Advanced Materials

Thursday 25 August 2022 - Analysis of advanced semiconductor packaging markets and their mid-long-term opportunity; Key applications' growth drivers; Player analysis - the dynamics of advanced semiconductor packaging battleground; Advanced semiconductor packaging technologies - current challenges and innovative trends

This premium article gives an overview of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and looks at the role of the bipolar plate (BPP). It will then look into BPP materials and manufacturers, with SWOT analyses of key market players, and the latest trends and research in the field.

Electronics manufacturer Jabil is investigating the use of printed copper inks as a replacement for silver inks in flexible hybrid electronics. At FLEX 2022, it presented its assessment and qualification process for commercially available copper inks.

Researchers say they have created the first gel-based cartilage substitute that is even stronger and more durable than the real thing. Mechanical testing reveals that the team's hydrogel -- a material made of water-absorbing polymers -- can be pressed and pulled with more force than natural cartilage, and is three times more resistant to wear and tear.

Schunk is a German-based company, manufacturing components for high-tech products from carbon, ceramics, and metal. IDTechEx spoke with Jens Voellner (Business Development Manager) with regards to bipolar plates for fuel cells.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Advanced Semiconductor Packaging 2023-2033'.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Advanced Semiconductor Packaging 2023-2033'.

At FLEX 2022 Molex outlined its work to qualify both copper conductive inks and magnetic field aligned anisotropic conductive adhesives (ACAs) for use in production of flexible hybrid electronic (FHE) circuits. This is a key step towards the adoption of these materials in mass production.

Power Bloom is an American company based in California and founded in 2017. It has developed a business plan to scale fit-for-purpose organic solar cells with technology development intended in the future following the acquisition of sufficient capital.

This premium article introduces metamaterials, with examples and important applications, and explores the commercial metamaterial ecosystem, technical and commercial challenges, and more.

Computers that think more like human brains are inching closer to mainstream adoption. But many unanswered questions remain. Among the most pressing, what types of materials can serve as the best building blocks to unlock the potential of this new style of computing.

Onyx Solar was founded in 2009 and is based in the Spanish city of Ávila. It produces building-integrated photovoltaics using both crystalline silicon and thin film amorphous silicon.

If the future were to be categorized in one word, it would be "data-centric". IC vendors have been pushed towards "advanced semiconductor packaging" to meet the world's data needs.

Efficient adsorbents for industrial wastewater treatment are important to minimize potential environmental damage. In particular, organic dyes, as a significant group of industrial pollutants, are usually highly water soluble, non-degradable and many are toxic to carcinogenic. Researchers now present a new approach to design an innovative composite material, consisting of a nanoporous, ultrathin covalent organic framework anchored on graphene, that is highly efficient at filtering organic pollutants from water.

OrelTech has developed an innovative range of particle-free conductive inks that can be metallized at low temperatures using plasma rather than heat or light. These are targeted at multiple application sectors, including biosensors and catalytic surfaces.

As bioplastic materials transition from being a "nice-to-have" to materials with a very strong, viable business case, manufacturers are racing to keep up with demand. With all this activity, IDTechEx forecasts global annual bioplastics production capacity to grow at a CAGR of 10.1% over the next ten years.

Crystalsol develops flexible photovoltaic technology based on CuSnZnS semiconductor particles. The company was founded in 2008 and has headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and Tallinn, Estonia.

Avancis is a German company founded in 2006. It is a subsidiary of the CNBM group and is developing copper indium gallium selenide photovoltaics for building integration.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2023-2033'.

This premium article gives an introduction to tandem photovoltaics and looks into the associated development and challenges of all-perovskite tandem photovoltaics.