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Plastic Electroinc Chips Are Coming

Plastic Logic is exploiting and developing world-class intellectual property for making plastic electronic circuits. These circuits are constructed using solution processing techniques and consist of transistors and other components that are made from polymers.

The technology developed by Plastic Logic enables the formation of a range of devices required in complex integrated circuits. Particular expertise has been developed in the creation of thin film transistors (TFTs), the key component of digital circuits. Techniques have also been created to enable the construction of other circuit elements including interconnects, resistors, capacitors, and diodes.

Devices are designed by way of CAD software and printed using advanced solution-based processing techniques. The materials used are sophisticated semi-conducting, insulating, and conducting polymers. Additionally, printable metals are utilised. Plastic electronics replicate many of the electrical functionalities of conventional silicon without complex vacuum deposition, photolithography and high temperature manufacturing processes.

The Plastic Logic intellectual property portfolio enables production of practical devices with consistent performance and significant cost advantages. The IP enables a highly customisable process on a range of substrates including large area and flexible.

Plastic Logic Devices are characterised by:

• Polymer materials acting as semiconductors, conductors and insulators
  
• Printable metals acting as conductors
  
• Patterning techniques achieving sub-micron resolution
  
• Intelligent inkjet printing avoiding registration problems over large areas
  
• Low temperature manufacturing allowing for flexible substrates
  
• Additive manufacturing process using common solvents avoiding environmental issues
  

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This would be wonderful thing and will take technology closer to the masses of the world.