A disruptive technology

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Over the last ten years, major players in the organic chemistry industry have significantly invested in R&D; to create novel materials for companies attracted by the exceptional properties of the printed electronics:

• Large area
  
  
• Thin
  
  
• Light
  
  
• Flexible or conformable
  
  
• Robust to shock

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This new generation of electronics is a disruptive innovation compared to the semiconductor industry in many aspects :

• Based on solution-processable organic materials and plastic substrates versus silicon

• Based on ambient air, ambient temperature manufacturing process versus vacuum and high temperature processes

• Requiring reduced CAPEX investment versus capital intensive semiconductor industry

• Addressing a large range of markets and applications versus specialized functionalities of semiconductor solutions
  
  
• A competitive cost per area ratio
  
  
• Possibility to create proprietary products with competitive R&D; costs and development time