- Organic electronics in Germany getting a huge push forward
This week, the German ministry for Education and Research BMBF announced the 5 winners in a strategic program which aims to strengthen cooperation between science, research and industry with 200 million Euros over the next 5 years. 2008/09/04
- Alternative displays
Single-wall carbon nanotube (CNT) thin-film transistors (TFTs) are now possible for flexible displays and electronics, thanks to breakthroughs from the collaboration between the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and Applied Nanotech, Inc (ANI). Dr Paul Be 2008/08/26
- Ultrafast computers a step closer but OLED efficiencies look bleak
USA - University of Utah, physicists have moved a step forward in building an organic "spin transistor": a plastic semiconductor switch for future ultrafast computers and electronics. 2008/08/21
- Printed inorganic phase change memory
Materials used in CDs and DVDs form the basis of a technology that one day could replace flash memory cards used in laptops, cellphones, cameras and other electronic devices. 2008/08/14
- Chemicals for printed electronics - Huge new market
Printed electronics is a term used to encompass printed and potentially printed electronics and electrics. Indeed, with these new technologies, electronics and electrics are merging, an example being the planned window that gathers energy from the sun and 2008/08/01
- Blue Spark Technologies unveils innovative printed battery designs
Blue Spark Technologies, the leading supplier of thin, flexible printed battery solutions, now offers two additional battery designs that expand potential markets and product development possibilities for the company's eco-friendly, carbon-zinc printed ba 2008/07/28
- Replacing printed silver with copper
The cost of silver tends to increase over the years and there is concern that it is a biocide. Indeed, it is far less abundant than the indium that printed electronics experts are trying to replace because of its cost escalation. 2008/07/21
- New strategy for printed electronics
It is now generally accepted that printed electronics is headed to be a business of the order of $300 billion yearly in about twenty years time. A number of large companies realise that this creates the opportunity to create ten billion dollar activities 2008/07/15
- Memristors could play a role in computer memories that do not forget
Researchers from HP Labs have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. 2008/07/09
- Breakthrough in metal ink cure: room temperature on cheap substrates
As analysts IDTechEx is in the fortunate position to see the constant developments in materials and processes in printed electronics. 2008/07/02
- Matsushita plan to mass produce OLED TVs in 2011
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co plan to mass-produce 37-inch organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs in three years reported the Japanese newspaper the Sankei Shimbun daily on Tuesday. 2008/06/25
- Ultra low power electrochromic displays
US based AJJER LLC is developing ultra low power electrochromic displays and indicators operating at less than 2.4 volts and within a range of 1 to 5 mW. The displays can be fully printed, and consist of three layers including the conductive layers. Elect 2008/06/19
- New OLED lighting company in Japan
A joint venture business between Mitsubishi Jyukougyou, Toppan Insatsu and Mitsui Bussan has been set up called Lumiotec. 2008/06/10
- All eyes on printed electronics
Printed and potentially printed electronics was first seen as a way of sharply reducing the cost of everything from lighting to personal electronics 2008/06/03
- World's largest digital non-emissive display
At the SID 2008 event last week, Kevin Luczkow of the Kraft Group discussed their use of large area displays in a new sports exhibit hall they are building. The Kraft Group's assets in sports and entertainment include the New England Patriots, the New Eng 2008/05/28
- OLED-T sets out electron injector and transport material leadership
19 May 2008 - Los Angeles, US - OLED-T, a developer and manufacturer of world-class organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials and device structures, today staked out its leadership in OLED electron injector and transport materials. 2008/05/19
- Illuminated thin-film keypads with OLEDs
Time for a coffee - yet on large coffee makers, it is hard to tell which button to press for cappuccino or espresso unless they are illuminated. And once the drink has been selected, usually only a tiny LED reveals whether the appropriate button on the ma 2008/05/09
- Schreiner prints new electronic products
