Information Management Institute



THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE IS THE ACTUAL PROGRAM FROM THE


6thAnnual

PRINTABLE ELECTRONICS and DISPLAYS

Conference & Suppliers' Fair

October 17-19, 2007

Crown Plaza Hotel Mid-Peninsula
Foster City (San Francisco), California

sponsored by

Information Management Institute, Inc.


Conference Focus

IMI's 6th Annual Printable Electronics and Displays Conference & Suppliers' Fair is the conference of the year dedicated to all critical aspects of printable electronics and displays. IMI's 6th annual meeting and suppliers' fair is an industry led yearly event that leverages years of past expertise in this rapidly evolving industry. This event is designed to bring together experts and leaders in the areas of printable electronic materials, printing systems and printable electronic and display applications from the US, Asia and Europe.

Electronic and display device manufacture is poised to undergo a renaissance through the utilization of low-cost, high-speed printing technology. Over the last several years, with the advent of such technologies as printable organic semiconductors, high-resolution ink jet printheads and lower cost, robust flexible substrates, just to name a few, manufacture of electronic and display devices by high speed printing is being utilized in commercial environments. This revolutionary shift in manufacturing philosophy will allow for significant cost reductions in existing products like TFT LCDs and hence will allow manufacturers to expand current products into new markets and also develop entirely new, economically viable products such as smart packaging solutions, flexible displays and RFID tags.

IMI's 6th Annual Printable Electronics and Displays Conference & Suppliers' Fair will strategically represent all critical materials, printing and application technologies in this emerging field. Areas which will be addressed include printable conductors, semiconductors, dielectrics and resistors, ink jet, offset lithographic, flexographic and gravure printing as well as application and device manufacturing such as printed circuit boards, RFID tags, displays, sensors, smart packaging and membrane keyboards.

This conference and Suppliers' fair, pioneered by IMI in 2003 as the first of its kind, will be a worldwide meeting place for "who's who" in this rapidly evolving new industry. It will allow presenters, attendees and exhibitors to meet, learn and promote their technologies, vision, products and services.

The Suppliers' Fair is dedicated to bringing together companies who offer goods and services to the industry and end-users or device manufacturers looking to utilze high speed printing as a manufacturing process. The companies represented in the Suppliers' fair are true, reliable commercial suppliers of materials, print systems, hardware and support services. IMI's mission in this Suppliers' fair is to aid in fostering this entire industry by developing a platform where commercial suppliers and customers can come together and view products and discuss possible business and technical solutions.


BENEFITS OF CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

  • Learn the current state of the art for conventional and digital electronic printing and materials deposition technologies and gain first hand knowledge from current users, recognized experts and industry pioneers.

  • Obtain understanding of electronic materials issues related to printing and deposition methods

  • Hear from leading system integrators and tool developers involved in printing plastic electronics and displays

  • Learn the electronics industry's needs from key end users and device manufacturers

  • Gain an understanding of the significant market for printed electronics and displays

  • Receive an appreciation for the challenges and issues requiring attention for advanced printing and deposition technologies to expand in importance in the commercial world

  • Establish personal relationships with key players in the electronics, materials and printing fields

  • Gain knowledge of the technology developments being made and still required to meet the needs for printed electronics and displays applications

  • View and/or display your printable electronics and displays related products, technologies, services, etc. with a complimentary exhibit space in the Suppliers' Fair

  • Give a 15-minute presentation on your products, technologies or services in the Suppliers' Forum
  • Conference Chairman

    Dr. Bruce E. Kahn, Printed Electronics Consulting, Rochester, New York
    Web Site: www.ElectronicsPrinting.com

    Conference Speakers

    Dr. Ana Claudia Arias, PARC
    Dr. Alain C. Briançon, NTERA
    Nigel Caiger, SunJet
    Dr. Linda T. Creagh, Fujifilm Dimatix
    Mark Fihn, Veritas et Visus
    Dr. Daniel J. Harrison, International Imaging Materials
    Dr. Alan Hudd, Xennia Technology
    Yair Kipman, ImageXpert
    Steve Liker, Trident Industrial Inkjet
    Dr. Ross N. Mills, iTi


    6th Annual Printable Electronics & Displays Conference & Suppliers' Fair
    October 17-19, 2007
    Crown Plaza Hotel Mid-Peninsula
    Foster City (San Francisco), California

    Program Coverage and Schedule

      Wednesday, October 17, 2007

      12:00 NoonConference Registration

      1:30 p.m.Opening Session


    WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
    Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine


    TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS
    Dr. Bruce E. Kahn, Printable Electronics Consulting, Rochester, New York, USA

    • Printing Techniques (Ink Jet, Flexo, Gravure, Etc.)
    • Applications (Displays, Circuits, Antennas, Packaging)
    • Inks & Materials
    • Future Trends & Opportunities

