Nano ePrint Ltd,
the pioneer in planar nano-electronics, announced that it has secured a Grant
for Research + Development from the UK's Northwest Regional Development Agency
(NWDA). The grant will provide £234k of funding towards a £390k
project to demonstrate Nano ePrint's unique printed programmable logic architecture.
This complements other venture investment and grant funding raised by the
company to industrialise and commercialise its innovative approach to printed
electronics.
Nano ePrint has already demonstrated that its nano-scale devices not only
dramatically simplify manufacture, but also achieve over 10 times the performance
and over 100 times the density of conventional printed electronics.
This new funding supports the further development of Nano ePrint's modular
and configurable circuit architecture to deliver the world's first printed
programmable logic devices.
This approach enables low-cost, high-volume manufacture of a generic circuit
design, which can then be tailored for customer-specific requirements as it
is integrated into downstream printing processes.
Nano ePrint can therefore address a wide range of market applications, from
niche novelty products (such as simple printed electronic games) right through
to mass-market electronic smart packaging, with a single device.
Scott White, Chief Executive Officer of Nano ePrint, commented: “This
exceptional grant highlights the novelty of Nano ePrint's approach and
the huge market opportunity enabled by our printed programmable logic architecture.
We are grateful for the support of the NWDA in further developing this groundbreaking
technology.”
Nano ePrint will be showcasing its technology and product concepts at the
IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA conference on December 1st to 4th. The company
will be exhibiting at booth number 68, and Scott White will be presenting the
benefits of printed programmable logic in the main conference at 15:40 on December
3rd.
Posted November 20th, 2009
