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Cambrios Provides ClearOhm Film for Smartphones
[April 09, 2011]

Cambrios Provides ClearOhm Film for Smartphones


Apr 09, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Cambrios Technologies announced that its ClearOhm transparent conductive film has been incorporated into the touch sensor of a smart phone.

The touch sensor and touch module solution were developed by Nissha Printing of Japan and Synaptics, respectively, and mark the first commercial implementation of Cambrios ClearOhm in place of indium tin oxide (ITO).

"For decades, the only transparent electrode material used for high quality display-related applications was the ceramic material ITO," said Michael Knapp, Cambrios president and CEO. "ClearOhm material is based on metal nano-wires, not a ceramic like ITO. It makes use of a completely different, highly manufacturable material for creating transparent, conductive films. ClearOhm material's deployment as part of this phone marks the first step towards its adoption as a higher performance and lower cost alternative material for consumer electronic devices." "Cambrios first attracted my attention in 2008, and I have enjoyed working with them to align their development efforts with our advanced touch systems design and engineering activities," said Bob Mackey, senior scientist with Synaptics. "Cambrios' development efforts embody world class research and development methodologies, and ClearOhm material was heavily studied and characterized with real world conditions and manufacturing methodologies in mind." Cambrios is an electronic materials company that develops proprietary, competitive products using nanotechnology. Cambrios implements its novel technology to streamline electronics manufacturing processes, improve end-product performance and identify ways to satisfy unmet industry needs. The company's first product is ClearOhm coating material that produces a transparent, conductive film by wet processing. ClearOhm films have improved properties by comparison to currently used materials such as indium tin oxide and other transparent conductive oxides. Applications of ClearOhm coating material include transparent electrodes for touch screens, liquid crystal displays, e-paper, OLED devices, and thin film photovoltaics.



Synaptics is a developer of human interface solutions for the mobile computing, communications, and entertainment industries. The company creates interface solutions for a variety of devices including notebook PCs, PC peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones. The TouchPad, Synaptics' flagship product, is integrated into a majority of notebook computers. Consumer electronics and computing manufacturers use Synaptics' solutions to enrich the interaction between humans and intelligent devices through improved usability, functionality, and industrial design.

Nissha is providing products and services to its customers and society at large through proprietary technologies developed based on printing as its core area of business.


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