    PRINTABLE ELECTRONICS AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
    Mark Fihn, Publisher/Consultant, Veritas et Visus, Temple, Texas

    • What Is The Printable Electronics & Displays Market & Where Is It Going?
    • Potential To Reshape Electronics Manufacturing in
      - Printable Electronic Devices
      - Flexible Displays
      - Solar Cells
      - Signage
      - Clothing
      - Sensors
    • Novel Applications That Demonstrate Far Reaching Potential
    • Drivers & Barriers To Implementation
    • A Vision Of The Future

    INK JETS FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED ELECTRONICS
    Dr. Linda T. Creagh, Business Development Director, Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc., Denton, Texas, USA

    • Commercial Opportunity For Ink Jets In Printed Electronics
    • Status Of Ink Jets In Manufacturing
    • Barriers To New Manufacturing Processes & Tools
    • Future For Ink Jet Manufacturing

      5:30 p.m. Reception in Exhibit Area

      Thursday, October 18, 2007

      7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

      8:30 a.m.Session 2 - Printable Electronic and Display Materials

    FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR PRINTED ELECTRONICS: PRINTING METHODS & FLUIDS
    Nigel Caiger, Director, Global Digital Technology, SunJet, Norton, Bath, UK
    • Pros & Cons Of Printing Techniques (Screen, Pad, Flexo, Gravure, Reverse, Ink Jet)
    • Fluids In Subtractive Applications (Etch & Plating Resists)
    • Fluids In Additive Applications (Conductives & Dieletrics)

    CONDUCTIVE METAL INKS FOR DIGITAL & ANALOG PRINTED ELECTRONICS
    Dr. Daniel J. Harrison, Vice President, Technical Operations, International Imaging Materials, Inc., Amherst, New York
    Co-Author: Dr. Eric Groat, Director of ND Materials, NanoDynamics, Buffalo, Nw York

    • Gravure Printable Inks
      - High Conductivity Silver Based Inks Requiring Low Temp Sintering (<150C)
      - Nano-Particle Silver Dispersed In Organic Solvents & Binders
      - Stable Inks With Excellent Storage Characteristics
      - Can Be Printed In Fine Line Patterns Onto Flexible Substrates For Applications Such As Antennas & Conductive Pathways
    • Thermal Transfer Ribbon Inks
      - Silver Based Inks For Conductive Layer On A Thermal Transfer Ribbon With Very Low Surface Resistivities (< 1 ohm/square) With No Sintering
      - Can Digitally Print Conductive Marks On Flexible Substrates

    INTEGRATION OF NEW FUNCTIONAL FLUIDS FOR RELIABLE PRODUCTION PRINTING
    Dr. Alan Hudd, CEO, Xennia Technology Ltd., Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK

    • Evolution Of Ink Jet From R&D To Production Reality
    • Overview Of Chemistry & Materials For Ink Jet Printing Of Electronic Devices
    • Scope Of The Range Of Chemistries For New Fluids Deposition
    • Ink Jet Proposition To Simplify Manufacturing Processes
    • Critical Aspects Of System Design For Dispensing New Materials
      - Chemistry Design Reliability
      - Printhead Performance & Suitability (Dimatix, Xaar & Others)
      - Motion Systems (XY Systems Accuracy & Precisions & Scanning / Fixed Array Developments
    • Managing Application Integration For Printed Electronics & Displays Applications
    • Outlook & Challenges

    MACHINE VISION INSPECTION & 3D PROFILING FOR PRINTED ELECTRONICS
    Yair Kipman, President, ImageXpert Inc, Nashua, New Hampshire

    • Machine Vision Overview
    • Technology Challenges For Image Based Inspection Of Printed Electronics
    • On-Line & Off-Line Inspection

     12:00 Noon Luncheon

      1:30 p.m.Session 3 - Suppliers' Forum

    The Suppliers' Fair segment of IMI's 6th Annual Printable Electronics and Displays Conference & Suppliers' Fair, initiated in 2005, is being expanded to allow each participating supplier of materials, print hardware, print systems and support services to the printable electronics and displays industries to give a 15-minute Suppliers' Forum presentation.

    These presentations will highlight the suppliers' latest technology developments, product introductions, successful applications, etc. to provide attendees with a broad coverage of the current real world implementation of printable electronic and display technologies.

    To reserve your position in the Suppliers' Fair and Suppliers' Forum, please complete and submit the registration form below and check off the box indicating your participation in the Suppliers' Fair.

    There is no fee in addition to the conference registration fee to have a display in the Suppliers' Fair and to give a Suppliers' Forum presentation.

