The Finnish VTT research centre has come up with new printed resistive write-once-read-many (WORM) memories for smart system applications that are said to require low cost, allow low bit count and demand low writing voltage. In these applications, the writing of data to the memory is typically powered by a flexible voltage source such as a printed battery. VTT has demonstrated the fabrication of memory banks using high-throughput roll-to-roll methods. The memory can be provided as a standalone memory bank or integrated directly into a customer system.

AIXTRON SE, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry with headquarters in Herzogenrath, Germany, has announced that it has acquired Silicon Valley-based PlasmaSi, Inc. effective 1 April 2015. The American company enables the encapsulation of organic thin films by depositing ultra-thin and flexible barrier films through its proprietary technology, which is particularly well-suited for next-generation OLED display products including mobile phones, hand-held devices, tablets, wearables and large screen HDTV.