The Five Laws of Plastic Electronics and why they matter (Printed Electronics USA 2006)

The Five Laws of Plastic Electronics and why they matter

Mr Evans was the founding CEO of Plastic Logic until his retirement in June 2006 when he became Vice Chairman. He has over 20 years CEO-level experience in UK quoted, NASDAQ listed and VC-backed technology companies. His experience includes start-ups and turnarounds, as well as mergers and acquisitions. He founded and ran Cambridge-based Cotag International, which was one of the early innovators in electronic tagging. Earlier in his career, he worked for IBM and McKinsey and Co. He has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a first degree from the University of Cambridge.

Plastic Logic was founded in 2000 to develop and exploit new technology and processes that combine the power of electronics with the pervasiveness of printing. The company has a growing portfolio of patents based on inkjet printing of active electronic circuits using advanced plastic materials. The company's technology has the potential to radically change the economics of key segments of the semiconductor industry. Capital costs will be significantly lower than for silicon by eliminating conventional photolithography, vacuum processing and high temperatures. The technology will greatly simplify manufacturing large area electronics and flexible substrates.

 

Plastic Logic is a spinout from the University of Cambridge and is privately held. With over 30 employees, it is headquartered in state-of-the-art clean room, labs and office on the Cambridge Science Park - the UK's premier high tech hotbed.

 

Plastic Electronics is at the heart of an industry revolution that will see new printed transistors at the heart of new products such as flexible displays, x-ray backplanes and RFID tags. In this presentation we will talk about the market opportunities and look at the reasons why this technology enables these new products. We will also look at future methods for making TFTs with sub 100nm channel lengths and the implications for TFT performance and market opportunities that this will bring. We will also discuss the issues that the industry faces in moving to volume manufacturing and makes estimates as to when this will happen.