By Heidi Hoffman, senior dir.-SEMI Technology Communities Marketing, SEMI FlexTech SEMI FlexTech has been championing business and technology development of the flexible, hybrid, printed and organic electronics sector for 20+ years as the industry expanded to more than US$50 billion, with significant growth on the way. Driven by demands in mobile phones, automotive, flexible … [Read more...] about “Gap analysis” helps advance business, technology for flexible, hybrid, printed electronics

By Matthew Dyson, Ph.D., senior technology analyst, IDTechEx Printing electronics as easily as newsprint has long been a compelling vision, promising cheaper circuits, sensors, solar panels and even displays. Known as roll-to-roll (R2R) electronics, it uses conductive and other functional inks printed onto flexible substrates. However, for many applications, R2R electronics … [Read more...] about Are printed & flexible electronics finally on a roll?

By Andy Behr, technology mgr.-Panasonic Electronic Materials Division A primary factor limiting the deployment of printed electronics is a dearth of application-specific substrates. Conventional thermoplastic polymer films, like TPU and PET, typically employed for printed electronics, exhibit poor temperature resistance and relatively high hysteresis, creating significant … [Read more...] about Thermoset film offers soft, high-temperature-resistant stretchability for printed electronics: Part 2

By Dr. Conor O’Brien, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx Silver-flake-based inks lead the conductive inks market, but the outlook for non-silver inks will change in the next 10 years, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24%, says IDTechEx.  Silver-flake-based inks currently dominate the conductive inks market, but the outlook for non-silver inks is set … [Read more...] about Growing opportunities for non-silver conductive inks

By Swapneel Kulkarni, Ateios Systems; Dr. Kevin Barry, Ateios Systems; and Joe Sampair, Mathias Die Company Battery electrodes are made by roll-to-roll coating a composite slurry of several chemicals onto a metal foil. These films then are cured, calendered, diecut and assembled into a battery. Ateios’ RaiCure process, using PFA-free solvents and energy-based curing, is said … [Read more...] about Battery manufacturing with new electrode and diecutting processes