Title :
You can´t be too thin or too flexible
Author :
Burghartz, Joachim N.
Abstract :
Made primarily from nonsilicon organic and inorganic semiconductors, including polymers and metal oxide semiconductors, flexible chips are an exciting alternative to rigid silicon circuits in simple products like photovoltaic cells and television screens, because they can be made for a fraction of the cost. But today´s flexible electronics just don´t perform as well as silicon chips made the old-fashioned way.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; flexible electronics; organic semiconductors; polymers; silicon; three-dimensional integrated circuits; 3D chip; flexible chip; flexible electronics; inorganic semiconductor; metal oxide semiconductor; nonsilicon organic seminconductor; photovoltaic cells; polymer; rigid silicon circuit; silicon chip; television screen; ultrathin flexible silicon technology; Home appliances; Medical diagnostic imaging; Mobile communication; Remote sensing; Sensors;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2013.6471057
