The eu enterprises PING alliance, promote the development of printing NFC electronic equipment

Recently, from the European Union (EU) in four different countries of the six companies Cartamundi, Van Genechten Packaging, PragmatIC, Smartrac, TNO and imec announced that union PING, to speed up the process of flexible electronics from the laboratory into the mainstream market.

According to the alliance, PING alliance's mission is to create a production printing intelligent NFC game CARDS and packing platform, make the flexible film electronic and printed materials, such as CARDS, labels and packaging, perfect union and to promote the Internet of things (IOT) development.PING funding by 2020 Horizon, the Horizon is the European Union to implement a span of more than 2020 seven years (2014-2020), nearly 80 billion euros available funds technology research and innovation of project fund, the European Union hope that through this 2020 flagship project to ensure that Europe's global competitiveness.

PING plan implementation in three years, will identify and wireless power transmission technology are integrated into the printing object (for example: packaging, CARDS and stickers) and the printing substrate (paper, cardboard and plastic, etc.) of standardization, low cost, large quantities of manufacturing process.Through this kind of printing technology based on thin film electronics, products can be with standard of near field communication (NFC) RFID reader devices (such as smart phone) for identification and interaction.

In addition, the alliance, the report said the project will also explore additional functions, integrating sensors, display and audio integration, in order to realize the Internet of things and the so-called game pave the way for the Internet.

IMEC and TNO will focus on the development of flexible thin film technology and chip design.PragmatIC will work with IMEC and TNO development scale manufacturing process, in order to realize the future generation of NFC chip can into commercial production.SMARTRAC based on its rich experience in antenna design and printing, the printing interface connection of the antenna and TFT electronic research and development.Cartamundi and Van Genechten Packaging will be the final step in the supply chain: embedded electronic equipment in the printing products.

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