Schreiner Group in Germany has made a great success of ac electroluminescent lighting and displays, screen printed with inorganic compounds. 2008/05/06
- How to print OLEDs
OLEDs have huge market potential including 10% of the replacement market for lighting meaning 70 square kilometers per year. 2008/04/30
- Printing printed circuit boards - Seiko Epson
At the recent printed Electronic conference staged by IDTechEx in Dresden Germany, Koichi Mizugaki of SEIKO EPSON Corporation described how SEIKO EPSON has been working on the manufacture of Printed Circuit Boards through inkjet printing. Koichi Mizugaki 2008/04/23
- Invisible electronics
One of the hottest topics in technology today is printed electronics. It is evolving so fast that the full variety of benefits arising has yet to become clear. Take invisible electronics where complete transparency, hiding from sight and possibly light be 2008/04/14
- Soligie to develop smart packaging and drug delivery patch
Minneapolis, MN - Soligie, a market leader in the design and manufacture of printed electronics, announced today that the Company has been awarded contracts to develop a drug delivery patch and a smart packaging product that utilize Soligie's high-speed r 2008/04/07
- Analysis of Printed Electronics Forecasts in 2008
IDTechEx expect the spend on printed and thin film electronics beyond conventional silicon to be $1.58 Billion this year. The majority of this is for OLED display panels ($0.69 Billion) which is the value of the panel and not the final device. Virtually a 2008/04/02
- China repositions in RFID and prints more Part 1
China has about 150 out of the 1000 RFID suppliers in the world. About 100 of them make RFID tags, increasingly by printing the antennas as UHF versions become more popular and the Hana Label process of printing HF antennas reel to reel directly onto the 2008/03/26
- GE demonstrates world's first ''roll-to-roll'' manufactured OLED's
Researchers have demonstrated the world's first roll-to-roll manufactured organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting devices, making it another step closer to producing OLED's at significantly lower prices than available today. 2008/03/13
- Printed electronics focuses in Dresden
The vibrant new printed electronics industry is being created as energetically in Germany as anywhere else in the world. 2008/03/12
- Ciba develops phosphorescent material for Novaled's OLED technology
Ciba has developed a deep red phosphorescent OLED emitter that functions optimally in combination with the Novaled PIN OLEDT technology, delivering a lifetime of 50,000 hours at an initial brightness of 1,000 cd/m2. 2008/03/05
- Printed RFID - RFID Smart Labels USA Part 1
By popular request, printed RFID received much more prominence at this year's RFID Smart Labels USA in Boston February 20-21. 2008/02/25
- Power shirt" would harvest energy from physical movement
Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a "power shirt" able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, 2008/02/18
- IDTechEx Review: Flexible Displays Conference Phoenix Jan 21-24 Part 1
The Seventh Annual Flexible Electronics and Displays (formerly known as Flexible Displays) Conference and Exhibit was sponsored by the United States Display Consortium (USDC) 2008/02/12
- Quantum Paper near to market in USA
The recent conference Printed Electronics USA in San Francisco had a presentation by two people from the secretive company Quantum Paper. At the request of the company, 2008/02/06
- Green OLED emitter offers world class efficiency performance, UK
OLED-T, has developed a green phosphorescent OLED material with world class efficiency performance, which they say exceeds the requirements for consumer applications. 2008/01/25
- Contact lenses with circuits could be a platform for superhuman vision
USA - Bionic eyes as seen in the popular 1970's TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man" may not be as far fetched as it seems. Engineers at the University of Washington, US have for the first time used manufacturing techniques at microscopic scales to combin 2008/01/23
- A new printed electronics company in Linz, Austria
Printed batteries and printed displays will be the first products of prelonic technologies OG, a new High-Tech company recently founded in Linz, Austria. Started by entrepreneurs experienced in printed electronics, RFID and Material Sciences the company a 2008/01/15
- Doubling of interest in printed electronics
The interest in printed electronics has doubled in the last year. This is the conclusion whether you measure it by organisations active in the subject, event attendance, patent filings or in some other way. 2008/01/09
- Luxury Phosphor watch uses US E Ink display
