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News Release from: BASF
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 29 September 2005
Printed electronics projects show promise
BASF Future Business is working on leading edge printed electronics technology based on organic semiconductors that can be used in a broad variety of everyday applications
BASF Future Business, Ludwigshafen, is jointly developing leading edge printed electronics technology based on organic semiconductors that can be used in a broad variety of everyday applications. BASF has entered into two projects with Lucent Technologies Bell Labs and Printed Systems, Chemnitz, Germany, to create this technology, which is cheaper and less complex than traditional silicon-based processes used to manufacture integrated circuits.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 29 September 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The recently completed project between all three companies successfully resulted in the production of the first fully printed low-cost mass-produceable, ring oscillator.
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In more complex circuits such ring oscillators are often used as clock generators.
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With this prototype the BASF team was able to confirm that its integrated circuit was fully functional.
This represents an industry first and major advancement on the way to the printing of low cost, highly flexible integrated circuitry, using established offset and gravure-based printing processes.
BASF lent its expertise in the field of polymers and formulating inks to the project, and Bell Labs supplied its knowhow in developing organic semiconductors as well as its research into the materials, processes, and technologies appropriate for printing and testing circuitry.
Printing expertise was provided by Printed Systems.
'The production of the ring oscillator was a significant breakthrough as it showed that the manufacturing process does work', said Dr Florian Dotz, Research Scientist at BASF.
'We can now move forward to the next stage'.
The second project, which involves only BASF and Printed Systems, will now look to tap into new markets and applications in which the printed electronics technology can be used.
Examples of possible applications are RFID tags, flexible displays (eg e-paper) or lighting devices, electronic labels and large-area sensors.
'We estimate that markets for printed electronics technology may reach a potential of more than Eur 20 billion in the next 7 to 10 years, with more to come', said Dr Peter Eckerle, Project Manager at BASF Future Business.
'This reflects the wide range of new applications attainable with this innovative and cost-effective technology'.
'Our goal now is to tailor and optimise our process to specific applications, and to develop marketable products together with partners within the next three years'.
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