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Two of the key fundamental principles of traditional silicon electronics that enabled high volume production of complex devices are modularity and configurability. The former allows a particular set of functionality to be segmented into successively smaller blocks of functionality, thereby simplifying both the engineering tasks (design specification and product development) as well as the operational aspects (prototyping, testing, and trouble-shooting). The latter allows re-use of a single hardware design (that may be produced and tested efficiently at high volume) in a large variety of applications (each of which may individually be relatively low volume).

While most printed electronics players are still wrestling with customisation of relatively simple electronic circuits, Nano ePrint’s core technical differentiation allows these key principles from the established silicon electronics industry to be directly applied to deliver configurable, modular printed electronics devices.

This product strategy starts with discrete logic components, incrementally adding configurable interconnections to evolve through simple programmable logic devices (SPLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and ultimately microprocessors. In each case, Nano ePrint’s devices will not compete directly with latest generation silicon devices, but rather will address the lower end of the functionality spectrum, delivering an alternative that is not only significantly lower cost but also enables their use in a far greater range of product form factors (transparent, flexible, robust, disposable, etc).

Nano ePrint’s devices will also include basic analogue functionality which can optionally be used in certain applications.

This architecture builds off the simplicity of Nano ePrint’s device fabrication process, and the high density and high performance that can be achieved for modular functional units. The result is a configurable device that can be produced and tested at high volumes (e.g. in a roll-to-roll process) yet is able to address multiple distinct applications.