Heidi Hoffman Appointed Managing Director of 3D@Home Consortium
Mar 2, 2010 - FlexTech Alliance
The FlexTech Alliance today announced the appointment of Heidi M Hoffman to the position of Managing Director of 3D@Home Consortium, the organization focused on accelerating the adoption of high-quality 3D entertainment into homes worldwide.

Customers, Creativity and Convergence Are The Major Themes Of 9th Annual Flexible Electronics And Displays Conference
Feb 9, 2010 - FlexTech Alliance
Identifying customers and building relationships, generating creativity in defining new products, and converging functions were the major themes from speakers who participated in the 9th Annual Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference held February.

FlexTech Alliance Awards $305,000 Grant to Polyera Corporation for the Further Development of High-Performance N-Type Organic Semiconductors
Jan 27, 2010
The project will focus on furthering Polyera’s state-of-the-art n-type results through continued increases in electron-carrier mobility, yield, and bias-stress stability. The project is being funded in response to an identified industry need for higher-performance, user-friendly n-type semiconductor materials and the crucial role they play in enabling organic complementary circuitry.

Media Advisory - 2010 Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference
Jan 26, 2010
The FlexTech Alliance, the only organization headquartered in North America exclusively devoted to fostering the growth, profitability and success of the electronic display and the flexible, printed electronics industries will host its 9th annual Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, Ariz., on February 2-4, 2010. The conference presents a tremendous opportunity for collaboration and networking among industry, academia, government and research organizations. The Flex Conference - www.flexconference.org - is the leading North American conference and exhibition to learn about the latest developments in flexible, printed electronics and displays.

FlexTech Alliance Announces Contract Award to New Way Air Bearings for Improved Vacuum Processing and Coating of Flexible Webs
Dec 16, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance announced a contract award to New Way Air Bearings (Aston, PA) to develop a non-contact vacuum seal allowing for small, but potentially wide vacuum chambers appropriate for chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) or other processes requiring deep vacuum.

FlexTech Alliance Announces Contract with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for the Development of a Materials Registry
Dec 1, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance today announced a contract award to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to create a user-friendly database for accessing technical information on functional materials. The registry will enable more timely, efficient and accurate selection of the most appropriate material-sets for flexible, printed electronics industry product developments and serve all manufacturing platforms.

Keith Rollins Joins FlexTech Alliance Governing Board and Robert Tulis is Appointed Dir. of Technology and Business Development
Nov 4, 2009
Keith Rollins, Ph.D, Global Plastic Electronics Business Manager for DuPont Teijin Films has been elected to the FlexTech Alliance Governing Board. Robert W. Tulis, Ph.D, has been appointed to the newly created position of Director of Technology and Business Development. These announcements were made at the conclusion of the FlexTech Alliance quarterly Governing Board meeting, held today at Universal Display Corporation in Ewing, New Jersey.

Agenda Announced for the 2010 Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference
Nov 3, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance, focused on developing the electronic display and the flexible, printed electronics industry supply chain, today announced that the preliminary agenda is now available on-line at www.flexconference.org for the 2010 Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference and Exhibition.

FlexTech Celebrates First Anniversary with Expanded Benefits and Services for the Flexible, Printed Electronics and Displays Industries
Nov 3, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance today reviewed its one-year anniversary of fostering the growth and profitability of the electronic display and flexible, printed electronics industries. Over the last year the alliance successfully implemented a number of new programs and services to better serve its membership and enable broader based commercialization of these emerging technologies.

FlexTech Alliance Announces Contract Award for HP Labs to Develop Imprinted and Jetted Color Filters for Reflective Displays
Oct 19, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance today announced a multiple phase project with HP Labs to develop a process for creating imprinted and jetted color filters for reflective displays.

FlexTech Alliance Opens Registration and Announces Keynote for 2010 Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference
Oct 12, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance has announced that registration is open for its 9th annual Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference and Exhibition. The flexible, printed and organic electronics market will increase from $1.92 billion in 2009 to $57.16 billion in 2019. In 2009, $80 million will be spent on e-paper displays and $60 million on electroluminescent displays. Companies seeking to profit from these opportunities need to mark their calendars for February 1-4, 2010 and the 2010 “Flex” Conference at the Pointe Hilton.

