced situation across the world when it comes to development and production of printed electronic and electric devices.

Organic and Large Area Electronics - A European Commission Meeting

The European Commission holds its second working session on organic and large area electronics to direct EC funding efficiently, creating a major new European industry.

Is 20% Efficiency Possible for Organic Photovoltaics?

Plextronics has a detailed technical program for step by step improvement of the compounds used, with every prospect of getting to 10% efficiency before many years have passed.

Widening Interest in Printing Vertical Transistors

Chiba University has been working with DaiNippon Printing to progress aspects for flexible displays and here we share some of their slides presented at the IDTechEx Smart Labels Asia conference

MIT Develop Smart Paper

MIT researchers are developing technology that could be used to make paper embedded with wires, sensors, and computer chips, creating what they call "pulp-based" computing.

Plastic Logic Make New Appointments

Konrad Herre's appointment marks a decisive step in the intensive build up of Plastic Logic's German subsidiary.

Drug Anticounterfeiting by RFID

It was sad that the Food and Drug Administration backed off from urgently pushing through standards and rapid adoption of RFID at item level on drugs, after its earlier firm lead in 2005-6. However, its recommendation remains but with industry left to set the pace.

Improved Smart Blisterpacks Announced

At the IDTechEx conference, RFID Europe in Cambridge, UK, 18-19 September, both Cypak of Sweden and Jos Geboers of The Compliers Group of the Netherlands announced improved smart blisterpacks that record which pills are removed when and have RFID for identifying the patient.

New Attitudes to UHF Revealed in Tokyo and Cambridge UK

At the IDTechEx conferences Printed Electronics in Asia 11-12 September and RFID Europe in Cambridge UK 18-19 September it was clear that attitudes to UHF RFID are changing.

Inaugural IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia Event is a Sell-Out

Over 180 attendees from 12 countries came to the first IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia conference and exhibition. The majority of delegates were from Japan, with many surprise attendances from major Japanese institutions getting involved in this exciting new topic.

Hi Tech Insoles Could Prevent 76,000 Amputations per Year in the US

New Zealand based company Zephyr Technology is working with scientists at AUT University in Auckland to create high tech insoles for shoes, using sensor technology to measure foot temperatures to sense the onset of potential ulceration conditions in diabetics, potentially reducing a major health problem that results in 90,000 amputations each year in the United States.

AIST Japan Gives Latest View of Printed Display Evolution

At the IDTechEx conference Printed Electronics Asia, held last week, Kiyoshi Yase of the Photonics Research Institute at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan gave a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of flexible and printable organic electronics.

Roadmap to Commercialisation of Electrophoretic Displays

Microencapsulated electrophoretic ink displays are now in volume production. For example, E ink FPL is being coated in Roll to roll (R2R) production kilometers at a time, segmented displays on plastic substrates are in volume production and glass TFT displays are in volume production.

More Activity in Printed Electronics by Western Giants

Although there are very few Western giant corporations active in printed and potentially printed electronics compared to East Asia, there are some new entrants in 2007 and some of those already active have sharply increased the level of their activity, particularly in Europe.