Objective Organic electronics is amongst the most exciting technologies to emerge over the last decade, and Europe is at the forefront. To ensure that Europe remains a leader, scientific advances must be brought into an industrial environment where issues such as adaptability to the market, cost, throughput and variability are addressed. CONTACT brings together a diverse team of researchers and engineers to develop a flexible and industrially compatible process for the fabrication of organic electronic arrays, by investigating gravure printing of the various components within the device. We will build on the existing excellence in the science of these materials in Europe and the highly specialized expertise within the European printing industry to formulate suitable materials and substrates, and modify test printers.The potential of our results will be demonstrated as a proof of principle by the realization of two test displays, namely an optical triple-cell liquid-crystal display (LCD), and an all-plastic LCD. A forum will create a mechanism for exchanging information between printing pioneers and veterans, as well as imaginative market experts. CONTACT will deliver a horizontal platform that allows the fabrication of a range of devices, from transistors to solar cells, sensors, light-emitting diodes and plastic displays. This will provide a significant enhancement of thin-film electronics in terms of cost, throughput, substrate choice and consistency, and reduce time to market as well as developing European precursor markets. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsoptoelectronicsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.2.1 - Advanced displays Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE EU contribution No data Address SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS, EXHIBITION ROAD SW7 2AZ LONDON United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASULAB S.A. Switzerland EU contribution No data Address RUE DES SORS 3 2074 MARIN-EPAGNIER See on map Total cost No data I C CONSULTANTS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address SHERFIELD BUILDING SW7 2AZ LONDON See on map Total cost No data INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW Belgium EU contribution No data Address KAPELDREEF 75 3001 LEUVEN See on map Total cost No data MERCK CHEMICALS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address WILBERFORCE COURT, ALFRED GENDER STREET HU1 1UY HULL See on map Total cost No data NORBERT SCHLAFLI MASCHINEN Switzerland EU contribution No data Address OBERE REBBERGSTRASSE 10 4800 ZOFINGEN See on map Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET ILMENAU Germany EU contribution No data Address 98684 ILMENAU See on map Total cost No data
