The FlexTech Alliance has awarded a grant to Cambridge NanoTech to develop a high-speed atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. When completed, the system will enable the manufacture of large-area and flexible substrates for use in organic electronics including solar cells. The high-speed ALD system is targeted to operate at the high volumes necessary for commercial roll-to-roll practices.
To accelerate the ALD process, the engineering team at Cambridge NanoTech will focus on cycle time reduction by means of a unique high speed precursor delivery and extraction mechanism. The beta system will be installed at the Flexible Display Centre at Arizona State University in 2012.
“We are honored to be selected by the FlexTech Alliance to industrialize ALD and bring it to the forefront of thin film technology,” said Ray Ritter, COO of Cambridge NanoTech. “This exciting, new technology will advance the way flexible electronics, displays and other next-generation consumer devices are fabricated.”
“The FlexTech Alliance supports the mission to help build a commercially viable industry around flexible and printed electronics,” said Michael Ciesinski, CEO of FlexTech Alliance. “The high-speed ALD system that Cambridge NanoTech will develop with this award stands to play a key role in commercializing the flexible electronics market.”
