The members of the EU research project PolyApply (“The Application of Polymer Electronics to Ambient Intelligence”) establish a basis for a scalable and ubiquitously applicable communication technology based on organic electronics. Particularly, the consortium will build RFID demonstrators for a frequency of 13.56 MHz, besides developing the materials and processes required for this. The key to significantly lower cost compared to silicon RFID tags used today is the introduction of new in-line, in particular roll-to-roll production processes.
PolyIC has been a member of PolyApply since September 1st, 2006. Other members are, for example, Merck, Motorola and Philips Research Laboratories. “Since joining the project, PolyIC collaborates on bringing the competencies of the consortium together to develop an organic RFID tag,” says Dr. Wolfgang Clemens, Head of Applications with PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG. In particular, PolyIC contributes polymer transistors and integrated circuits.
PolyIC leads the workpackage “Manufacturing and Process”. Besides developing demonstrators, PolyIC is especially active in evaluating new materials for organic electronics in reference setups and roll-to-roll processes as well as in the development of polymer circuits to analyze sensor and memory chips.
PolyApply is an integrated project in Framework Programme 6 by the European Community and is funded with 20 million € (US$ 26 million), thereof 12 million € (US$ 16 million) funded by the European Union. The consortium's nearly 20 members account for the remaining 8 million € (US$ 11 million). The project started in January 2004 and will run until end of 2007. More information about the project can be found at www.polyapply.org.
The members of the EU research project PolyApply (“The Application of Polymer Electronics to Ambient Intelligence”) establish a basis for a scalable and ubiquitously applicable communication technology based on organic electronics. Particularly, the consortium will build RFID demonstrators for a frequency of 13.56 MHz, besides developing the materials and processes required for this. The key to significantly lower cost compared to silicon RFID tags used today is the introduction of new in-line, in particular roll-to-roll production processes.
PolyIC has been a member of PolyApply since September 1st, 2006. Other members are, for example, Merck, Motorola and Philips Research Laboratories. “Since joining the project, PolyIC collaborates on bringing the competencies of the consortium together to develop an organic RFID tag,” says Dr. Wolfgang Clemens, Head of Applications with PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG. In particular, PolyIC contributes polymer transistors and integrated circuits.
PolyIC leads the workpackage “Manufacturing and Process”. Besides developing demonstrators, PolyIC is especially active in evaluating new materials for organic electronics in reference setups and roll-to-roll processes as well as in the development of polymer circuits to analyze sensor and memory chips.
PolyApply is an integrated project in Framework Programme 6 by the European Community and is funded with 20 million € (US$ 26 million), thereof 12 million € (US$ 16 million) funded by the European Union. The consortium's nearly 20 members account for the remaining 8 million € (US$ 11 million). The project started in January 2004 and will run until end of 2007. More information about PolyApply.
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