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 weight, flexible or conformable, and soon to be made transparent.

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