Organic Electronics Technologies: Taxonomy and Worksheet
(illustrative)
The following framework has been used by industry and ATP to organize and illustrate the potential scope of organic electronics technologies across electrical and optical system functions. This taxonomy is for illustrative purposes only, and should not be viewed as being either exhaustive or complete.
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System / Function |
Topic, Device, Structure (examples) |
What Needs to Happen? (technology/business) |
Who Needs to be Involved? (technology/business) |
Why is ATP Needed? |
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Imaging / Patterning |
Resists, sub-100 nm |
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Substrates |
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Photoconductors |
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AR Coatings |
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Non-lithographic Imaging |
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Micro-optic Devices, Lenses |
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Logic |
Transistors |
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Dielectrics - Low & High K |
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Flex Substrates |
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Optical Correlators |
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Memory |
3D Storage |
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Ferroelectrics |
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Optical Substrates |
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Inter-connection |
Optical Fibers |
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Planar Waveguides |
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Optical Splitters, Modulators, Filters |
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Electrical Conductors |
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Electronic Substrates |
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System / Function |
Topic, Device, Structure (examples) |
What Needs to Happen? (technology/business) |
Who Needs to be Involved? (technology/business) |
Why is ATP Needed? |
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Power |
Synthetic Electrodes, Electrolytes |
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Capacitors, Resistors |
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Optical Amplifiers |
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Display / Illumination |
Electronic Paper/ Liquid Crystals, PDLCs |
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OLEDs, Organic Lasers |
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Viewing Screens |
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Broad-area Illumination |
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Field Protection / Confinement |
Shielding |
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Cladding Layers |
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Sensing |
Electroactive Coatings |
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Optical Coatings |
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Acuating |
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??? |
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