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Join us as we re-invent thin film electronics - materials to integrated circuits
Thin film electronics.
What a snooze. “The Poor Man’s Transistor”.
Simple to fabricate - much, much simpler than today’s CMOS transistors for microprocessors.
Old, cheap, low performance transistor technology. Suitable for little things like pricing “shelf talkers” in grocery stores, primitive displays and academic prototyping of simple electronic circuits. Not even remotely “cutting edge” technology.
Once useful in TV and smartphone displays, but fell out of favor because thin film transistor performance couldn’t keep up with the performance demands of today’s consumer electronics.
Not any more. Thin film electronics may be “old”, “out of date”, etc.
But it’s time for “Back to the Future” in semiconductors.
And that future is high-performance thin film electronics.
Amorphyx recognized the value of some relatively obscure research at Oregon State University in the use of amorphous metals as performance enhancers in thin film electronics. We have proven the commercial performance and value of Fowler-Nordheim quantum tunneling as a replacement for semiconductors - and built displays with such devices in partnership with the world’s largest display manufacturer in China. We then applied those learnings to redefining amorphous metal oxide semiconductor TFTs for the present and future of premium displays in consumer electronics - active matrix OLED displays dramatically increasing image quality while significantly reducing power consumption, manufacturing equipment cost, and display production cost.
So, just how “revolutionary” is our work at Amorphyx? How much are we the future of high-performance flexible integrated circuits? We have nearly 65 patents either granted or in prosecution in the US, China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. In partnership with the SeedIP team in Seattle, we have a 100% batting average in achieving patent grants from applications. Included in that group is our core patent for the use of an amorphous metal gate in a thin film transistor.
Pretty fundamental, that.
We don’t run factories. We create and evolve materials, devices, circuits and fabrication processes for our unique intellectual properties. We focus on innovation and work with manufacturing companies to license our innovations for implementation.
Interesting? Join us.
In high-performance analog integrated circuits, the core tool isn’t a fab. It’s a validated simulation platform. Device-level models to circuit simulations, linked by a predictive relational database tying variations in materials and fabrication processes to specific electronic device performance. At the core, Amorphyx is a company focused on translating fundamental research and development into predictive circuit-level simulations.
Working on device modeling in our Applications group requires a passion for tying measured device performance to scalable device models running on a SPICE-based simulator.
Working on relational databased design and maintenance in our Process Analysis group means enjoying working at the conceptual level with database system design and implementation on the Google Tools platform. It also includes having an interest in predictive statistical analysis, as one of the keys to success in thin film electronics involves predicting how changes in measurable parameters of materials and fabrication process impact key performance areas of a device.
Because there’s been relatively little innovation at the device level in thin film transistor operation, there’s been relatively little work on new circuits. The display industry is a prime example of the problem. Only recently have high-performance display migrated from the voltage-dependent liquid crystal display (LCD) to the current-dependent active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display.
In contrast, the wireless communications industry has developed over the last 35 years multiple circuits with the potential to redefine display performance - pulse-width and pulse-amplitude modulation approaches with TFT performance requirements that today’s production TFTs can’t meet.
Working on circuit design within our Applications group means using our high-performance thin film devices to implement these more complex analog circuits to define the new generations of what can be done in displays and flexible ICs.
Ready for the journey Back to the Future of electronics?
Be a part of the new generation of high-performance analog circuits.
Join us at Amorphyx