10 Jan 2013

Largest flexible memory arrays to date
The EU-funded eMbedded Organic Memory Arrays (MOMA) project has announced the largest re-programmable non-volatile memory arrays yet produced on flexible substrates.
Full profile interview: SWOT
30 Nov 2012

TNO
Full profile interview: SWOT
20 Nov 2012

Piezotech (Arkema group)
10 Oct 2012

Highlights from Printed Electronics Asia 2012
IDTechEx held Printed Electronics Asia 2012 in Tokyo, Japan last week. This is part of the World's global event series on the topic with other events in USA (Dec 5-6) and Europe (April 17-18). Senior-level attendees from some of the biggest chemical, equipment and electronics companies were present from 23 countries, with 50% of attendees from Japan, and 66% of attendees from East Asia.
External press release
25 Sep 2012

Imec and Solvay announce world record efficiency for organic PV module
Imec and the chemicals company Solvay have announced an organic photovoltaic module with a world-record certified efficiency of 5.5 percent.
21 Sep 2012

Latest progress on solution-processed OLEDs
IDTechEx recently attended the SID Organics meeting held at Imperial College London. Here we will provide a brief update on the activities of several major chemical companies that are actively pursuing OLED.
13 Sep 2012

Chemical and component opportunities in Asia
As Asia has dominated in displays, photovoltaics, semiconductor manufacture and other technology sectors, so too will it dominate in making and integrating better components and consumer electronics using the new materials that are enabling devices to be lighter, more robust, flexible, more power efficient and higher performance. Some of these most exciting material developments and their uses are covered at Printed Electronics Asia 2012.
External press release
20 Apr 2012

Thinfilm wins IDTechEx Product Development Award
The IDTechEx Product Development Award is given to companies who have launched new printed electronics products and are in the process of bringing them to market.
16 Apr 2012

Polyera raises $24.5MM in series C funding
The company plans to use the funds to accelerate development activities while making a major investment in its Asia-Pacific operations in preparation for market launch.
External press release
8 Mar 2012

Flexible Organic lighting reaches high energy efficiency
Solvay, Holst Centre and several other partners demonstrate flexible 69cm2 Organic LED (OLED) lighting tiles with an efficiency of 30lm/Watt.
22 Dec 2011

Imec, Polyera & Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency
Imec, Polyera and Solvay set 8.3% efficiency record for organic solar cell with inverted device architecture
External press release
20 Dec 2011

Imec, Polyera and Solvay set 8.3% efficiency record for organic solar
Imec, Polyera and international chemical group Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency of 8.3% for polymer-based single junction organic solar cells in an inverted device stack.
2 Dec 2011

Thinfilm and Polyera partner to bring printed CMOS memory to market
Thinfilm has formed a partnership with Polyera to develop organic semiconductor materials for high-volume printing of Thinfilm Addressable Memory and printed integrated systems. The collaboration brings printed integrated systems, such as smart sensor tags, closer to commercial availability.
External press release
31 Oct 2011

European collaboration efficient, low-cost tandem organic solar cells
Imec and its 16 project partners announce that they have launched the European FP7 project X10D, a project aiming at developing tandem organic solar cells with an increased conversion efficiency and lifetime, and a decreased production cost.
External press release
7 Sep 2011

Innovative organic solar cell architecture sets new performance level
The Belgian research centre imec, together with Plextronics and Solvay, present this week at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) in Hamburg an organic polymer-based single junction solar cell with 6.9% performance in an innovative inverted device stack.
31 Aug 2011

Printed Electronics: What can we do better?
IDTechEx has tracked the printed electronics market since 2002. We have conducted extensive research programs, run our own events internationally and attended most other relevant events. Being impartial, we state the good and the bad. So what have we learnt?
29 Jul 2011

Solvay invests USD 15 Million in Plextronics
Solvay commits EUR 10 MLN to support Plextronics' innovative technology development in organic light emitting diodes and photovoltaics.
12 Jul 2011

Solvay and Avantium to jointly develop green engineering plastics
Solvay and Avantium announced today that they have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a next generation of green high-performance polyamides for engineering plastics. The partnership combines Solvay's leading position in specialty polymers and Avantium's YXY technology for producing building blocks for green materials.