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Quarterly Flexible, Printed Electronics Workshop August 20, 2009 Hosted by Binghamton University/CAMM

Quarterly Flexible, Printed Electronics Workshop August 20, 2009 Hosted by Binghamton University/CAMM. Workshop Goals and Objectives. End-User Markets and Technology Updates Flexible electronic medical applications Medical Applications: Approaches & Challenges

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Quarterly Flexible, Printed Electronics Workshop August 20, 2009 Hosted by Binghamton University/CAMM

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  1. Quarterly Flexible, Printed Electronics Workshop August 20, 2009 Hosted by Binghamton University/CAMM

  2. Workshop Goals and Objectives • End-User Markets and Technology Updates • Flexible electronic medical applications • Medical Applications: Approaches & Challenges • Breakout Groups: Opportunities & Challenges for Successful Commercialization • Sensors and health monitors • Power requirements • Soldier systems

  3. Flexible Medical Applications, Approaches & Needs • Market Perspective • Affordable, increasing amounts of information on labels (e-label) • Blood pressure monitors, glucose test strips, body area networks (BAN), smart skin patches • NSF/ONR Study: How US might improve position in the field of Flexible Hybrid Electronics • EU has strong emphasis on innovation centers that foster the development of flexible electronics systems & manufacturing methods • Innovation-driven • Interdisciplinary & synergistic • Committed to graduate education

  4. Flexible Medical Applications, Cont. • Solutions for the Warfighter • Key technology considerations - weight • Types of users, different needs • Regulatory considerations - HIPAA, FDA • Other considerations - Wireless concerns on the battlefield & Interoperability • Printed Sensor Tape: Integrating printed electronics, memory & sensors • New processing technologies to fabricate TFT backplanes for prototype displays & image sensors • Areas in which printed low cost disposable sensors are desired: • medical sensors : need to be disposable – no need to sterilize after use • sensors in packages (because the package is disposed of) • chemical/ biological sensors (sensor substance is used up) • Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Systems • Uses a tiny ultrasound transducer mounted on the tip of a catheter to image the interior of blood vessels • Advantages over traditional angiography, but there are key techical challenges to be addressed

  5. Opportunities & Challenges for Successful Commercialization • Sensors & Health Monitors • Materials • Improved surface roughness control • Flexible substrates that can withstand higher processing temperatures • Higher mechanical stability • Improved stretchable substrates – materials other than PDMS • Highly elastic conductors • Substrates resistant to degradation or improved barrier layers • Manufacturing • System integration • Improved sensor sensitivity & specificity; interconnects for flexible circuits including flexible to hard; wire-cutting operations • Chemical sensors with improved sensitivity & specificity • Processes & characterization of large linear dimension circuits; drying of printed circuits • Cleanliness of web & rollers

  6. Opportunities & Challenges for Successful Commercialization, Cont. • Power Requirements • Power Generation • Photovoltaic devices • Fuel cells • Energy harvesting (e.g., nano antennas, body motion, wind, thermal, organic materials decay, …) • Power Distribution • On the grid • On the body • In the home • Power management • Power Storage • Thin film batteries • Capacitors

  7. Soldier Systems

  8. FlexTech Alliance Technical Projects & Events • Currently: 28 Technical Development projects = $4.961 M • Materials & Components - 52% • Flex Substrate Tools & Manufacturing Technology - 28% • Military User Group (MAUG) Related -11% • Industry Data & Studies - 9% • Current Events • October 22: Workshop on Flexible Substrate Requirements - hosted by SEMI, San Jose, CA • Feb. 1-4, 2009: Annual Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference, Phoenix, AZ

  9. Conclusions • Funding Opportunities in 2009 • FlexTech Alliance 2009 RFP (Fall) • Contribute to the Materials Registry/Database • To enhance potential future technology development and R&D funding, product demonstrators need to be developed to showcase viability • Current Areas of Interest: • Consumer packaging • Medical applications

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