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International print electronics media's attention to China's first print electronics industry research institute
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2016/11/25
Recently, the foreign media website "World Printed Electronics" reported on the establishment of China's first Printed Electronics Industrial Research Institute. The report mentions that Yan Li, secretary of the Changzhou Municipal Committee, expressed strong support for the development of the printed electronics industry and affirmed its potential. More information can be found in the original article.
China is making progress in the development of Printed Electronics by establishing an Industrial Institute of Printed Electronics. The institute, the first of its kind in China, was launched with funding of 50,000,000 Chinese Yuan (approximately US$8,220,000) from the local municipal government and the high-tech industrial park in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. The local government promised that the total investment in the institute will exceed 100,000,000 Chinese Yuan (approximately US$16,440,000) in the first phase within a few years, with further investment to accelerate development in the second phase.
At the opening ceremony, the institute was inaugurated by Municipal Party committee secretary Mr. Yan Li and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Ms. Zou Jing. Mr. Yan Li also expressed that Changzhou city will continuously give strong support to the development of Printed Electronics. He believes that the printed electronics industry has a great future and broad market prospects.
Dr. Zhang Xiachang, inventor of SoftBatteryTM and a founder of Enfucell, has been appointed as the dean of the institute. Dr. Zhang also established Changzhou Printed Electronics Ltd. (www.ksfpe.com) two years ago, specializing in paper battery technology and focusing on its commercialization. The printed paper battery is a power source for low-energy applications and can be made in various shapes and sizes depending on customer needs. Besides the printed paper battery, the company has developed battery-assisted passive RFID tags with or without micro temperature sensors.
The institute, along with a fund company and technology & product companies located in the industrial park, forms a printed electronics consortium. This consortium aims to serve as a foundation for the development of state-of-the-art printed electronics and provide comprehensive support for its marketing in China and globally. The fund company, Printed Electronics Fund Ltd., focuses on investing in printed electronics technology and is based in Changzhou city. Its registered fund is 300,000,000 Chinese Yuan (approximately US$49M), and this can be increased to 1,000,000,000 Chinese Yuan (approximately US$162M) as needed.
A ubiquitous production line for printed electronics will be implemented in the institute. The institute's primary responsibility is to establish a platform for printed electronics testing, prototyping, and a certain amount of production for sales, and to provide printed electronics companies with technical support. The institute will also help shorten time to market (TTM) for relatively mature products. Research will focus on integrating printed electronics applications and roll-to-roll mass production.
The institute has signed four cooperation agreements with leading teams from Chinese Institutes and Universities to jointly develop: 1) roll-to-roll production lines to produce printed electronics products from functional inks and substrates; 2) printed sensors; 3) printed electronics processes; and 4) printed smart labels. These teams are from the Institute of Semiconductors in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Beijing Printing Institute, and the Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics. The institute is also discussing commercialization of technology in China with several national-level institutes from Europe.
The first batch of companies in the printed electronics industrial estate to be built within the consortium includes a sensor and smart RFID tag company, a flexible thin film transistor and smart tag company, an inkjet print head fabrication company, a flexible display company, and an intelligent smart label company from China and Europe.
The institute encourages collaboration. There are many open positions available. Applications can be sent to xiachang.zhang@ksfpe.com. The institute webpage is under development and will be available later this year. Experts in the field of printed electronics are welcome to communicate and exchange ideas. The institute is also proactively seeking worldwide cooperation with organizations and companies in this industry, as well as innovative individuals, to conduct top-notch research and commercialize promising technologies and products.
http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/industrial-institute-of-printed-electronics-00005931.asp?sessionid=1
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