A dual Analog-Digital wristwatch using US E Ink's electronic paper display technology was recently launched by Art Technology, Hong Kong. 2007/12/24
- Cost-effective production of large-area OLED displays Japan-US
Significant advances in printable, phosphorescent OLED materials for ink-jet printing reported in JapanThe largest potential market for OLEDs is in wide area, low cost, flexible lighting, signage and displays. Here, the challenges include life, even distr 2007/12/14
- Clemson University US announces printed electronics initiatives
The accelerating and constantly changing industry of Printed Electronics is estimated to be worth 100-300 billion dollars in 15 years forecast Clemson University, USA. 2007/12/10
- A step closer to ultra low-cost disposable printed organic RFID tags
Organic materials are of great interest for electronics applications, as they have many advantages over their inorganic counterparts. 2007/12/04
- Printed Electronics Arena meeting report - Sweden
On 20 November, the Printed Electronics Arena had a one day meeting in Norrkoping Science Park Sweden. About 60 people are employed on printed electronics between Norrkoping and Linkoping, 25 kilometers away. 2007/11/27
- Clear future for transparent electronics
Inorganic semiconductor technologies with conventional patterning offer immediate solutions, according to Kodak, which offers Chemical Vapor Deposition CVD to make it happen. 2007/11/16
- Latest technology provides heated jackets
US - Cold season hunters, anglers and outdoorsmen can now enjoy a significant benefit heading out into the field. The new Ink-Logix product heated by the Thermotex system provides the latest technology in heated apparel. 2007/11/15
- Printed electronics is pivotal to the future of mobile phones
Printed electronics is a term that covers printed and potentially printed electronics and electrics. 2007/10/31
- Breakthrough in inspection of organic electronics
We are increasingly seeing demonstrations, samples and first products of printed electronic transistors and other products. 2007/10/30
- The good and bad news about printed electronics in Europe
In continuously updating our new trilogy of reports on respectively printed electronics in Europe, East Asia and the USA, certain lessons jump out of the page. 2007/10/16
- The countries and technologies that matter most in printed electronics
As the constantly updated IDTechEx database of organisations active in printed and potentially printed electronics passes 700 detailed profiles, it is clear that only eight countries out of more than three hundred in the world house over 80% of the organi 2007/10/15
- Portugal Backs All Forms of New Transistor
There is excellent collaboration between the many institutions in Portugal that are researching printed and potentially printed transistors. Together, they are exploring inorganic, organic and composite thin film transistors and even their potential biolo 2007/10/09
- Ubiquitous Sensor Networks Event in Korea
Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (USN) is the concept of having huge numbers of sensors networked by wireless for reasons as varied as monitoring and controlling the microclimate in industrial greenhouses and hospitals to monitoring weather and pollution in riv 2007/10/08
- Printed Electronics and Devices Alaska
A report from the part of IS&T's Digital Fabrication conference, concerned with "Printed Electronics and Devices," held on 18 Sept, Alaska. 2007/09/25
- Improved Smart Blisterpacks Announced
At the IDTechEx conference, RFID Europe in Cambridge, UK, 18-19 September, both Cypak of Sweden and Jos Geboers of The Compliers Group of the Netherlands announced improved smart blisterpacks that record which pills are removed when and have RFID for iden 2007/09/25
- Who is Interested in Printed Electronics?
Printed electronics will eventually interest a high proportion of the seven billion people that will be on the planet because it will transform their lives. It will eventually involve over 100,000 manufacturers. 2007/09/11
- Never Underestimate China
Those intending to sell printed electronics must look closely at China as an outlet. This year, China leapt to become the world's largest market for RFID by value, with 40% share of money spent worldwide mainly driven by a few huge projects. 2007/08/06
- When Will Organic Photovoltaics be Viable?
The benefits of non-silicon photovoltaic materials are many and varied. Some are transparent, permitting the face of a wristwatch to generate power, the power source having zero footprints. Some, such as Dye Sensitised Solar Cells printed by G24i in the U 2007/07/30
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