Intelligent BT-NT-IT integrated platform based water-treatment core technology

June 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Technology overview: Intelligent BT-NT-IT https://korean-electronics.com//inquiryplatformbased water-quality automatic measurement core technology and water treatment core technology has been developed that can monitor water quality of a stream or water quality change of a sewage-treatment facility in real-time using data obtained from the micro-modular water quality automatic measurement device and provide the function of actively preventing environmental pollution.
Using developed technology not only can it detect and respond to a water-quality-pollution accident by monitoring, in real-time, pollutants such as organic matters, nitrogen, phosphorus, etc., existing in first rainwater overflows and wastewater from a sewage treatment plant flowed in to a stream and lake but also it can actively change an operation module of a sewage treatment plant responding to pollutant inflow change.
Developed technology is composed of three specific technologies: First, micro-modular water quality monitoring technology is the measurement technology calculating TN, TP and BOD by analyzing concentration of organic matters (DOC), nitrogen (NH4+, NO2-, NO3-) and phosphorus (PO43-), which is the core information for water quality of streams (including lakes), first rain water overflows and wastewater of a sewage treatment plant, and 6 general items and, based on this, operating a software sensor. All of these measurements are completed in 5 minutes and it has accuracy less than 5%.

Manufactured Micro-modular Water Quality Automatic Measurement Device
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Second, micro-modular water quality automatic measurement device based water quality gathering and responding technology is the technology that can detect, predict and respond to a water quality polluted situation using a developed model by collecting measured water quality information as a standardized form through a smartphone communications network or wireless communications network such as WiFi, etc. Third, water quality automatic measurement device based city overflows/sewage treatment facility process controlling technology is the technology detecting water quality change of city overflows and sewage inflows in real time using the micro-modular water quality automatic measurement system and based on this, controlling facilities treating city overflows and sewage treatment plants. Based on this, among overflows flew in to a stream quickly when raining, BOD, SS and TP are removed about 7~80%, > 90%, > 90% respectively.

Industrialization: The intelligent BT-NT-IT integrated platform based water treatment core technology development research team achieved results of 33 cases of technology transfer and 49 cases of industrialization (technology transfer 641 million won, sales 1.44 billion won) until a task is completed. First, the foundation for advancement into overseas markets has been established through development of a micro-modular water quality automatic measurement device. Water quality automatic measurement devices developed in this project and water quality information and management technology have been applied to the developing country (Sri Lanka) project to establish a system optimized to operate a water treatment system. Next, a multi-channel water quality measurement device was exported to Malaysia and future industrialization was promoted through micro-modular water quality information gathering and responding technology. Furthermore, the flow analysis and modelling to manage water quality has been conducted by applying a stream water quality prediction model developed in this project to Malaysian streams. Through this, sales of about 660 million won were achieved. Also, a contract to introduce a Malaysian traditional market sewage treatment plant of the water treatment system was under way based on this.

Problem-solving in industrialization: There was a difficulty when applying for a formal approval in Korea for the reason that it is excellent technology but different from existing methods. However, to overcome difficulties to enter into a domestic market due to regulations enacted mainly for existing measurement methods, we advanced to an overseas market first and succeeded in overseas industrialization while proceeding with a product’s field application and enhancement. Regarding developed water treatment technology, we faced the reality of the saturated domestic market and proceeded with technology marketing through overseas human networks of a person in charge of research. Also, technology verification and field visits were managed while continuously operating a pilot plant installed in a domestic sewage treatment plant. Through these efforts, we established the foundation of overseas business and overcame difficulties of domestic business by transferring technology to domestic and overseas companies.

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Vessel sealer of laparoscope operation tools

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Technology overview: Of laparoscope operation tools, vessel sealer is used to control hemorrhage in blood vessel with high frequency. If a blood vessel is not bound up properly during operation, https://korean-electronics.com//inquirythere would be serious internal bleeding, sothis is a high risk product and many trials and errors were required in manufacturing all parts because this is the nation’s first production. The first approach to make a difference from existing multinational companies’ products is design for user’s convenience, as a handle is applied so it can reduce muscle fatigue than existing products. Second, Sunnedix insulates pipe and rod and removes wires, whereas existing products are using wires to flow bipolar electricity to 5mm diameter pipe. This driving unit allows it to rotate 360 degrees with improved electric safety. Terminal tissue contacting area is manufactured by applying metal powder injection molding, and recovery rate is increased by applying coining technique (Re-constructing) after molding for precise dimension. IEC 60601 3rd version is applied to the test for CE certification, ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 are applied to entire manufacturing processes from development to packing and sterilization, and commercialized is focused on systemized follow-up management.

