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***** Fraunhofer FFB: A "milestone in battery research" achieved *****
***** E Ink and AUO enter into strategic partnership to develop large-size color e-paper displays *****
***** TNO develops first method for fully circular electronics *****
***** Fraunhofer IPMS develops transparent emissive displays for ultra-light and compact augmented reality systems *****
***** BST: New "Impurity Free" seal for safety, quality and sustainability in battery cell production *****

Swedish solar energy leader Midsummer moves into space

Tuesday 09 November 2021
Companies / Markets

The Swedish solar energy leader Midsummer has entered into a partnership with the Italian research consortium Hypatia to provide ultra-lightweight thin film solar cells for a number of cutting-edge projects, including a space mission to the stratosphere planned for October 2022.

PragmatIC Semiconductor announces new appointment to its board of directors

Monday 08 November 2021
Appointments

PragmatIC Semiconductor, a world leader in flexible electronics, has recently announced that Birger Steen has joined its Board of Directors. Steen is board chair of multiple technology businesses including Internet of Things pioneer and global Bluetooth LE market leader Nordic Semiconductor ASA, business network innovator Pagero AB, and German care technology leader myneva Gmbh.

E Ink co-develops paper-like display standard with TÜV Rheinland and receives world’s first paper-like display certification

Friday 29 October 2021
Companies / Markets

E Ink Holdings (Billerica, Massachusetts), a pioneer and commercial leader in digital paper technology, has received a “Paper Like Display” certification for its Kaleido Plus colour ePaper display module, presented by TÜV Rheinland Greater China, the international testing, inspection and certification body.

Apple joins as first public partner in new imec research programme to reduce the ecological footprint of semiconductors

Thursday 28 October 2021
Companies / Markets

Imec (Leuven, Belgium), a leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, has announced that Apple Inc. has joined its brand-new Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research programme. The SSTS programme is the first initiative rallying stakeholders from across the IC value chain to anticipate the environmental impact of choices made at chip technology’s definition phase. Using concrete and reliable models, and detailed (carbon) footprint analyses, the programme is expected to help the IC-making industry cut back on its ecological footprint – as part of the global fight against climate change, resources depletion and pollution.

ASCA increases performance of organic solar cells by integrating new semiconductors

Wednesday 27 October 2021
Companies / Markets

By using new semiconductor materials, organic solar cell expert ASCA has increased the efficiency of its modules by 40 percent. The new components are supplied by the Taiwanese company Raynergy Tek. Raynergy Tek specialises in developing organic semiconductor materials for OPV modules, such as non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). With an efficiency record of around 20 percent in laboratory cells, they promise significantly higher performance than conventional acceptors. ASCA has succeeded in integrating NFA-based materials into its prefabrication for the first time. Using materials supplied by Raynergy Tek, the company has been able to increase the efficiency of its semi-transparent free-form solar modules to around 70 watts per square metre.