BASF Future Business and Polyera cooperate in development and commercialization of new semiconductors
CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) is a term used in modern microelectronics to denote the use of two complementary types of semiconductors: n-type semiconductors for negative charges and p-type semiconductors for positive charges. CMOS circuitry is simpler to design, has superior performance and is more energy efficient than circuitry based on a single type of semiconductor. Following their development in the 1960s, CMOS circuitry quickly became the dominant technology in microelectronics. Common CMOS circuits are currently based on inorganic materials and are manufactured in very cost intensive processes.
Organic material sets make it possible to print CMOS-circuits on flexible substrates. This will make organic CMOS circuits cheaper and easier to produce than standard CMOS circuits and enables printed electronics to open up new markets.
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