Industrialization: An unexpected problem encountered in domestic industrialization was the user’s and buyer’s motivation of purchase. Sunnedix’s capability was too poor to win through the material superiority of intense marketing and persistent product training by multinational companies. Thus, the company cooperated with a domestic electric operation tool manufacturer and requested it to take full charge of marketing in 2015. In overseas markets, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Japan showed interest and currently sample assessment is ongoing.
Taking into account the fact that the medical market is, generally speaking, conservative, it is considered necessary that the company now follows the advisable course, and reinforcing sales capability such as exhibition is expected to produce fine results.

Problem-solving in industrialization: Registration procedures in each country is the biggest issue in export. Required registration period takes 1~2 years, and related costs are high, which are used as invisible trade barriers. Sunnedix is overcoming the difficulties using fellowship with existing customers, and now registration is under process in Egypt. The biggest problem in domestic industrialization is Sunnedix’s poor business network because the company has been focusing on export, therefore the company now proceeds to contract in the consideration that it is better to request its sales to a big company with strong domestic sales capacity.

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Conductive materials for direct nano-patterning

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Technology overview: Ag and Cu nano-particle and nano-ink were key subjects of development as materials to form fine patterns through more improved methods than the classic photolithography process. https://korean-electronics.com//inquiryAnd products were developed to satisfy functional performances, such as nano-particles that have shape and dispersion properties suitable to direct patterning and electrical conductivity; and that satisfies process performances such as flow characteristics of ink, low temperature sintering process for the densification of pattern, conjugational property with substrate, and patterning resolution. For flexible electronics field which is highlighted as a future promising business, a technology that can realize a pattern on ductile substrate is essential, and direct patterning technology has great competitiveness as it is assessed as having the most competitive power in this field. Developed nano-ink provides a technical base to apply new processes from applications such as FPCB, Touch Screen Panel, Solar Cell, RFID, TFT to energy and bio, future promising industrial fields by utilizing various printing techniques including the adjustment of material (Ag) content, solvents, and additives, EHD (Electrohyrodynamic), ink-jet printing, gravure offset printing, and screen printing.

Industrialization: The technical area of direct nano-patterning covers various industrial areas including semiconductor, energy, bio, and display, and relevant application market is expected to grow up to 25 trillion won by 2025, therefore, the development of its core base technology which is direct nano-patterning is meaningful from an industrial economic perspective. Aided by such trends, the process technology established by AmogreenTech is an eco-friendly technology with mass productivity and considered as a more economically feasible nano-particle production process. Currently, a process was developed for economical feasibility in producing less than 20nm circular Ag nano-particles, and Nano-ink using that process allows EHD jetting within 1~1500cP of broad viscosity range and can realize patterns with 5B of adhesive strength.
The specific resistance of pattern manufactured with the produced Ag nano-ink shows low specific resistance as 4.48 uΩcm (for 200℃) or 9.11 uΩcm (for 130℃), and recently lower specific resistance like 3~4 uΩcm (Ag nano-ink), or 10 uΩcm or less (Cu nano-ink) is possible by applying optical sintering technology, thus there are active reviews on the applications that request lower resistance.

Problem-solving in industrialization: As demand for applying printed electronic technology is rapidly expanding in application fields like flexible substrate and large area touch screen, there have been persistent attempts to develop an ink that allows lower temperature sintering in foreign countries, but lower specific resistance, and improvements of adhesive strength and reliability are required. Also, utilizing wiring patterned with existing conductive ink is limited due to limitation to substrate materials, because the line width is around 50㎛, the specific resistance shows considerably high value compared to pure metal, and the heat treatment temperature to get appropriate adhesive strength with substrate is as high as hundreds degree.
In addition, there are research attempts on conductive materials utilizing Au or Ni, but their practical value is very limited due to pricing issue and high heat treatment temperature. Therefore, a technical team in AmogreenTech developed nano-particle manufacturing technology that allows plasticity in low temperature using Ag and Cu as conductive materials, and ink manufacturing technology that can enhance conductivity and adhesive power to overcome the limitation of substrate material and utilization.

