PRINTABLE TRANSISTORS

Unidym's is also developing CNT-based thin film transistor (TFT) intended to form the backbone of the burgeoning flexible (or printable) electronics industry. The silicon-based transistors currently employed by the electronics industry require capital-intensive manufacturing facilities, expensive inputs, and long lead times. While substantial investments have been made in printable TFTs based on polymers, it appears that these technologies cannot achieve the speed or lifetimes needed to replace silicon transistors.

Research at universities and within Unidym demonstrates that carbon nanotube can be used to construct high performance, printable TFTs. The company is currently developing technology in the rapidly-growing printed electronics sector. Professor George Grüner, one of the founders of Unidym, did pioneering work on these devices at UCLA.