Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics

Flexible electronics have witnessed exciting progress in academia over the past decade, but most of the research outcomes have yet to be translated into products or gain much market share. For mass production and commercialization, industrial adoption of newly developed functional materials and fabr...

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Main Authors: Luo, Yifei, Wang, Ming, Wan, Changjin, Cai, Pingqiang, Loh, Xian Jun, Chen, Xiaodong
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1471292023-07-14T16:00:33Z Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics Luo, Yifei Wang, Ming Wan, Changjin Cai, Pingqiang Loh, Xian Jun Chen, Xiaodong School of Materials Science and Engineering Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices A*STAR Institute of Material Research and Engineering Engineering::Materials Flexible Electronics Semiconductor Manufacturing Flexible electronics have witnessed exciting progress in academia over the past decade, but most of the research outcomes have yet to be translated into products or gain much market share. For mass production and commercialization, industrial adoption of newly developed functional materials and fabrication techniques is a prerequisite. However, due to the disparate features of academic laboratories and industrial plants, translating materials and manufacturing technologies from labs to fabs is notoriously difficult. Therefore, herein, key challenges in the materials manufacturing of flexible electronics are identified and discussed for its lab-to-fab translation, along the four stages in product manufacturing: design, materials supply, processing, and integration. Perspectives on industry-oriented strategies to overcome some of these obstacles are also proposed. Priorities for action are outlined, including standardization, iteration between basic and applied research, and adoption of smart manufacturing. With concerted efforts from academia and industry, flexible electronics will bring a bigger impact to society as promised. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) Accepted version The authors thank the financial support from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) under its AME Programmatic Funding Scheme (project no. A18A1b0045), the National Research Foundation (NRF), Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore, under its NRF Investigatorship (NRF2016NRF-NRFI001-21), and Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE2019-T2-2-022). 2021-03-24T05:19:26Z 2021-03-24T05:19:26Z 2020 Journal Article Luo, Y., Wang, M., Wan, C., Cai, P., Loh, X. J. & Chen, X. (2020). Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics. Advanced Materials, 32(37), 2001903-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202001903 0935-9648 0000-0002-3312-1664 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147129 10.1002/adma.202001903 32743815 2-s2.0-85088817112 37 32 2001903 en A18A1b0045 NRF2016NRF-NRFI001-21 MOE2019-T2-2-022 Advanced Materials This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Luo, Y., Wang, M., Wan, C., Cai, P., Loh, X. J. & Chen, X. (2020). Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics. Advanced Materials, 32(37), 2001903-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202001903, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202001903. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. application/pdf
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topic Engineering::Materials
Flexible Electronics
Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Flexible Electronics
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Luo, Yifei
Wang, Ming
Wan, Changjin
Cai, Pingqiang
Loh, Xian Jun
Chen, Xiaodong
Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics
description Flexible electronics have witnessed exciting progress in academia over the past decade, but most of the research outcomes have yet to be translated into products or gain much market share. For mass production and commercialization, industrial adoption of newly developed functional materials and fabrication techniques is a prerequisite. However, due to the disparate features of academic laboratories and industrial plants, translating materials and manufacturing technologies from labs to fabs is notoriously difficult. Therefore, herein, key challenges in the materials manufacturing of flexible electronics are identified and discussed for its lab-to-fab translation, along the four stages in product manufacturing: design, materials supply, processing, and integration. Perspectives on industry-oriented strategies to overcome some of these obstacles are also proposed. Priorities for action are outlined, including standardization, iteration between basic and applied research, and adoption of smart manufacturing. With concerted efforts from academia and industry, flexible electronics will bring a bigger impact to society as promised.
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Luo, Yifei
Wang, Ming
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Cai, Pingqiang
Loh, Xian Jun
Chen, Xiaodong
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title Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics
title_short Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics
title_full Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics
title_fullStr Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics
title_full_unstemmed Devising materials manufacturing toward lab-to-fab translation of flexible electronics
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