http://www.pcb007.com/ PCB fabricator news from around the world: PCB007 - Printed Electronics "By leveraging our years of experience in the printed circuit board label market, we are able to use our coated polyimide film that has established success in the surface mount and reflow process" notes Tom Rogers, Marketing Director at Polyonics. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71018 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:00 GMT A pioneering study by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance of organic transistors which are commonly used in consumer electronics. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70984 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:18:00 GMT Printed electronics offers a wide range of opportunities that cannot be realised using conventional electronics manufacturing approaches and, as a result, there is a rapidly expanding global effort to both develop the technology and to bring to market new products covering a wide range of novel applications. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70615 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:44:00 GMT In the past, too much use of RFID has involved sensing items and conveyances only when they pass very near to the occasional interrogator. Heroic assumptions are then made about what happened in between. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70528 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:50:00 GMT DKN Research is now offering a Fine Silver Conductor Trial Kit capable of producing fine lines down to 50 microns to companies interested in producing high density thick film circuits. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70452 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:26:00 GMT As a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin, NanoGram will pursue its interest in expanding into the development of silicon-based nanoparticles, working closely with the Teijin Group's Integrative Technology Research Institute. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70424 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:39:00 GMT This report attempts to provide a candid view on the opportunities and challenges that exist in the industry today. Its objective is to help organizations decide which of the many opportunities they could focus on depending on their competences, skills and technology platforms. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70386 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:40:00 GMT This report attempts to provide a candid view on the opportunities and challenges that exist in the printed electronics industry today. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70378 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:38:00 GMT To help executives understand new industry paradigms and manage change, industry leaders and experts will come together at the Electronics Industry Executive Summit: Ideas for a Bright Future in the New Electronics Industry, October 13-14, 2010, http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70278 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:56:00 GMT There are about 3,000 organizations worldwide actively involved in the development of printed electronics. By number of organizations, Europe has the edge over the U.S., then comes Asia. However, this disguises the fact that those involved in Asia tend to be large conglomerates that can invest much more than those in the West. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70146 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:12:00 GMT A new report from NanoMarkets, predicts that e-paper will generate $2.6 billion in 2015. NanoMarkets expects considerable success for e-paper in the future based on the fact that it has features that no other display technology can equal. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70154 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:16:00 GMT The conversion of light into energy and electrical conductivity is part of the future for a plastics industry undergoing massive change. Flexible plastics-based solar cells, printed batteries, smart materials or bio-analysis on a plastic chip will be much in demand in the near future. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70119 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:19:00 GMT In this paper, the authors report novel printable materials with the potential to surpass conventional materials to produce fine structures compatible with organic substrates. Specifically, the electronic applications of printable materials are discussed, such as adhesives, inter-layer dielectrics, embedded passives and circuits. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70058 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:09:00 GMT Solder-free and 3-D assembly will help bridge the performance and density gaps needed to extend Moore's Law, as lithography on silicon runs out of steam. It will offer America the chance to restore her electronic manufacturing mojo and provide for her security. Please, America, don't miss this chance to leap-frog the rest of the world! http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69967 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:46:00 GMT "World Printed Electronics Market" provides an in-depth analysis of the market drivers and restraints, industry trends and competitive environment, in addition to the challenges and issues faced by market participants. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70026 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:40:00 GMT Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow Advanced Materials, today held an opening ceremony to inaugurate its new OLED Electronic Materials facility in Cheonan, Korea. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69990 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:38:00 GMT OLED displays both rigid and flexible continue to grow strongly with display shipments expected to reach 130 million units this year, up from 97 million units last year. The market value is expected to reach $1.4 billion and grow to well over $6 billion by 2015. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69984 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:54:00 GMT This unique report assesses the huge opportunities for fine chemicals, printing, production equipment and electronics companies in the largest part of the emerging $300 billion printed electronics business - inorganic materials and composites. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69882 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:03:00 GMT IDTechEx has recently completed its survey of the global RFID industry, which provides detailed market forecasts segmented in many different ways. In this article, report author Raghu Das summarizes some of the findings from the report "RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2011-2021." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69705 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:06:00 GMT JPCA exhibitors that featured printable electronics fell into three categories: Material suppliers, manufacturing equipment and tool vendors, and electronics circuit/device manufacturers. Most executives affiliated with JPCA agreed that printable electronics must be included in business plans going forward. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69655 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:48:00 GMT Leaders in the world of automatic identification and wireless technologies contribute their vision and inspiration to the formation of the conference agenda for the ninth annual global summit on security and traceability. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69673 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:44:00 GMT Nanotube circuits that combine speed and low power might drive flexible displays. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69556 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:22:00 GMT The unique event Printed Electronics Asia 2010 in Hong Kong is global in scope. Experts are flying in from the USA, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and wherever the best work is being done. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69536 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:42:00 GMT Teijin Chemicals Limited has begun manufacturing and selling transparent conductive films that are expected to be used in new versions of electronic paper that are to be lighter and thinner than conventional products on the market. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69510 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:45:00 GMT Fine-line generation could be considered the main dish of a multi-course meal offered by the printed circuit industry. Japanese PCB manufacturers, especially flexible circuit manufacturers, are continuously competing internally with their fine-line generation capabilities. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69471 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:36:00 GMT Every now and then, a true technological breakthrough comes along. The paper circuit is just such a breakthrough. These new circuits--printed on standard photocopier paper--can be as complicated as fine-line 6-layer circuits, and they cost far less than traditional PCBs to build. But printing companies will have the jump on traditional PCB fabricators when it comes to paper circuits. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69421 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:20:00 GMT