Organic and Large Area Electronics in FP7
In FP7, the first explicitly dedicated call on organic and large area electronics was launched. With a budget of 63 million euros, it targeted innovative projects in this field. As a result, 20 new projects have been funded in the area of "Organic and large area electronics, visualisation and display systems". In this section, we will present these recently launched projects in organic and large area electronics and the activities carried out within them.
Aligned with the achievement of a critical mass in organic and large area electronics there is a subset of four FP7 EU-funded projects (PolyNet, OPERA, PRODI and PolyMap), which cover actions aiming at defining European competences, services and industrial requirements in the field; thereby contributing to ease and foster the establishment of competitive clusters throughout Europe as well as to reinforce the European position in the area.
PolyNet is a Network of Excellence that aims to establish Europe in the area of organic and large area electronics as the world leader in science, technology and subsequent commercial exploitation of printing and large area electronic technologies for hetero-integration of flexible electronics. Industrial exploitation in this area needs a research cooperation base and a service base to foster transfer from science to industry within Europe. PolyNet will support these aims with three core platforms: a research cooperation platform; a service platform and a knowledge platform.
The overall objective of the Coordination Action OPERA is to strengthen the position of Europe as a leading force in organic electronics in the world.
A specific aim of OPERA is to create the conditions for the establishment of a number of competitiveness clusters in Europe. To address these issues, OPERA will work on these action lines: the development of a strategic framework maximizing synergy and cooperation in the sector, accelerating technological progress and the development of commercial organic electronic applications, the creation of channels of exchange of ideas and people, the development of tools for stimulating entrepreneurship, the acceleration of the development of industry standards and enhancing the visibility of the field.
The intention of the Coordination Action PRODI is to integrate European printing, coating and other advanced processing machinery manufacturers, production line integrators and process measurement and automation industry to work together to improve European excellence in roll-to-roll polymer and printed manufacturing equipment and production lines business.
The objectives of PRODI include the collection of the requirements for the new manufacturing machinery, measurements and automation systems, and generating a common future vision for the industry on R2R polymer and printed electronics manufacturing equipment and production lines and systems.
PolyMap is a Support Action that aims to strengthen the position of Europe as the leading force in organic electronics. For that purpose, PolyMap will undertake three actions: mapping public funding in organic and large area electronics and setting up an ERA-NET, conducting a roadmap on materials and new applications, and supporting SMEs in this area.
The FP7 Organic and Large Area Electronics Project Portfolio
In addition to these four projects, there is a second subset of projects, made up of 10 cooperative projects, which address various R&D challenges in organic and large area electronics, and will lead to progress in this innovative field. These projects cover a set of complementary activities ranging from technology and systems development to new manufacturing processes, and are expected to bring relevant contributions in areas such as large area electronics and materials for low cost manufacturing and subcomponents like energy scavenging and storage, memories, sensors and OLEDs and flexible displays. These projects are (see further information on these projects on our site on CORDIS):
Other projects in organic and large area electronics |
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| 3PLAST | http://www.3plast-sensor.eu | Gerhard Domann |
| AEVIOM | http://www.aeviom.eu | Reinder Coehoorn |
| AMAzOLED | Huges Lebrun | |
| CombOLED | http://bind.upatras.gr | Karsten Heuser |
| FACESS | http://www.vtt.fi/proj/facess/ | Jukka Hast |
| Fast2Light | http://www.fast2light.org | Mary Kilitziraki |
| FLAME | http://www.imec.be/FLAME | Paul Heremans |
| HYPOLED | Ian Underwood | |
| OLAtronics | http://www.olatronics.org | Stergios Logothetidis |
| PriMeBits | Ari Alastalo | |