Thin
Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") together with PARC, a Xerox
company, announced today they have produced a working prototype of the
world's first printed non-volatile memory device addressed with
complementary organic circuits, the organic equivalent of CMOS
circuitry. Thinfilm Addressable Memory™ consists of Thinfilm's printed
memory and PARC's transistors. This demonstration is a significant
milestone toward the mass production of low-cost, low-power ubiquitous
devices that are a key component of the "Internet of things." The
prototype will be publicly demonstrated at PARC on Monday, October 24,
in conjunction with a visit from the Norwegian Minister of Trade and
Industry, His Excellency Trond Giske.
Thinfilm Addressable Memory combines Thinfilm's polymer-based memory
technology with PARC's transistor technology using complementary pairs
of n-type and p-type transistors to construct the circuits. The addition
of the integrated circuits makes the roll-to-roll printed Thinfilm
Memory addressable by printable logic.
The demonstration of Thinfilm's Addressable Memory is a significant step
toward the vision of a world filled with the "Internet of things", where
everything is connected via a smart tag. These smart tags require the
commercial availability of devices that:
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have rewritable memory,
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are low cost,
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support integration with sensors and other electronic components,
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are environmentally friendly,
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and can be produced using high volume, roll-to-roll printing.
The demonstrated prototype, rewritable memory with logic circuitry, will
meet all of these requirements.
"This milestone is an important step toward a new generation of
electronics that will include the prospect of inexpensive memory
everywhere," said Ross Bringans, Vice President, PARC Electronic
Materials and Devices Laboratory. "We're partnering with Thinfilm
because they have shown that they can deliver a scalable, commercially
viable version of this memory that will change the way people interact
with the world."
A leader in delivering innovations in printed electronics, PARC
specializes in designing full-featured systems for clients'
applications.