Plastic electronics shaping the future of eReaders Richard Archuleta CEO Plastic Logic

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Plastic electronics shaping the future of
eReadersRichard ArchuletaCEO Plastic Logic

• 6 October 2009

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Our mission

• To create the commercial plastic electronics
  industry and lead a revolution in the way people
  acquire, organize and consume digital information

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How we make our mission real today

• Our first product, in market in early 2010, will
  be the worlds best reader of digital content for
  business professionals

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Plastic Logic story
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• Past
• University research project
• Great promise
• Unproven commercial process and scale
• Present
• Promise delivered
• Plastic Logics Dresden, Germany factory is the
  worlds first commercial scale process
• Capacity of 100,000s of flexible displays per
  year
• Future
• Disrupt existing silicon based electronics
  industry

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The plastic electronics opportunity is huge
Market summary by application 2008
Worldwide organic electronics forecast ( in
millions)
CAGR 49.5
2014
Source NanoMarkets, LLC, 2007
The organic electronics market will exceed 34
billion by 2014
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Mobility of organic semiconductors
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Si wafers
Todays processors
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Hybrids
Poly-Si
Low-cost ICs
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Organics
Smart cards, displays
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a-Si H
10-1
E-papers
Mobility (cm2V-1s-1)
10-2
10-3
10-4
10-5
10-6
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1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
Time (years)
Source Dimitrakopoulos, IBM J. Research
Development
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Displays are the first ideal application
High transistor performance

• Performance logic
• ASICs
• PLED displays
• Processors

• Interactive signage
• Solar
• Phone displays
• Smart cards
• Memory
• Sensors

Increased circuit complexity
Performance

• E-paper
• Small LCD displays
• Electronic shelf tags

2008
2012
2016

• Display and basic logic applications could be
  accessible using organic thin film transistors
  (TFTs)
• As the performance of the devices improves, more
  demanding devices such as OLED, LCD and standard
  ICs may be achieved

others will emerge as performance improves
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The eReader market

• Emerging market
• Products to date have focused on the book segment
• Each segment has unique product and solution
  needs
• Our display technology allows us to offer
  compelling products to all segments

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All enablers present except the display
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Display
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Plastic Logics semiconductor technology

• Plastic Logic works with solution processible
  organic semiconductors
• this allows room temperature deposition using low
  cost printing methods
• inkjet printing, spray coating, flexographic
  printing all shown to be suitable
• The performance of organic semiconductors is
  approaching that of amorphous silicon
• while not suitable for applications requiring
  high switching speeds, our organic semiconductors
  are ideal for applications requiring large area
  and low cost such as active matrix displays
• current mobility is 0.02 cm2/Vs
• second generation materials offer improved
  mobility
• Plastic Logic materials are inherently stable
• devices fabricated and tested in ambient
  environment
• high performance encapsulation is not required
• Plastic Logic process uses significantly less
  toxic chemicals

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Second generation technology

• Second generation semiconductor materials are
  currently being developed
• improved mobility
• faster refresh rate/higher on current TFTs
• suitable for second generation products (larger
  displays, colour, video rate, etc.)
• Target process developed to align as close as
  possible to first generation process but for
  optimal performance, additional equipment is
  likely

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Our display technology leads the industry

• First and largest production plastic-based
  display
• Superior weight, durability and low cost of
  manufacture
• Strong IP position
• At least 12 years lead over competition

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Dresden display factory
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• First plastic electronics factory in the world
• Best and largest plastic electronics
• Fully automated
• Opened 17 Sept 2008
• Capacity of 100,000s of units per year
• Displays being built, ramping to commercial
  availability

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Our first product nothing like it

• Unique form factor
• largest display
• lightest e-paper device
• thinnest form factor
• shatterproof display
• Intuitive user interface
• touch operation
• Easy access to all content
• wireless download capabilities

Electronic reading that is natural, easy and
comfortable
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Plastic electronics
eReaders
Flexible ICs
Flexible displays
RFID tags
Digital signs
Electronic shelf labels
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