Flexible and Printed Electronic Industry Foresight Summit
2025.03.27
| SNIEC |Meeting Room W2-M9
Guest
Cui Zheng
Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences -Researcher
He graduated from Southeast University with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Since 1989, he has worked successively in the Center for Microelectronics of Cambridge University in the United Kingdom and the Microstructure Center of Rutherford National Laboratory in the United Kingdom for 20 years. In 2009, he returned to China and joined Suzhou Institute of Nano Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences as a full-time employee. He established the first Research Center for Printing Electronic Technology in China, with research fields covering e-ink synthesis and printing processing methods of electronic devices and systems. The application fields include printed flexible photovoltaic modules, printed flexible thin film transistors, printed flexible luminescence and display materials, organic and flexible electronic packaging materials, printed flexible stretchable wearable electronics, etc. He was appointed as a distinguished researcher of Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute from 2021 to 2024, and is currently a consulting researcher of the Department of Electronic Devices, Suzhou Institute of Nano Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 330 papers, 7 monographs on micro-nano processing technology in Chinese and English, 4 monographs on printing electronic technology in Chinese and English. A number of technologies developed under his leadership have been industrialized, and related products have entered the market.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Since the presenter founded the first domestic research team dedicated to printing electronic technology in Suzhou Institute of Nano Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009, he has been personally experiencing the development of China's printing electronic technology and tracking the development trajectory of this field around the world. He witnessed the evolution of the global industry's expectations for this field, from initially overly optimistic projections to a more rational recalibration later on. After the market's rigorous selection, printed electronic technology has gradually found its foothold in industrial applications and the market, marking the beginning of a stable development cycle forward. This report reviews the development of printing electronic technology and industry in the past 15 years, counts the ups and downs of different technologies and industrial applications, and analyzes the current and future development trends and industrial application prospects of this technology. It has certain reference value for engineering technicians and investors who are concerned about the development of this field.
Guest
Li Wenting
Flexible Electronic Industry Development Alliance(FEIDA) -Secretary-General
Li Wenting has been deeply engaged in the field of electronic information for many years, with rich industry experience and deep professional knowledge. She has led a number of key projects of the Alliance to promote industrial resource integration and collaborative innovation. By organizing various cooperation projects and exchange activities, she has promoted the transformation of cutting-edge technologies in universities and scientific research institutions into practical applications. She has been committed to building a platform for industry-university-research-application cooperation for promoting the transformation and application promotion of flexible electronic technology achievements.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
In 2024, with the flexible electronics industry continuing its rapid growth momentum, technological innovation and expansion of application fields have become the main development directions. With the continuous expansion of market size and increasingly fierce competition, enterprises need to strengthen cooperation and coordination to cope with challenges. In terms of technological innovation, new breakthroughs have been made in key areas such as new materials and micro-nano manufacturing processes to promote the performance improvement of flexible electronic products. The application fields have been expanded continuously, with rapid growth in such sectors as wearable devices, new energy vehicles and intelligent transportation, intelligent manufacturing and industrial applications. It is expected that a high compound annual growth rate will be maintained in the next few years. At the same time, enterprises have been, are and will be faced with risk factors at the technical, market and policy levels, so they need to formulate targeted risk management strategies. In general, the flexible electronics industry has broad development prospects in the future, but it is also necessary to pay attention to technological innovation and market dynamics in all links of the industrial chain to achieve long-term stable growth.
Guest
Gu Weibing
Suzhou InnoPrint Electronics Ltd.- General Manager
Gu Weibing, Doctor and Senior Engineer, majored in solid state electronics and microelectronics. Since 2009, he has been focusing on nano-functional materials, printing electronic technology and flexible electronic system. His research directions include printable conductive paste, low-temperature sintering technology, flexible functional circuit, and integration technology. During this period, he undertook and participated in a number of national, CAS-level and provincial and municipal projects, and cooperated with many well-known enterprises for project development. (CAS: Chinese Academy of Sciences). In addition, he has participated in the formulation of a number of IPC's international printed electronics technology standards and served as an advisory member of the International Flexible Electronics and Intelligent Packaging Industry Alliance. At present, he has published nearly 30 SCI papers, applied for 25 patents and obtained 12 authorizations. Since its establishment in 2021, Suzhou InnoPrint Electronics Ltd. (InnoPrint Electronics) has been dedicated to the development and industrial application of conductive paste and flexible functional circuit products.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
This report mainly introduces the current technological development of low-temperature conductive pastes and some new requirements in industrial applications. In particular, it introduces the relevant development trends of low-temperature conductive pastes applied to flexible circuit systems. Meanwhile, it describes some low-temperature conductive paste products and flexible functional circuits developed by InnoPrint Electronics. In addition, it shows the good application prospects of printed electronic systems in the future.