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Computed radiography system

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[INQ. NO. 1604E03] JPI Healthcare is more than an X-ray component and equipment company; it is your imaging solution provider. Since 1980, JPI has contributed to the improvement of the quality of healthcare, and continues to develop new technologies that advance the ever-changing field of radiology. JPI works closely with X-ray equipmenthttps://korean-electronics.com//inquiry
manufacturers to enhance image quality, ensuring early intervention through proper diagnosis. JPI’s core competency is its ever diligent R&D team and commitment to manufacturing superior products and components. JPI Healthcare is confi dent in both its conventional as well as digital X-ray product lines.
JPI’s recently released computed radiography system model, ExamVueCR Pro, is an ideal solution for a clinic that wants to minimize its spending but still wants to upgrade its analog X-ray system into digital. All you have to do is to replace the current analog fi lm cassett e and fi lm processor with the CR system and it brings you high quality digital image right away. JPI’s digital upgrade kit ExamVueDR is an ideal solution for clinic that is willing to invest more into upgrading its analog X-ray system into digital. With the
current cassett e-sized detectors available, there is no need for major work to implement the system. Images are acquired much faster than both analog and CR systems, and the image quality is superb.

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JPI’s own X-ray system, the DRE series, is an ideal solution for those who are just starting a new clinic as it can be used as an analog system, with a CR system or full digital system.
Regardless of the fi nal confi guration, the DRE series will provide you with peace of mind
thanks to its durability and image quality.

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Roadcam T-5000 dash cam

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[INQ. NO. 1604E02] Founded in 2008, ILWOO MND has developed a dash cam (car lackbox; vehicle driving recorder). It applied patents of photo senor utilizing in car blackbox. Taking No. 1 ranking in the biggest Japanese Internet shopping mall, Lakuten and aunched 1ch HD and 2ch HD product.https://korean-electronics.com//inquiry
The roadcam T-5000 dash cam is currently the fl agship product for the company. It was selected as the crime prevention CCTV blackbox camera by police offi ces. The company was registered as a U.S. federal government offi cial vendor in 2013. In the year of 2013, it was selected as FTA utilizing global company. The company started providing dash cams even to taxi companies in 2014.
Supporting 60 frame CPU performances in total, the product delivers high temperature durability and recording stability. Basically, detection of day and night and auto control is ensured. Two kinds of software (fi rmware) – for car and CCTV – are provided. It permits dominant quality control and has a very low defect ratio. The functions of security LED and motion detection are available. It can support up to 256GB SD card.

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Voice synthesizer for blind and dyslexic people and AAC software

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Technology overview: Voice synthesis technology is a very important IT technology for the blind and dyslexic people. For the blind people, software called ‘screen reader’ is used, which voice synthesizes text information appearing on the computer screen, https://korean-electronics.com//inquiryand they can hear this world’s information with their ears, and for the dyslexic people, software called AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication: complementary and alternative communication) is used, and when they type as they intend, the intent gets voice synthesized and delivered it to the counterpart. In the domestic market, the screen reader software is widely disseminated, while the AAC software is not. In this context, a voice synthesizer for the blind people, developed through this project, keeps articulation during the fast voice synthesis and can read mathematics formula. In addition, we have developed a voice synthesizer having various tones enabling dyslexic people to choose a specific tone that represents their own characteristics. In particular, we have developed AAC software called ‘mytalkie’ which contains a voice synthesizer having various tones, symbols and a text input method that is reflected by the Korean culture and language properties. Mytalkie ia an alternative and complementary communication device for those having difficulty in articulation and phonation, and as it has VoiceText™ inside, a voice synthesis solution having a range of tones and various symbols appropriate to use environment, they can express their intention via natural voice output and can interact with others.

