Photovoltaics - manufacturing capacity reaches 1000GW? Photovoltaics are growing at breakneck pace. and that is important for printed electronics. According to the IEA, in 2022, global PV manufacturing capacity increased by more than 70% to nearly 450 GW, with China accounting for more than 95% of new additions across the supply chain. The growth continued at an unabashed pace, with the IEA expecting the global manufacturing capacity in 2024 to reach an incredible 1000 GW.  Source: click here Screen printing silver pastes has a near complete market share for metallising silicon photovoltaics.  The amount of silver per cell - and consequently per watt - for front and rear metallization has declined. In 2023, it stood for PERC photovoltaics (the dominant technology) at around 10 tonnes per GW. Given the expected manufacturing capacity in 2024, this could translate to around 10,000 tonnes of silver (and more of paste depending on loading etc) per year! This is also an incredibly advanced printing technology. This field can already execute ultra fine line printing at scale. In 2022, the linewidth of the printed fingers were around 30 um with ca. 10um alignment precision as standard in manufacturing. This is projected to be further narrowed, reaching a linewidth of 15um with 5um alignment precision in 2032 to reduce the amount of expensive silver per cell.  In R&D and pilot settings, such screen printed linewidths are already being demonstrated with printed bus bars exhibiting inc...

World-Class OLED Conference | 10 & 11 April 2024 | Online Event Agenda here This event focuses on innovations in materials, manufacturing, applications, and markets for OLEDs. OLEDs are already a commercial success for years and yet the the pace of incremental and radical technological innovations and breakthroughs is incredible, furthering device properties [color, stability, resolution, color gamut, brightness, etc], expanding applications, and opening new manufacturing and patterning techniques from photolithography to inkjet printing and beyond. These innovations could not only entrench the success of OLEDs further, addressing their weak spots, but also perhaps take away the selling points of challengers or alternatives like MicroLEDS, QD-LCDs, etc. Understanding the OLED market and industry dynamics is a must for microLED professionals. This event is curated by TechBlick and OLED-Info.com . It is part of the MicroLED Connect series - accessible witha Virtual or Hybrid Annual Pass...

TechBlick, the leading platform for emerging technologies is holding a US edition of its successful 'The Future of Electronics RESHAPED' conference and exhibition in Boston on 12 & 13 June 2024. See here for further information. TechBlick is responding to huge demand by the global industry to hold this event. It will focus on additive, sustainable, flexible, hybrid, wearable, structural, and 3D electronics. All 54 exhibition booths have been sold to key players in this industry with a long waiting list of interested companies. A world-class speaker programme too has been announced featuring companies such as Boeing, Myant, GE Aerospace, SRI International/Parc, Northrop Grumman Corporation, GE Healthcare, Asahi Kasei, Panasonic, Voltera, Kateeva and many more. As well as a world-class agenda and exhibition, the event will also feature expert-led masterclasses and company tours to some of the innovative organisations in the Boston area on 11 June. Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, CEO of TechBlick reported "We have been overwhelmed by the industry response to this event and are delighted that we have sold all the exhibition booths at this early stage. The agenda has just been announced and features 52 world-class organisations, many speaking for the first time in many years, in the US. Demand for attendee places too, is high and we fully expect that the event will sell out" See here for further information and to register for the event. Join the global industry at the long-awaited T...

VueReal has started shipping its advanced high-resolution and high-transparency microLED displays to customers. These displays are produced using VueReal's proprietary MicroSolid Printing Platform, which integrates microLEDs into an active-matrix microLED display. This technology allows for high-efficiency, high-quality displays with adjustable transparency levels ranging from 80% to complete opacity. VueReal provides a comprehensive turnkey platform enabling partners and customers to develop custom displays and fabricate them at VueReal's pilot production line. The company is currently accepting new orders for these innovative displays At the upcoming CES 2024, VueReal plans to demonstrate its displays and technologies. The company is encouraging attendees to request a demo. Significant developments for VueReal in 2023 included a breakthrough in its MicroSolid Printing Platform, allowing for sub-7um LED pitch for full-color microLED deposition. This advancement has minimal impact on the External Quantum Efficiency (EQE), facilitating high-efficiency display production. Earlier in the year, VueReal received a $7.7 million investment to upscale its production line. In 2022, VueReal raised $14.4 million in Series B funding. The company began shipping transparent automotive microLED displays in 2021. Key highlights of VueReal's advancements include: The MicroSolid Printing™ platform, marking a significant milestone in the mass market adoption of MicroLED displays. VueReal's acti...

