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PragmatIC

PragmatIC produces flexible internal circuits on polymer substrates. In March 2024, it opened a high volume manufacturing plant in Durham, UK. This profile is based on an interview in which IDTechEx spoke to CTO Dr Richard Price and Corporate Content Lead, Hellen Norman.

PragmatIC

PragmatIC is a UK-based company developing flexible integrated circuits on polymer substrates. It has received a total of ~US$150 million in funding and is focused on scaling up its technology, which is already commercially available at a low cost.

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PragmatIC

PragmatIC manufacture flexible integrated circuits (termed FlexICs) which are targeted first at RFID tags and also other applications that require constrained complexity. Their main selling point is their low cost (< $0.01, depending on complexity and volume), making them an attractive alternative to silicon. PragmatIC have also developed a revolutionary approach to fabrication that, when compared to conventional silicon ICs, requires much less capital expenditure and a design-to-production cycle-time of less than one week.

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