Thinfilm & PARC extend printed electronics commercialization engagement
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
By working together to further co-develop Addressable Memory technology, PARC
and Thinfilm are complementing each other's strengths to move the industry
beyond components and devices towards consumer-facing applications.
Printed Electronics Europe 2011, Dusseldorf - Thin Film Electronics ASA
("Thinfilm") and PARC, a Xerox company, today announced that they have entered
the next phase of their co-innovation engagement. PARC and Thinfilm's
collaboration on next-generation printed memory solutions kicked off last year
with joint design of Thinfilm 128-bit Addressable Memory, which combines
Thinfilm's unique non-volatile memory technology with PARC's printed CMOS
transistor technology. Given the success of the initial design phase, this next
phase extends the engagement to prototyping the product for manufacturing
readiness.
The engagement allows both companies to achieve together what neither could do
alone. Thinfilm will use the PARC CMOS technology to expand the memory
technology that it has previously commercialized in a roll-to-roll printed
production process to an addressable version that is still fully printed.
Products with Thinfilm addressable memory will be a key avenue for PARC to
commercialize its technology.
"Our mutual goal is to reach the printed addressable memory prototype by the end
of this year. Key work is already being done at PARC, working closely with
Thinfilm's engineers," said Dr. Ross Bringans, Vice President of PARC's
Electronic Materials and Devices research. "Thinfilm will utilize PARC
background IP for the printed memory application."
Such memory enables unique form factors, cost advantages, and integration with
other printed components including sensors and simple displays that can be
customized for multiple markets -- ranging from games and toys, to ID tags,
disposable sensors, and price labels. Ana Arias, head of Thinfilm's Technology
Council, U.C. Berkeley Associate Professor in EECS, commented: "Indeed, memory
is a key component of most electronics devices. By working together, PARC and
Thinfilm are essentially helping the printed electronics industry move beyond
components and devices, to full-featured printed electronic systems."
"The engagement is progressing well. We expect to transfer the contact-based
128-bit memory array to production in 2012. This addressable memory meets the
need for creating ubiquitous low-cost tags and disposable printed systems,"
Davor Sutija, Thinfilm CEO said.
"PARC has been an innovation leader for many years in printed and novel
electronics for a variety of applications. We are excited to be working with
Thinfilm because we believe their new direction in addressable memory helps make
a variety of consumer-facing applications possible," Steve Hoover, CEO of PARC
said. "Through a partnership such as this one, users of printed electronics can
now realize the applications that are important to their future market success."
The companies will be participating in the Printed Electronics Europe conference
taking place today and tomorrow in Dusseldorf, Germany.
At the conference PARC will be exhibiting at booth D128 and Bringans will be
delivering a talk on PARC's strategic focus for printed electronics. He will
describe how pieces of the ecosystem such as materials, devices, and
manufacturing are coming together, so that companies now have a network of
partnerships to help them move from printed electronics concept to
commercialization.
At the conference Thinfilm will be exhibiting at booth D125 and Sutija will be
delivering a talk on Thinfilm's application roadmap that has moved beyond stand-
alone memories to include integrated systems. He will also describe how Thinfilm
has transformed itself into a product company, with the release of its Memory
Controller, Toy Development Kit, and the technology demonstrator game OBA.
To learn more about Thinfilm, including its current product offerings and other
news, please see: www.thinfilm.no.
To learn more about PARC, including its business of innovation with commercial
clients, please see: www.parc.com.
PR contact
Kelly Brieger
Scout PR for PARC
+1 650 704 1748
Geir Harald Aase
VP, Communications & IR
Thin Film Electronics ASA
+47 480 37 571
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