Breakthrough in printed electronics
The first plastic transistor to be produced by mass-printing. You see a finger structure of source-drain electrodes, a reddish looking semi-conductor-layer lying behind it. The gate electrode is hidden by a white insulation layer, which is behind the sem
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Article Summary
A world first in volume printed integrated electronics circuits was exhibited at the recent Plastics Electronics trade fair in Frankfurt. The Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University in Germany has developed a new process that enables electronic circuitry to be produced with mass printing technology. The new process will enable the mass production of very cheap integrated circuitry in paper and cardboard and can be expected to have massive consequences in manufacturing, the future of RFID and the blurring of the line between printed objects and the virtual world.The first practical applications are expected to be electronic printed maps and printed paper keyboards, closely followed by labels for clothing, luggage, packaging, ticketing and after that … almost anything.
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