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A foldable OLED display (photo: Holst Centre)

SALDtech receives further funding to enable mass production of next-generation foldable OLED displays

Wednesday 19 June 2019
Companies / Markets

SALDtech recently announced that it has closed a second investment round with Innovation Industries, a leading high-tech VC fund and BOM, Brabant Development agency. TNO, through its subsidiary Holst Centre, has invested over 10 years in developing a new technology called spatial atomic layer deposition to produce large area ultra-thin layers with world class performance. SALDtech, a spin-off of TNO, will use the investment to develop and build production equipment to be integrated into the production lines of next generation flexible OLED displays for mobile phones, tablets, TVs and more.

Display technology from Plastic Logic (photo: Plastic Logic)

E Ink further strengthens collaboration with Plastic Logic

Tuesday 18 June 2019
Companies / Markets

E Ink Holdings (Hsinchu, Taiwan), a leading innovator of electronic ink technology, announced a strategic investment in Plastic Logic HK, the newly formed fabless designer and manufacturer of flexible, glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), focused on organic TFT (OTFT) technology that is suitable for developing flexible EPD devices in wearable applications.

OKI launches stretchable flexible printed circuits

Monday 17 June 2019
Products

Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), an OKI Group company specialising in electric cables, announced the launch of its stretchable flexible printed circuits, "Stretchable FPC." The product is part of the new Oki Electric Cable product line-up introduced in June 2019.

Printing equipment from Brewer Science (photo: Brewer Science)

Brewer Science expands printed electronics service capabilities for growing market

Thursday 13 June 2019
Companies / Markets

Brewer Science, Inc. (Rolla, Missouri) announced the expansion of its printed electronics programme to incorporate service capabilities. These new services are categorised into three major core competencies: printing, electronics and software The new offerings is expected to enable customers to take full advantage of BSI’s core competencies and expertise in printed electronics sensor systems for a variety of applications.

FachPack 2019: Marketplace Smart Packaging – Printed Electronics and More

Wednesday 12 June 2019
Exhibitions / Events

Modern communication is digital, fast, versatile and therefore sophisticated. Information on products and companies is usually available at the click of a mouse. However, long-term business relationships are still personally closed and maintained. And new concepts are created through the exchange of experience.