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Unidym's is developing CNT-based transparent conductive films in partnership with customers in the touch panel, display, and solar industries. Unidym's films have two primary applications:
ITO Replacement Unidym will supply standalone CNT-on-plastic films to current purchasers of ITO-on-plastic films, and partner with companies that use ITO in more integrated applications. Unidym is working with customers and partners in the touch screen, LCD display, OLED and solar industries. Problems with ITO Although ITO is currently the most commonly used transparent electrode material, it can be an inadequate solution for many device applications due to its brittle nature and correspondingly inferior flexibility and abrasion resistance. In addition, the indium component of ITO is rapidly becoming a scarce, and therefore increasingly-expensive, commodity, which has fueled demand for lower-cost solutions in recent years. Moreover, integration of ITO components into products such as LCD displays requires an expensive process that is complicated by ITO's incompatibility with many chemicals used in the display manufacturing process. Benefits of Unidym Films Unidym's CNT-based films have been demonstrated as substantially more mechanically robust than ITO, and can be deposited using a variety of low-cost and low-impact methods. Further, such films are chemically resistant and are manufactured from carbon, which is one of the most abundant elements on Earth. CNT prices continue to decrease every year, and Unidym expects to expand its existing film production to a commercial scale by 2008. Anti-static Films New designs and increasing size have made static a significant problem in LCD manufacturing. Unidym is developing high transparency anti-static films to eliminate the yield loss associated with ESD and particle accumulation. |