Guest
Song Aimin
Chongqing Zhiwei Technology Co., Ltd. -Chief Scientist
Song Aimin received a bachelor's degree from the Department of Physics, Shandong University in 1989 and a doctoral degree from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995. He has successively served as a postdoctoral fellow and visiting lecturer at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, the University of Munich, Germany, and Lund University, Sweden. In 2002, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Manchester University, United Kingdom. In 2005, he became a Senior Lecturer. In 2006, he was exceptively promoted to Full Professor. At present, he is a Chair Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology. He was awarded the University of Manchester's second Outstanding Scientist of the Year Medal. His main research directions include new micro-nano electronic devices, flexible thin-film electronics and integration, low-power electronic displays, and third-generation semiconductor devices. He has published more than 200 academic papers, been listed for many times in Elsevier's ""Highly Cited Chinese Researchers"", and Stanford University's ""Annual Scientific Impact Ranking"" and ""Career-long Impact"", and was invited to give special reports at more than 100 international conferences.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
The growing demand for electronic displays has been integrated into all aspects of everyday life, and there is an urgent need to develop technologies that are both energy-efficient and low-cost and can be adapted to various forms and surfaces. Mainstream OLED and LCD technologies, due to their problems such as high power consumption, high production cost, and blue light damage to eyes, fail to achieve large-scale applications. There is an increasing demand for low-power, low-cost, ultra-thin and flexible displays. Electrochromic displays are typically bistable and require electrical energy only when the display content is changed, making them ideally suited for low-power applications. Electrochromic displays, which do not actively emit light, offer large viewing angles and are more eye-friendly. Furthermore, electrochromic displays can also be produced by low-cost large-area printing techniques. By improving materials and structures, Chongqing Zhiwei Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhiwei Technology) has improved the cycling stability of electrochromic displays to more than 1,000,000 cycles, with an operating temperature range from -20 to 120 degrees Celsius and an operating voltage as low as 0.3 V. Through the improvement of process technology, Zhiwei Technology has realized printing electrochromic displays on large-area plastic film completely with the roll-to-roll production method. By developing back sheet thin-film transistor (TFT) printing technology, Zhiwei Technology integrated the electrochromic front sheet and back sheet drivers to achieve a fully printed active matrix electrochromic display with minimum pixels of 1.5 mm and maximum dimensions of 40 cm.
Guest
Su Wenming
Guangxianyin Technology (Nantong) Co., Ltd.-Chief Scientist
Doctor Su Wenming, the Founder and Chief Scientist of Guangxianyin Technology (Nantong) Co., Ltd., is also the Head of Printing Electronics Team of Suzhou Institute of Nano Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, and an Industrial Professor of Jiangsu Province. With more than 20 years of experience in organic photoelectric display materials and flexible electronics application research and innovation, he has successively undertaken more than 20 national, provincial and municipal key projects. He has also undertaken dozens of commissioned technological projects for leading enterprises such as Huawei, BOE, TCL, Fuyao, Hisense, China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation, CASC, and Air China. He has published more than 160 academic papers in mainstream journals such as Communication in Nature, ACS Nano, PANS, CEJ, and ACS AMI, and among the invention patents he applied for, more than 30 have been authorized. He is also the Vice Chairman of Electromagnetic Protection Branch of Chinese Materials Research Society and a member of expert databases of Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, etc.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
The following products are all experiencing vigorous development in the frontier industry of flexible optoelectronics: printed QLED displays, AR/VR microdisplays, flexible thin-film photovoltaics for carbon reduction and energy saving to reach carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, intelligent materials such as electrochromic materials, wearable health monitoring systems, and future bioelectronics. Embracing such common characteristics as flexibility, thin film, curved surface, and precision pattern, the printing process using nano-luminescent or nano-conductive materials has become an important process solution in the future due to high compatibility. This report, based on the team's industry-university-research progress in flexible photoelectric printing manufacturing in recent years, will focus on the empowerment and industrial opportunities of metal grid transparent conductive film technology to the above directions. At the same time, it will introduce the construction and layout of the engineering platform for optical display printing in consideration of the challenges faced by the frontier industrial ecology.
