Title :
Overview of the EC project FLEXIBILITY: Organic and thin-film ICs up to radio frequencies for multifunctional flexible systems
Author :
Carta, C. ; Ishida, K. ; Boroujeni, Bahman K. ; Shabanpour, R. ; Meister, T. ; Schmidt, Gunter ; Suomalainen, Eero ; Brandlmaier, Andreas ; Salvatore, G.A. ; Munzenrieder, N. ; Petti, L. ; Troster, G. ; Petrantonakis, Dimitris ; Kozakis, Dionyssis ; Parad
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
This paper provides an overview of the research activities within the frame of the European project FLEXIBILITY. The project aims at advancing the competitiveness of Europe in the area of multifunctional, ultra-lightweight, ultra-thin, bendable organic and large area electronics (OLAE). An overview of the technologies available to the consortium is provided, together with details of the performance achieved by the first prototypes. Particular focus is given to the circuit design in technologies compatible with the flexible components and systems. Using a 50 MHz IGZO TFT technology, several circuits have been demonstrated, including a 20 MHz AM demodulator.
Keywords :
flexible electronics; organic field effect transistors; thin film transistors; AM demodulator; EC Project FLEXIBILITY; IGZO TFT; OFET; circuit design; frequency 20 MHz; frequency 50 MHz; multifunctional flexible systems; organic IC; organic and large area electronics; radio frequencies; thin-film IC; Batteries; Europe; Receivers; Temperature sensors; Textiles; Thin film transistors; IGZO TFT; OFET; OLAE; flexible radio;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave & Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC), 2013 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2013.6646609
