In recent years, the request for large scale and flexible displays, low cost IC on arbitrary substrates and disposable/recyclable electronics gradually arises. The need for developing a new industry for this purpose based on sustainability, an industry of “Printed electronics”, emerges. This is not simply a change of fabrication process or materials and substrates in use, but a significant advance in how modern electronic devices and displays can be constructed and what we can do to manufacture them in a low cost and eco-friendly manner. In this talk, a full cycle from initial research to production on some will be demonstrated.

 

Professor Daping Chuis the Chairman of CAPE (Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics) and Head of Photonics and Sensors Group in Cambridge University Engineering Department. He was the Executive Researcher at the Cambridge Research Laboratory of Epson until 2007, where he was responsible for the development of non-volatile ferroelectric random access memories (FRAMs) and inkjet technology for electronics and display fabrications. His research activity has been in the areas of semiconductor devices and materials, nanostructures and properties, non-volatile memory devices, novel display technologies, organic electronics and inkjet fabrication process. Current research interests include 3D phase-only holography for future displays and illuminations as well as optical communications, high brightness transreflective displays, laminated electro-active foils for solar shading and smart facade, flexible/printable electronics, and the development of low costs manufacturing processes.