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Holst Centre/TNO (www.holstcentre.com), set up by the TNO and IMEC, is an independent shared-innovation R&D Centre for Flexible Electronics and Sensor Technologies in the Netherlands. A key feature is its partnership model with industry and academia comprising more than 40 international companies. Holst Centre/TNO has major activities in the areas of TOLAE, (hybrid) printed electronics, flexible OLEDs, photovoltaics and oxide transistor technology. Holst Centre has demonstrated solutions for numerous hybrid and printed electronics products, varying from printed temperature and humidity sensing devices, paper electronics, health-patches, smart garments, and (thermoformed) stretchable products
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2015
17 Mar 2015
Creation of smart and interactive printed objects
Cartamundi, Van Genechten Packaging, PragmatIC, SMARTRAC, TNO and imec have joined forces to realize the creation of smart and interactive printed objects.16 Mar 2015
Solar Shirt: the phone charger you wear
Created in collaboration by Holst Centre, TNO and fashion designer Pauline van Dongen, the Solar Shirt brings the worlds of high tech and high-street fashion together.23 Jan 2015
IMEC - Wearable Health Monitoring
2014
30 Dec 2014
Thin-film hybrid oxide-organic microprocessor
Holst Centre, imec and their partner Evonik have realized a general-purpose 8-bit microprocessor, manufactured using complementary thin-film transistors processed at temperatures compatible with plastic foil substrates (250°C).28 Nov 2014
Cartamundi, Holst Centre and imec join forces
Collaboration will integrate thin-film NFC Chips into game cards to create an intuitive, easy and fun gaming experience.20 Nov 2014
Flexible and Stretchable Electronics for Wearable and Healthcare Devices
Holst Centre/TNO, Netherlands
18 Nov 2014
Ultra-low power short-range radio for internet of things
A strategic partnership for joint R&D on ultra-low power (ULP) short radio technology for smart homes and buildings.7 Oct 2014
Panasonic
Panasonic has invested in inkjet printing manufacturing methods, using polymer OLED from Sumitomo. At CES 2013, they demonstrated a 56" printed TV. The details of the printing process were not disclosed.30 Sep 2014
Evonik and Holst Centre enter next phase of joint partnership
One of Evonik's key customers will introduce the revolutionary iXsenic® S material combined with the well-established slot-die (slit) coating process in one of its fabs. This will be facilitated by Holst Centre and supported on-site in Asia also by Evonik's recently inaugurated Application Technology Center.24 Sep 2014
New low-cost texturing process for high efficiency PERC solar cells
imec and RENA present a novel isopropyl-alcohol (IPA)-free process for the texturing of Cz-Si wafers for high-efficiency silicon solar cell manufacturing at low cost.24 Sep 2014
Successful upscaling of OPV cells paves way for market introduction
imec presents a fullerene-free organic photovoltaic module of 160cm2 achieving a conversion efficiency above 5 percent, and a semi-transparent OPV module with an efficiency above 4.5 percent.24 Sep 2014
KYOCERA joins imec's industrial affiliation program
imec and Kyocera Corporation have announced that Kyocera has joined imec's industrial affiliation program to advance next-generation crystalline silicon solar cells.24 Jul 2014
Compact vibration harvester power supply with highest efficiency
OMRON and Holst Centre/imec have unveiled a prototype of an extremely compact vibrational energy harvesting DC power supply with worlds' highest efficiency.18 Jul 2014
Holst Centre IP available to start-ups and SMEs
Holst Centre and the Brabant Development Agency have announced a new, long-term strategic partnership to help small-to-medium enterprises convert Holst Centre's knowledge and patents into new innovations.13 Jun 2014
DuPont Microcircuit Materials extends Holst Centre collaboration
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (DuPont) and Holst Centre have extended their collaboration focused on advanced materials for the printed electronics industry.12 Jun 2014
New open reference sensor module
Imec has announced that it is collaborating with Samsung Electronics to accelerate innovation and collaboration among technology companies and researchers working in the burgeoning mobile wearable field.3 Jun 2014
Highlights from a printed electronics conference
IDTechEx recently attended a Printed Electronics conference in Germany. IDTechEx analysts attended talks from a wide variety of companies. Here we include very brief highlights/summaries of the important points.1 May 2014
Holst Centre and NovaCentrix partner to advance photonic curing
Holst Centre and NovaCentrix have announced a partnership to advance the study and application of photonic curing technologies.22 Apr 2014
X-ray detector on plastic delivers medical imaging performance
Researchers from Holst Centre and imec have demonstrated the first ever X-ray detector produced on a plastic substrate that is capable of medical-grade performance.27 Mar 2014
Ground-breaking system for the serial connection of solar cells
A consortium consisting of CCM, IBSPE, Smit Ovens, SPGPrints and the Solliance partners TNO and ECN has produced a prototype process station for the production of solar cells.