Holst centre to develop wireless microsystems and system-in-foil technologies
The Holst centre, an independent research center set up by IMEC and TNO,
will develop future generations of wireless autonomous transducer solutions and systems-in-foil. […] Philips, a leading player in the field of polymer electronics and microsystems, has committed to become the first industrial partner.
The centre, to be located at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven (NL),
will start with two strategic program initiatives. IMEC will lead the wireless autonomous transducer solutions initiative. The system-in-foil research and development initiative will be managed by TNO. The synergy between both initiatives will be fully utilized by the creation of joint strategic R&D activities. […]
Within the Holst Centre, IMEC will expand its current research for wireless autonomous microsystems with focus on ultra-low-power radio; ultra-low-power signal processing; micro-power generation, storage and management; sensor and actuator technology. […]
TNO […] has built expertise around the industrialization of microsystems and polymer electronics, which it will contribute to the Holst Centre. In the Holst Centre, capabilities in the fields of printing of polymers, large-area deposition and structuring of thin layers and design of device architectures will be further developed. The Centre will use these capabilities to create and demonstrate ‘sensing and acting surfaces’, large-area, thin-layered products such as organic lighting and signage, sensor tags and organic electronics.
