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Sorry if I ask a stupid question -- what the heck are plastic electronics? The article doesn't do much to explain what that means... Some specifics and examples
by rexreed 16y ago
Sorry if I ask a stupid question -- what the heck are plastic electronics? The article doesn't do much to explain what that means... Some specifics and examples would help a lot. Also, you mention iPad as a competitor, but it's not clear how and why.
- ojbyrne 16y ago"polymer transistors and electronics" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Logic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Logic
- rexreed 16y agoIf so, how does this make the iPad a competitor?
- Charuru 16y agoThey were making an iPad like product and have announced it way before the iPad was announced. But now that looks sort of sunk. As a consumer product it doesn't look like they'll be able to pull it off. But their technology seems fantastic and can make them a successful company lower on the supply chain.
- pclark 16y agoElectronics are printed on silicon, with Plastic Logic technology, they are printed on plastic. Plastic is more durable and flexible, cheaper (in the long run) and can be produced in non-clean rooms.
- marklittlewood 16y agoWhat is 'Plastic Electronics?' Essentially this is silicon chips without the silicon. Electronic circuits printed onto cheaper plastic substrates which offer promise of cheaper electronics with interesting properties such as flexibility. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_electronics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_electronics
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