    Currently Confirmed Suppliers include:
    Buhler
    Fujifilm Dimatix
    ICI Imagedata
    ImageXpert
    imaging Technology international
    International Imaging Materials
    NTERA
    Nordson UV
    Pall Corporation
    Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    SunJet
    Trident Industrial Inkjet - An ITW Company
    Xennia Technology
     5:30 p.m. Reception in Exhibit Area

      Friday, October 19, 2007

      7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

      8:30 a.m.Session 4 - Applications, Commercialization & Implementation Issues

    CHALLENGES, ISSUES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRINTED ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS
    Dr. Bruce E. Kahn, Printable Electronics Consulting, Rochester, New York, USA
    • Why Aren't We All Getting Rich?
    • How I Can (Help) Make You Rich
    • Challenges Related To Materials, Printing & Both
    • The Quest For High Mobility

    LAB TO FAB FOR DIGITAL PRINTING OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
    Dr. Ross N. Mills, Chairman & Chief Technology Officer, imaging Technology international, Boulder, Colorado

    • Traditional Printing Vs. Digital Fabrication
    • Special Requirements For Electronic Materials
    • Understanding The Performance Requirements
    • Component Selection & Qualification
    • Production Environment Implementation
    • What Does The Future Hold?

    ALL ADDITIVE INKJET PRINTING FOR FLEXIBLE POLYMER BASED TFT BACKPLANES
    Dr. Ana C. Arias, Member of Research Staff, Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California

    • Materials Development & Integration
    • Printing Process
    • Adhesion Layers
    • Pixel Design
    • Display Integration

    PRINTED ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAYS: TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS, AND MARKETS
    Dr. Alain C. Briançon, Chief Technology Officer, NTERA, Inc., West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

    • Principles Of NanoChromics™ (NCD™) High Performance Printed Displays
    • Wide Range Of Manufacturing Options (Flexography, Silk Screen & Ink Jet)
    • Key Printed Architectures & Functionality
    • Power Requirements, Ease Of Manufacturing & Tradeoffs Between Manufacturing Efficiency/Yield & Aesthetics
    • Integration With Low Power & Low Voltage Electronics (Traditional & Printed)
    • Applications: Smart & Bank Cards, Labels & Tags, Personal Electronic Devices, Household Appliances, Electronic Shelf Edge Labels & Industrial Applications Such As Machinery Control Panels
    • Recent Protoyping Activities With Printing Partners & Technology Roadmap

    DIGITAL FABRICATION USING FLEXIBLE, INERT PIEZO PRINTHEAD TECHNOLOGY
    Steve Liker, Business Manager, Trident Industrial Inkjet - An ITW Company, Brookfield, Connecticut

    • Manufacturing Challenges
    • Precision Fluid Deposition & Coating Needs
    • Ink Jet Technology As Solution
    • Providing Flexibility & Control
    • Future Printhead Needs

     1:00 p.m. Adjournment



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    Speaking Opportunities at IMI Conferences

    If you have a potential topic for presentation at this or another IMI conference, please submit your proposed presentation topic and a brief outline to Al Keene at IMI (Email to imi@imiconf.com or fax to +1-207-235-2226) for review.

    IMI is always looking for potential speakers for upcoming conference programs and will be pleased to discuss your ideas for potential presentation topics.



    SUPPLIERS' FAIR - FREE DISPLAYS

    IMI's 6th Annual Printable Electronics and Displays Conference & Suppliers' Fair, features a boutique Suppliers' fair for the printed electronics and displays industry. The Suppliers' Fair will feature suppliers of materials, print hardware, print systems and support services to the printable electronics and displays industries. Each Suppliers' Fair participant will also give a 15-minute Suppliers' Forum presentation.

    This unique Suppliers' fair will enable current and new end-users to see firsthand the palate of technologies and products available to them.

    IMI will cooperate with all interested parties to provide appropriate space so products can be displayed and demonstrated at the Suppliers' Fair during the conference breaks and receptions. There is no fee in addition to the conference registration fee to have a display in the Suppliers' Fair and to give a Suppliers' Forum presentation.

    To reserve your position in the Suppliers' Fair and Suppliers' Forum, please complete and submit the registration form below or online and check off the box indicating your participation in the Suppliers' Fair.




    IMI Conferences During October 2007

    3rd Annual Ink Jet Technology Integration Symposium
    October 15-16, 2007
    Foster City (San Francisco), California



    Ink Jet Academy - Theory of Ink Jet Technology
    October 29-30, 2007
    Baltimore, Maryland



    4th Annual Security Printing Conference
    October 31 - Nov 2, 2007
    Baltimore, Maryland

    IMI Completed Conferences on this Topic

    5th Annual Printable Electronics and Displays Conference & Trade Fair
    October 11-13, 2006

    4th Annual Printable Electronics and Displays Conference & Trade Fair
    October 26-28, 2005

    A Complete Listing of IMI Completed Programs


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