Printed Electronics - Answering the Big Questions

Commercialization

New semiconducting inks come thick and fast. Speaker Dr Giles Lloyd of Merck Chemicals says, “Merck is helping drive progress in printed electronics by developing organic semiconductors and formulations for high volume production. We will share our progress towards this aim.” It has certainly set the pace with a stable, printable organic semiconductor in its laboratory that has the highest mobility in the world and can lead to higher frequency transistors that are therefore more saleable. It is also developing inorganic semiconductors. Others are assisting in the commercialization of this wide range of technologies. Speaker Mark Hartney of US Display Corporation declares, “USDC, through its Flexible, Printed, Organic Electronics Initiative, is a catalyst for the rapid evolution of printed displays and we shall share our latest progress.”