Industrialization: We produced a voice synthesizer and an AAC software as our R&D outcome from the 1st year to the 4th year of the project, and conducted tests and evaluations based on the outcome, collecting many opinions from the users, continuously making improvements, manufacturing a pilot product using an intermediate outcome, conducting trial releasesfor some special educational institutes, and carrying out evaluations. In addition, we gave presentations at many exhibitions and societies to promote the product. It gained recognition for its productivity from the disabled people, special education instructors and related experts during the exhibitions and promotions, and some disabled people and their guardians actively participated in the trial dissemination, actually using the product. A number of disabled people participated in the trial dissemination as users and commented that they would like to buy one when it is commercialized. Thus, we stabilized the features of the AAC software-mytalkie, commercialized it, and began promotional activities. To sell the AAC software, mytalkie, to the public, it is critical to secure sales channels. It is not easy to promote the product to a few disabled people who want the AAC software, and it is also difficult to secure a sales route. More, disabled people who belong to an alienated group of a society cannot afford the product. Thus, we have joined the IT assistive technology dissemination enterprise of NIA, which is supported by the government. We were consecutively selected as an assistive technology dissemination business operator to disseminate products to disabled people at low prices during 2013~2014, when we were conducting a project, as well as in 2015, when we have completed the project.

Problem-solving in industrialization: The biggest problem facing commercialization was securing a sales network. It was hard for us to promote the product to a few disabled people individually, and they were not willing to buy it as it was expensive software. So, we decided to make use of the IT assistive technology dissemination enterprise for disabled people, of the government, and improved our product so that it could be selected as a product for dissemination to the government institutions, starting from the third year. Due to this, we could join the government’s assistive technology dissemination enterprise, and could find markets.

Technology developer: Voiceware Co., Ltd. / +82-2-3016-8500 / www.voiceware.co.kr

 

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RF & PLC-type smart grid remote meter reading solutions

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Technology overview: Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), which is the key part of a smart grid, is drawing keen attention along with the growing interest in energy, and standards on https://korean-electronics.com//inquiryvarious wired/wireless communications and remote meter reading are being established also. Despite the importance of the technology, however, the domestic market is growing slowly, not effectively responding to the newest technological trends in AMI solutions. More recently, there has been an attempt to incorporate the technology into a variety of industries such as IoT (Internet of Things), smart cities, etc., and thus energy management using a smart grid will play an important role in IoT. Accordingly, reliable AMI solutions need to be secured for success in the global energy IoT industry. Hence, this project has developed a technology of combining key elements of the AMI system communications, which are mainly RF and PLC type communications, and has aimed at development of commercial products with performance similar to that of the world’s advanced technology. The research team has secured the RF solution using the 2.4GHz/900MHz band that even excels the world’s well- known technologies in this area. The frequency range can be easily industrialized, for it is widely used as the ISM band (the industrial, scientific, and medical radio band), and many nations are establishing energy IoT services using the band, creating stable demand for the technology. The research team has secured technologies for large-scale solutions for urban services, even more competitive than the world’s leading technologies, attracting the attention from the overseas market. As for PLC, the team has developed Korea’s first low-speed PLC technology and secured low-speed  PLC remote meter reading solutions that can meet international standards. This achievement has laid the foundation for an energy system that supports both infrastructure and energy management. An energy management system offers features of collecting, managing, and displaying information on integrated remote meter reading as well as generating control signals for electrical load equipment according to demand response. Its design has taken into account expandability in order to provide energy IoT services across all sections of smart grid services in the future.

Untitled-33.jpgIndustrialization: The solution has won the project of establishing the AMI system and installing digital meters for 265,000 houses from Goteborg Energy, Sweden, using the technology for long-term system improvement and maintenance. This, in turn, has led to winning the capital AMI project, especially targeting apartment houses, as part of supplementary services using NURI Telecom’s electrical AMI. The technology was used to establish a wireless communication network providing energy IoT services to the entire city of Goteborg, which has become a well-known case of such industrialization.  The system has proved the company’s outstanding technological competitiveness through continuous advancement & sophistication, and has recently won more contracts from South Africa, Ghana, India, and Iraq through the developed solutions or features with an effective proposal, applying the AMI system to a total of 1 million houses in 17 countries.

Problem-solving in industrialization: At the time of the industrialization, the AMI service using the developed technology was not available in Korea and thus the tests were carried out only in the lab, making it difficult to predict or analyze circumstances that may happen in the field. Localization of the solution was hard as well due to such limitation when a business proposal was submitted or the system was established. Hence, the research team adopted the dual approach for establishment and development, making R&D close to a real-time response and continuously applying performance-improving technologies to the existing site of system installment so as to minimize problems of other sites. More recently, AMI services using various wired/wireless technologies have become available in Korea, which helps the company improve its problem-solving ability. The given solution has completed domestic and foreign performance testing stage for each of RF and PLC.