Guest
Jialin Wang
Shanghai Mifang Electronic Technology Co., LTD- Engineer
Dr. Wang Jialin, a Materials Research and Development Engineer, graduated from Fudan University in 2017 with a doctoral degree in Materials Physics and Chemistry. She possesses five national invention patents and has authored numerous academic papers published in international scholarly journals. Currently, Dr. Wang serves as the Director of the Flexible Electronics Laboratory within the Printing and Flexible Electronics Division at Mifang Technology. Her research endeavors encompass the development of printed electronic inks, the research and development of flexible and printed electronic devices and systems, the exploration of wearable devices and electronic skin, as well as the development of manufacturing processes and equipment for the mass production of flexible and stretchable conductors. To date, she has submitted over 50 patent applications in these fields.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Flexible printed electronics technology, as a burgeoning field, is drawing extensive attention from researchers across the globe and the industrial community alike, by virtue of its distinctive advantages and immense potential. The journey from theoretical exploration and initial research and development in the laboratory (Lab) to large-scale manufacturing and practical application in the factory (Fab) is fraught with both challenges and opportunities.
Guest
Guo Chengxin
Suzhou Sunflex New Energy Co., Ltd.-Deputy General Manager
Guo Chengxin, with a master's degree and a deputy senior professional title, serves as the Deputy General Manager of Suzhou Sunflex New Energy Co., Ltd. (Sunflex). He once served as a product regulation expert and sales manager of companies/institutions such as UL, Kärcher and TUV SÜD, and is proficient in testing, certification, sales and quality system construction in the new energy field. At present, he serves as Deputy General Manager and Chairman Assistant in Sunflex. His main work is industrialization promotion, R&D quality control, market promotion, and intellectual property layout.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
As a brand-new technical form, flexible perovskite photovoltaic materials break through the limitations of existing photovoltaic products and present a physical form completely different from that of traditional crystalline silicon photovoltaic products. They show the novelty of new generation perovskite photovoltaic technology in terms of light weight, thinness, flexibility and transparency, thereby forming a market complementarity with traditional photovoltaic products. As a new generation technology, flexible perovskite photovoltaics are on the verge of industrialization. Their outstanding physical characteristics and ultra-high photovoltaic conversion efficiency potential indicate broad market prospects. However, their novel concept also signifies that more time is needed for market positioning and promotion. The speech elaborates the characteristics, market positioning, technical status quo, industrialization promotion and commercialization of flexible perovskite photovoltaics.
Guest
Tong Sichao
Hunan NanoUp Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.-General Manager
Doctor, part-time Doctoral/Master's Supervisor of Central South University, External Doctoral Supervisor to Inner Mongolia Polytechnic University, and talent introduced by Hunan University of Technology in a flexible manner. He once served as postdoctor of the Powder Metallurgy Research Institute of Central South University and research assistant of the National University of Defense Technology. He has long been engaged in the design and preparation of flexible printed electronic materials, published 21 academic papers in international journals, and applied for 29 invention patents (21 authorized) and 17 utility model patents (12 authorized).
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Flexible electronic materials and devices are one of the main manifestations of flexible electronics. They are a new generation of flexible electronic components based on flexible materials and integrated with electronics industry technologies. This represents an urgent need for the future development of information technology. The emergence of flexible electronics has provided a new direction for the development of classical electronics, triggering the creation of new forms of electronic devices. However, during the transition of electronic materials and devices from rigid to flexible, traditional rigid preparation and testing methods become inadequate. Therefore, the development of compatible flexible preparation and testing systems becomes essential for advancing the flexible electronics industry.
Hunan NanoUp Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. has launched R2R Coater series roll-to-roll slot coating machine and RD Coater series planar slot coating machine to facilitate the industrial preparation in flexible electronics fields such as photovoltaic energy, photoelectric display, two-dimensional materials, wearable electronics and sensors. In addition, the FlexTest series of flexible materials and devices test systems provides a type of modular flexible testing precision instruments designed to provide an industrial reliability testing tool for developers in the field of flexible and printed electronics.
Guest
Yonglin Xie
Hangzhou Ruierfa Technology Co.. Ltd.-General Manager
In 1984 and 1987, he received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the Department of Physics of Peking University successively. Later, he stayed in the university to teach. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Boston University in the United States in 1995, and Executive MBA from the University of Rochester in 2001. He has been engaged in the research and development of inkjet printing technology and products for a long time in Xerox Company, Trident Company and Kodak Company in the United States and served in the intermediate and senior management position in these companies. He once won the Outstanding Inventor Award of Kodak Company in the United States. From 2013 to 2024, he served as a researcher and doctoral supervisor at Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is currently the Chairman and General Manager of Hangzhou Ruierfa Technology Co., Ltd.
Time & Topic
Thursday, March 27, 2025 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
A number of companies are working on developing inkjet printhead. First made in China thermal inkjet printheads are available for sale. The new printheads have advantages of high speed,high resolution, high uniformity, and scalable print width. The new printheads are being used in textile,3D, electronics, graphics, and packaging printing.
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