Start-up Showcase in micro- and mini-LED Technologies Start-up Showcase in micro- and mini-LED Technologies | 22 Feb 2024 | Online Event This is a MicroLED conference dedicated to promising microLED startups, who will showcase their latest development and technologies. A great opportunity to learn the latest cutting edge technologies and connect with early stage companies looking for partners, customers and investments. This event is curated by TechBlick and the MicroLED Association. It is part of the MicroLED Connect series - accessible with a Virtual or Hybrid Annual Pass. Register now and save 100 Euros * *apply the following discount code at check-out: Save100Euros ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agenda 3:00 PM | Rayleigh Vision "Stacked MicroLED: The Ultimate Solution for Immersive XR" 3.20PM | Inziv "Emerging Trends in microLED Chip Architecture, Metrology, and Inspection" 3.40PM | Comptek Solutions "Atomic-scale passivation for microLED devices" 4.00PM | QustomDot "QustomGlow: Illuminating Excellence in Quantum Dot Innovation" 5.00PM | Terecircuits Corporation "Materials for novel microLED mass transfer" 5.20PM | iBeam Materials "Roll-to-roll Fabrication of LED Sheets for MicroLED Display Application" 5.40PM | KuraTech "AR headset development with MicroLED Technology" 6.00PM | NS Nanotech "From Quantum Dots to Nanowires" Agenda explore here ------------------------------------...

Saralon is going global with its distribution network, covering Europe, USA, and East Asia This is superb news for the Saralon team and for the industry We thus use this occasion to share the talk that S teve Paschky gave at TechBlick in Dec 2023 The level of Q&A shows the higher interest in these materials You can download the brochure here https://www.saralon.com/en/download-brochur-2022-c3d2y2fa3fge21p92c/ Copper Inks #CopperInk #CopperPaste #StretchableElectronics #InMoldElectronics #PrintedSensors #Heating #PrintedElectronics...

You can explore the world class agenda here Solid State Battery Conference Sodium Battery Conference Novel Battery Material Conference This will TechBlick’s third online event covering three major themes in the battery industry: (1) Solid state batteries (2) Beyond Li-ion battery technologies (3) Next-gen and frontier Li-ion chemistries The conference covers the latest innovations and developments on applied research, materials, manufacturing and applications from around the world. The programme is entirely curated by our in-house experts, striking a fine balance between industrial developments and applied research advancements, bringing together a world-class set of speakers from end users, material developers, manufacturers, start-ups, as well as renowned research centers and market analyst groups. Our exceptional online events are also truly a unique networking opportunity. All talks will be given live online but will also become available on-demand. The talks from previous events are all also accessible in your library with a single annual (virtual or hybrid) annual pass. You can see the past events here 2023 | Solid-State Batteries: Innovations, Promising Start-Ups, & Future Roadmap 2022 | Solid-State Batteries: Innovations, Promising Start-Ups, & Future Roadmap * in the agenda means that the title is tentative awaiting final confirmation by the presenter Solid State Batteries | Next-Gen Batteries | Beyond Li-Ion | Sodium Batteries | AI in Battery Development | Li Metal...

NanoPrintek presents the world’s first “dry multimaterial printer,” a disruptive technology that transforms the printing of functional materials and devices. The current printing technologies are liquid-based methods such as inkjet and aerosol jet printers, which suffer from major drawbacks, including complex ink formulations, surfactants/contaminants, limited printing inks, and the need for high-temperature post-processing to sinter the particles and remove the surfactants. This talk presents a disruptive inkless multimaterial printing technology where pure nanoparticles of various materials are generated in situ and on demand. These nanoparticles are then directed toward the printer nozzle and laser-sintered in real-time to form desired patterns and structures layer by layer. The Key technology advantages include 1) on-demand and in-situ generation of various pure nanoparticles without contaminations, 2) in-situ and real-time laser sintering of nanoparticles on various substrates with no further post-processing, 3) multimaterial printing of hybrid and tunable nanocomposite materials and structures. This supply-chain resilient technology transitions electronics printing to a new realm where pure, multimaterial, multifunctional, and hybrid materials are printed on demand with various applications in the electronics, healthcare, automotive, aerospace, defense, and energy industries. SAVE THE DATE...