Dave Savastano02.01.10
The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University 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 center 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."
"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 center 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."