Technology developer: Nuri Telecom Corp. / +82-2-781-0777 / www.nuritelecom.co.kr

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BIM-based intelligent LED lighting management system

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Technology overview: The environmental crisis and resources crisis faced by the whole world recently require green growth across all of the industrial fields. Especially, https://korean-electronics.com//inquiryas the construction is the field having a great impact on the environment, like taking 30~40% of total energy use, reducing energy consumption through energy efficiency in the construction field is coming to the fore as a very important issue. This technology developed in this context is composed of ‘lighting visualization and automatic control technology’ and ‘areal-unit LED lighting control protocol and system’ based on the open BIM platform and 3D space authoring technology. This developed technology can maximally reduce energy consumed for building operation by enabling the user to operate the lighting management system intuitively as well as sensing and controlling the lighting of the building automatically. The specific development content and the expectancy effect of this technology are as follows: Firstly, it performs the functions, such as grasp of the management state for the automatic control of lighting, overall surveillance and central surveillance for the subsequent management and control, surveillance of the remote state from indoor  PC or mobile phone, and performance of control function. Secondly, it provides the Human Machine Interface (hereinafter HMI) for the overall management of the lighting device in the building aiming at maximization of energy saving. Thirdly, it provides pleasant residential environment by realizing reduction of the facility management manpower and enhancement of the energy efficiency through introduction of the HMI-based Facility Management System (hereinafter FMS). Fourthly, the Lighting Energy HMI, that is, the smart lighting control system analyzes and controls in real time the energy use of lighting load on each level and individually, and can control the lighting sequentially based on the loading amount of energy set up in advance before reaching the peak loading.

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Industrialization: In order to improve the applicability of the developed technology, we established the development strategy of securing the independent function of each of the system lighting devices and the smart platform and, through this, have achieved diverse industrialization performance. As the dimming controller and the individual sensor were developed as the mounted type, it can be used as component part of the commercialized product having used the engine itself, and also can be industrialized as the system lighting device. In addition, the smart platform of the lighting management system has secured flexibility vis-a-vis the existing technology as it can add or delete functions having reflected requirements in various environments, such as residential environment, office environment, etc. The specific industrialization performances using this technology are as follows: Firstly, in developing the system of LED lighting simulator and automatic proposal preparation,  P Company applied and used our smart platform for lighting design, and we supported the functional evaluation of the lighting device installed at the 3D spot. Secondly, in developing and industrializing the 3D comprehensive SI of the energy FM project, K Company used this developed technology, and we supported realizing the service monitoring the amount of energy used on each level. Thirdly, C Company accomplished  their sales figures by delivering the software package (except for LED element) including operation software and hardware, and at present they are carrying forward industrialization of the total LED lighting management solution, including the lighting management system package, field devices, LED luminaires.

Problem-solving in industrialization: Although we realized the intelligent LED lighting management system of the technology advanced country level by developing the lighting visualization and automatic control technology, and space-unit LED lighting control protocol and system, main target companies of industrialization  have demanded objective and reliable data for the degree of response precision and the performance evaluation concerning the dimming when the control system, which is the element technology, is actually applied at the site. Thus, we requested the Test Production Technology Support Center of LED∙LC Packaging,  the authorized agency, and then received the test certificate after having implemented the test. As a result, we have completed the quality verification of the development product and succeeded in the industrialization.

Technology developer: Virtual Builders Co., Ltd. / +82-2-312-9249 / www.vbuilders.co.kr

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EDA-based next-generation ESB platform

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Technology overview: The increasing need for real-time analysis and processing of mass-data in the environments of the Internet, bigdata, and IoT is calling for development of
a large-scale global event processing system based on Event Driven Architecture (EDA), which makes possible high-speed data transmission and real-https://korean-electronics.com//inquirytime data analysis & processing. EDA-based next- generation ESB platform is a high-capacity distributed data processing system based on Event Driven Architecture (EDA), meeting  the requirements of high-speed/volume data processing, embedded/distributed  environment, service convergence, and so forth. The research team has developed two key technologies: one of them is a high-capacity/speed data processing middleware technology, which filters out unwanted information through a combined query plan and delivers relevant data to applications, and the other is a global event processing technology, which processes and delivers events based on publish-subscribe communications through dynamic configuration of a communications network domain in a distributed environment. This platform can be applied to various IoT-related industries such as the defenses, smart buildings, smart cities and plants, for event analysis/processing and event-distributing middleware ensuring high-reliability in real-time.

