Flexible image sensor printed on plastic

The flexible, transmissive sensor was created through the deposition of ISORG's organic printed photodetectors onto a plastic thin film transistor backplane developed by Plastic Logic. According to the collaborators, the sensor has a 4 x 4cm active area, 375um pitch and 94 x 95 = 8 930 pixel resolution. "We are extremely pleased to showcase our disruptive photodiode technology in a concrete application for imaging sensing," said ISORG's ceo Jean-Yves Gomez. "The ability to create conformal and large area image sensors, which are also thinner, lighter and more robust and portable than current equipment is of increasing importance, especially in the medical, industrial and security control sectors." Gomez believes the sensor could open up new applications in areas such as smart packaging, sensors for medical equipment and biomedical diagnostics, and 3D interactive user interfaces for consumer electronics. Indro Mukerjee, Plastic Logic's ceo, added: "I am delighted that Plastic Logic can now demonstrate the far reaching potential of the underlying technology. Our ability to create flexible, transmissive backplanes has led us not only to co-develop a flexible image sensor, but is also key to flexible oled displays as well as unbreakable lcds."