Unidym’s is also mounting CNT-based thin film transistor (TFT) planned to form the spine of the burgeoning supple (or printable) electronics manufacturing. The silicon-based transistors at present employed by the electronics trade need capital-intensive developed facilities, luxurious inputs, and long lead times. While considerable investments have been complete in printable TFTs based on polymers, it appears that these technologies cannot attain the speed or lifetimes required to put back 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.