Untitled-29.jpgIndustrialization: This technology has been applied to the Sejong U-City integration platform, Songdo u-disaster prevention integrated operation system, and the smart highway project of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. As for the Sejong U-City integration platform, the CEP (Complex Event Processing) engine, part of the project’s achievements, was used as a technological element for context- awareness and analysis. With regard to the Songdo u-disaster prevention integrated operation system, the CEP engine was used to collect and process in real-time mass event data coming from the air quality data collection system, installed in the Sunrise (Haedoji) Park, Songdo District, so as to produce the data of current or future environmental status. For the smart highway project of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, the platform collected data from various  sensors  (e.g. radar,  CCTV, tolling, etc.) installed along the highways as well as vehicles, aiming to offer information on dangerous situations (icy road, obstacles, vehicle failure, etc.) through effective analysis of the data.

Problem-solving in industrialization: In an early stage of development, the market was not mature enough, and customers were unfamiliar with the concept, making it hard to promote the products and industrialize the technology. Over time, however, the technology was successfully applied to various projects through active promotion, especially targeting 2,000 corporate accounts. This initiative for market penetration is still in progress for a wide range of industrialization

Technology developer: MetaBuild Co., Ltd. / +82-2-598-3327 / www.metabuild.co.kr

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Material of transparent electrode for use in flexible display

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Technology overview: There is a need for material development for transparent electrodes with high transparency and low resistance that can overcome problems of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide), currently in use for transparent electrodes of display, and can replace it. Research on technology of flexible transparent electrodes has been actively ongoing locally and internationally; however, material for flexible transparent electrode that is as mechanically pliable as flexible element and has properties of metal-level conductivity, excellent light transmittance, high adhesion, high thermal resistance, surface smoothness, and processability has not been developed yet.

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Through the technology development, the purpose was to develop high reliability material for transparent electrodes for use in flexible display through obtaining manufacturing technology of metal-based transparent electrode material, oxide transparent electrode material, and hybrid type transparent electrode material. For development of metal-based transparent electrode materials, complex synthesis technique for organic metal, synthesis technique of metal wire, micropattern engraving formation technique, and large-scale roll to roll thin film formation technique were developed. For development of oxide transparent electrode material, oxide sputtering target formation, high-density target manufacturing technique, and oxide thin film formation technique through large-scale sputtering method were developed. In addition, research for development of interface of thin film and base material to improve curvature resistance has been implemented. Furthermore, development of hybrid type transparent electrode material has been proceeded in order to maximize strengths of metal-based materials and oxides.

Industrialization: Currently, the application field of transparent electrodes is mostly focused on the market of flat panel displays. Material used in application is mainly ITO thin film; however, with the development of flexible transparent electrodes, it is expected to replace previously used ITO and create new industry where application of ITO is limited or nearly impossible. If board and electrode installed in the upper and lower parts of LCD and OLED are replaced with transparent electrode, it would become a cash cow in the display industry that is continuously growing. Material for transparent electrodes manufactured through this technology is expected to be applied not only to display field such as LCD, OLED, and FED but also to touch panel, transparent electromagnetic shielding, transparent heating element, electro- conductive glass, gas sensor, heat reflective coating film, solar battery, lighting and automobile, transparent anti-static film, communications antenna, and optical filter. In addition, it is expected to be applied to next-generation flexible display and electronics that have characteristics such as ultra lightness, low power, low cost, portability, and high functionality.

Problem-solving in industrialization: The most important characteristic of transparent electrode material for flexible display is to maintain high transmittance and low resistance while having excellent flexibility. While metal-based transparent electrode has high flexibility, transmittance, and sheet resistance, haze property is insufficient. On the other hand, oxide transparent electrode has excellent haze property while having insufficient flexibility. Therefore, the purpose was to to develop hybrid type, transparent electrode material that maximizes strengths of the two materials and minimizes weaknesses.

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Technology developer: InkTec Co., Ltd. / +82-31-494-0001 / www.inktec.com

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