FlexTech Alliance Awards Contract to Solarmer Energy Inc. to Enhance Performance and Efficiency for Organic Photovoltaics
Aug 12, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance today announced the award of a $450,000 contract to Solarmer Energy, Inc. to design and synthesize high efficiency donor polymer materials for use in Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs). Technology developments such as this support improved renewable energy resources and is a focus worldwide due to environmental, economic & national security concerns. Potential applications for Solarmer's new photovoltaic technology are in portable electronics, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), and smart fabrics.

FlexTech Alliance Awards Contract to Etched in Time for Linear Plasma Etch Module
Aug 5, 2009 - FlexTech Alliance
The FlexTech Alliance today announced the award of a contract to Etched in Time, Inc. to develop a linear plasma etch module using high density downstream processing in conjunction with reactive ion etch (RIE) for etching of dielectric films. In the emerging advanced flexible microelectronics industry, dry plasma etch is frequently desired over wet etch. EITI's module will be incorporated into the Roll to Roll system at Binghamton University's Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM).

FlexTech Alliance Awards Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc. Contract for the Development of its Roll to Roll Conductor Patterning Process
Jul 1, 2009 - FlexTech Alliance
Uni-Pixel, Inc. and the FlexTech Alliance, today announced that UniPixel has been awarded a contract by the FlexTech Alliance for further advancement of its Roll to Roll Conductor Patterning Capabilities that it has developed for its Opcuity™ Active Layer Films.

FlexTech Alliance Completes Contract with HP to Develop Unique Self-Aligned Imprint Lithography (SAIL) Technology
Jun 16, 2009 - FlexTech Alliance
The FlexTech Alliance today announced the completion of a multiple phase project with HP Labs, HP’s central research facility, to develop a process for creating large-area arrays of thin- film transistors (TFTs) on polymer substrates using exclusively roll-to-roll (R2R) processes. HP’s unique approach, which combines plasma deposition and etching with self-aligned imprint lithography (SAIL), is potentially more efficient and less costly than existing methods of manufacturing thin-film transistor arrays.

FlexTech Alliance Announces Dates for 2010 Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference
Jun 10, 2009 - FlexTech Alliance
The FlexTech Alliance today announced the dates for its 9th annual Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference, to be held in Phoenix, Ariz., February 1-4, 2010. Abbie Gregg of AGI, Inc., is joined by new conference co-chairs Keith Rollins of DuPont Teijin Films and Mike Idacavage of Cytec Industries, Inc., to round out the team who will lead this acclaimed annual event. Working in tandem with a diverse team of advisors, the conference committee expects to attract more than 150 presenters at the 9th annual conference next year. The Call for Papers seeks abstracts addressing technical and business issues, advancements impacting the flexible electronics field, and areas where displays are a key driver. Topic areas of interest include flexible, printed electronics manufacturing, photovoltaics, solid-state lighting, medical devices, RFID, sensors and flexible displays.

FlexTech Alliance Issues Inaugural Report Assessing the Flexible Solid State Lighting Industry
May 19, 2009 - FlexTech Alliance
The FlexTech Alliance today announced the release of its first-ever market report of this type, entitled, “Flexible Solid State Lighting: Technology, Manufacturing, and Market Assessment.” This 329-page special report provides an in-depth technology overview of the latest advancements and the emerging market opportunities for print-based, flexible, solid state lighting (SSL).

Applied Materials' Executive Tom Edman Elected Chairman of the FlexTech Alliance Board
May 6, 2009
The FlexTech Alliance today announced that Thomas T. Edman of Applied Materials, Inc. has been elected chairman of the Governing Board. The alliance also reports that it has appointed industry experts Janice Mahon of Universal Display Corp., Keith Cook of Philips and Charles Weidner of Cytec Industries Inc., to its board...