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UK funding (£5,627,157): EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Large Area Electronics Ukri1 Oct 2013 UK Research and Innovation, United Kingdom
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EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Large Area Electronics
| Abstract | Large-Area Electronics is a branch of electronics in which functionality is distributed over large-areas, much bigger than the dimensions of a typical circuit board. Recently, it has become possible to manufacture electronic devices and circuits using a solution-based approach in which a "palette" of functional "inks" is printed on flexible webs to create the multi-layered patterns required to build up devices. This approach is very different from the fabrication and assembly of conventional silicon-based electronics and offers the benefits of lower-cost manufacturing plants that can operate with reduced waste and power consumption, producing electronic systems in high volume with new form factors and features. Examples of "printed devices" include new kinds of photovoltaics, lighting, displays, sensing systems and intelligent objects. We use the term "large-area electronics" (LAE) rather than "printable electronics" because many electronic systems require both conventional and printed electronics, benefitting from the high performance of the conventional and the ability of the printable to create functionality over large-areas cost-effectively. Great progress has been made over the last 20 years in producing new printable functional materials with suitable performance and stability in operation but despite this promise, the emerging industry has been slow to take-off, due in part to (i) manufacturing scale-up being significantly more challenging than expected and (ii) the current inability to produce complete multifunctional electronic systems as required in several early markets, such as brand enhancement and intelligent packaging. Our proposed Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Large-Area Electronics will tackle these challenges to support the emergence of a vibrant UK manufacturing industry in the sector. Our vision has four key elements: - to address the technical challenges of low-cost manufacturing of multi-functional LAE systems - to develop a long-term research programme in advanced manufacturing processes aimed at ongoing reduction in manufacturing cost and improvement in system performance. - to support the scale-up of technologies and processes developed in and with the Centre by UK manufacturing industry - to promote the adoption of LAE technologies by the wider UK electronics manufacturing industry Our Centre for Innovative Manufacturing brings together 4 UK academic Centres of Excellence in LAE at the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centre, CIKC), Imperial College London (Centre for Plastic Electronics, CPE), Swansea University (Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, WCPC) and the University of Manchester (Organic Materials Innovation Centre, OMIC) to create a truly representative national centre with world-class expertise in design, development, fabrication and characterisation of a wide range of devices, materials and processes. |
| Category | Research Grant |
| Reference | EP/K03099X/1 |
| Status | Closed |
| Funded period start | 01/10/2013 |
| Funded period end | 28/06/2019 |
| Funded value | £5,627,157.00 |
| Source | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FK03099X%2F1 |
Participating Organisations
| University of Cambridge | |
| Beko PLC R&D Centre | |
| Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) | |
| Analog Devices International | |
| Promethean Particles Ltd | |
| New University of Lisbon | |
| Nottingham Trent University | |
| Nano Products | |
| Bangor University | |
| ARM LIMITED | |
| International Centre for Manufacture by Print | |
| Novalia | |
| Queen Mary University of London | |
| Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) | |
| Inseto UK Ltd | |
| The Gwent Group | |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | |
| NeuDrive Ltd | |
| Haydale | |
| M-Solv | |
| GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) | |
| NSI-MI Europe | |
| FlexEnable Ltd | |
| UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | |
| University of Greenwich | |
| Bowater Industries Ltd | |
| TRIBUS-D LTD | |
| Pragmatic Printing Ltd | |
| G24 Power | |
| Kanichi Research Services Ltd | |
| Lancaster University | |
| Applied Nanodetectors Ltd | |
| Novacentrix | |
| Oxford Lasers Ltd | |
| Nanjing Tech University | |
| Cambridge Display Technology | |
| Syngenta International AG | |
| Alphasense | |
| IMI Europe Limited | |
| Ultra-Precision Structured Surfaces Ltd | |
| TeTechS Inc. | |
| NSG Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington | |
| University of Chester | |
| Printed Electronics Ltd | |
| Johnson Matthey | |
| Microsemi Semiconductor Ltd | |
| National Institute of Agronomy and Botany (NIAB) | |
| OpTek Systems | |
| Teraview Ltd | |
| Unilever | |
| SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Ctr | |
| Plastic Logic Ltd | |
| CPI Ltd | |
| Cambridge Display Technology Ltd (CDT) | |
| 3M United Kingdom Plc | |
| Defence Science & Tech Lab DSTL | |
| Eight19 Ltd | |
| Pragmatic Semiconductor Limited | |
| Molecular Vision | |
| Solvay | |
| RK Print Coat Instruments Ltd | |
| Merck & Co., Inc. (Sharp & Dohme (MSD)) | |
| SABMiller plc | |
| De La Rue International Ltd | |
| Nokia Research Centre (UK) | |
| National Physical Laboratory NPL | |
| Dow Corning Ltd (UK) |
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