SmartKem announce an extensive collaboration with CPI

The three year agreement will see a scaling-up of SmartKem activities; driving customer development programmes for the manufacture of unbreakable and foldable displays and electronics.

The SmartKem tru-FLEX inks now offers transistors with outstanding electrical performance, unparalleled physical flexibility and the chance to manufacture at room temperature onto any surface type. As such, electronic TFT arrays can be printed at low cost with extremely high throughput, making tru-FLEX technology the leading candidate for the manufacture of new form factor consumer devices such as bendy smartwatch displays and foldable mobile phones.

“This collaboration supports our on-going activity of delivering tru-FLEX to meet market demand,” said Steve Kelly, CEO, SmartKem. “We have established the potential of the technology and proven its position as a total technology solution over competing TFT materials. Now in conjunction with our customers, we’re moving towards manufacturing pre-production demonstrators. We have a long established track record of development work with CPI since SmartKem was founded in 2009. It has proven invaluable to have access to such a well equipped facility that offers us the ability to validate our technology in a confidential environment. We are very excited to have secured a long term agreement with such a high profile industry partner.”