PETEC and the Flexible Display Center at ASU Collaborate to Develop Enabling Technology for Printed Flexible Displays
TEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - February 1, 2010) - The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona
State University today announced that the Printable Electronics Technology
Center (PETEC) has become an Associate Member to collaborate on
high-performing organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) for flexible display
applications. PETEC joins the FDC with a goal of better understanding the
process requirements for OTFT backplane fabrication for both reflective and
emissive displays.
"In its own right, PETEC is a leading development center for printable
electronics technologies with an extensive facility in the UK dedicated to
the development and manufacturability of printable and plastic
electronics," said Nick Colaneri, Director of the FDC. "Bringing its
materials and process expertise in OTFTs into the FDC adds a strong
component to our capabilities in terms of exploring and developing new
approaches to manufacturing flexible display technologies."
PETEC, a business unit of the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), is a UK
national flagship centre at NETPark that was formed in 2009 to focus on the
development of printable electronics technologies. It is a new design,
development and prototyping facility that brings together leading experts
in printable and plastic electronics to help industrial and academic
clients bring products to market quickly, cost-effectively and with minimal
risk.
"We've joined the FDC looking to gain a greater depth of knowledge of the
OTFT integration and reliability issues for display applications and the
potential of OTFT for a wide variety of display platforms, such as e-paper
and OLEDs, which is being supported by funding from the Northern Way," said
Tom Taylor, Director of PETEC. "Bringing together our in-depth
understanding of OTFT materials and processes with the FDC's extensive
capabilities around flexible display technology and manufacture has the
potential to enable flexible, printable OTFTs to be realized in the near
future."
Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University
The FDC is a
government-industry-academia partnership that's advancing full-color
flexible display technology and fostering development of a manufacturing
ecosystem to support the rapidly growing market for flexible electronic
displays. FDC partners include many of the world's leading providers of
advanced display technology, materials and process equipment. The FDC is
unique among the U.S. Army's University centers, having been formed through
a 10-year cooperative agreement with Arizona State University in 2004.
This adaptable agreement has enabled the FDC to create and implement a
proven collaborative partnership model with over 27 active industry
members, and to successfully deploy world class wafer-scale R&D and GEN-II
display-scale pilot production lines for rapid flexible display technology
development and manufacturing supply chain commercialization. More
information on the FDC can be found at
http://flexdisplay.asu.edu.
PETEC
PETEC, a business unit of CPI, is a UK national prototyping facility for
the development and commercialization of printed electronics. It offers a
unique blend of materials, process and people capabilities which derisk and
accelerate clients' development and commercialization of printed
electronics' technologies. Key areas of focus encompass OTFT, solid state
OLED lighting and Organic Photovoltaics. More information on PETEC can be
found at www.uk-cpi.com/petec.
About Northern Way
The Northern Way is a unique initiative, bringing together the cities and
regions of the North of England to work together to improve the sustainable
economic development of the North. Formed as a partnership between the
three northern Regional Development Agencies (Yorkshire Forward, Northwest
Regional Development Agency and One NorthEast), the Northern Way also works
with local authorities, universities, the private sector and other partners
to secure a strong coalition in support of this goal. More information on
the Northern Way can be found at www.thenorthernway.co.uk.