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SGIA Printed Electronics & Membrane Switch Symposium, June 14-16, 2011
Discover the Latest Innovations in Screen-Print & Inkjet Technology SGIA focuses on expanding printed electronics market at 2011 Symposium Fairfax, Virginia — Learn about the latest applications in printed electronics for screen print and inkjet at SGIA’s 2011 Printed Electronics and Membrane Switch Symposium (San Jose, California; June 14–16). The highly anticipated event will...read more »
Feel of Capacitive Switch at Fraction of Cost
SensTouch, Membrane Switch Technology, gives you the feel of a capacitive switch at a fraction of the cost. For Remote Controls, Household Appliances, Industrial Controls, Medical, Automotive and more. MaxTech Circuit, the membrane switch innovators, is pleased to introduce SensTouch Technology, a unique switch array that mimics a the feel of a capacitive touch...read more »
Betting Big on Printed Electronics
Printed electronics may be the next best thing that can happen to the world of electronics, after semiconductor/silicon chips. They are seen to become an integral part of a great number of things that people may use in the not so distant future. These, in gist, were what scientists and technology people were saying...read more »
Toppan Forms to Test Markets with Printed Electronics
Toppan Forms, a leading information management solution provider, will start to test market product applications by combining various printed electronics technologies. Unlike conventional electronics, printed electronics are not rigid and can be converted into different shapes and sizes. Innovative products such as a battery charger in the shape of brief case or POP displays...read more »
New film technologies for printed polymer electronics developed
Bayer MaterialScience has developed extensive technology know-how and a wide range of materials for customers who print polycarbonate films with electronic functions and process these into 3D electronic components using the film insert molding process. “This printed polymer electronics technology is seen as a next-generation technology for delivering cost-effective production of highly integrated, complex...read more »
DuPont MCM introduces new offering for printed electronics
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM), part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, today announced the introduction of a new silver conductive ink formulated use in printed electronics. “DuPont MCM is uniquely positioned to help its customers succeed in the growing field of printed electronics, and this new development is an excellent example of how we’ve put our...read more »
Launch of the UK’s national Printable Electronics Technology Center
PETEC‘s expertise and equipment in the field of Printed Electronics delivers design, development and prototyping services and facilities to its customers. The field of printable electronics offers companies a high-yield, low-cost manufacturing technology applicable to a wide variety of applications. Tom Taylor, director of PETEC, said “The UK has a well established competence in...read more »
Printed Electronics for Killer Applications
Every major consumer goods company now has a program to adopt printed electronics throughout its activities. When analysts at IDTechEx present to companies and their suppliers, it is common for audience members to think of themselves as practicing skills based on plastics, paper and printing. But they leave the presentation realizing that they are...read more »
Printed Electronics – Bigger than the Silicon Chip
The silicon chip business went from nothing to approaching $200 billion market in size in twenty years. Now we have the beginning of a market that will outpace even that to reach $200 billion or so in only twenty years. It is printed electronics. Primarily this is flexible: that is the main benefit. It...read more »
DuPont Microcircuit materials expands offerings for PE
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) is expanding its portfolio of silver conductive inks formulated for use in printed electronics, to meet the need for low-cost processing in the high-growth and emerging markets for Touch Screens and devices such as Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). The new screen printable inks include: DuPont 7723, a low temperature...read more »
Early printed electronics revisited
There was an element of back to the future at the hugely successful recent Printed Electronics Europe event in Dresden. Although a high proportion of printed electronics has progressed from screen printing to other printing technologies, notably inkjet, for better control, less waste of these expensive inks and other benefits, at least one company...read more »
World’s 1st mains-powered white-light OLED module
The first-ever organic light emitting diode (OLED) module that can be powered directly from a mains electricity supply has been developed, claim scientists from Philips Research. The prototype opens the door to OLED systems that can be directly plugged into standard power outlets without the need for bulky power management circuitry. This will reduce...read more »
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