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Pragmatic FlexICs

A flexible alternative to silicon

Our ultra-low-cost, flexible ICs are transforming innovation, enabling novel solutions that are simply not possible with conventional microchips
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Wireless IOT Tomorrow 2023

Join us at Wireless IOT Tomorrow

On 18-19 October 2023, see our FlexIC technology and meet the team on Booth 14, alongside hear from our CEO David Moore in the Lecture Theater.
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Fingerprint biometrics

Webinar: A silicon-free future for biometric sensors

Register free to our Biometric Update webinar on Thursday 12 October
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EUROPRACTICE Multi-Project Wafer services now offering flexible IC fabrication from Pragmatic

Providing EUROPRACTICE customers with access to Pragmatic’s technologies and technical support
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World leaders in semiconductor innovation

Pragmatic is revolutionising semiconductor fabrication with ultra-low-cost, flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) technology that makes it quick and easy to embed intelligence almost anywhere.

With rapid cycle times that substantially accelerate time to market, our foundry provides high-volume fabrication at a fraction of the cost of silicon, and with significantly lower environmental impact.

Fab-as-a-Service, meanwhile, provides the most attainable route to semiconductor sovereignty and cost-effective, scalable fabrication.

Foundry

Taking flexible integrated circuits from tape-out to delivery in just four weeks.

Foundry

Flexible ICs

Our unique ultra-thin, ultra-low-cost, flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs).

Flexible ICs

Fab-as-a-Service®

Highly scalable and fully automated flexible IC manufacturing.

Fab-as-a-Service

Climbing coffee cup mountain: the race for reuse 

September 26, 2023

Climbing coffee cup mountain: the race for reuse 

Time is running out for coffee chains to make good on their sustainability promises. Can FlexICs finally get returnable cup initiatives over the line? 

Mary Foy MP Pragmatic Park

Pragmatic welcomes Mary Foy MP to Pragmatic Park

August 17, 2023

Pragmatic welcomes Mary Foy MP to Pragmatic Park

Pragmatic was delighted to welcome Mary Foy MP to our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, Pragmatic Park, in Meadowfield, Durham today (Thursday 17 August

Pragmatic Manufacturing

The Times: UK ‘misses out’ on innovation because it dismisses manufacturing

August 14, 2023

The Times: UK ‘misses out’ on innovation because it dismisses manufacturing

(Article behind paywall) Britain is missing out on four fifths of the benefits of technological innovation…

Semiconductor UK

The Guardian: Can Britain recreate a microchip industry worth its salt?

August 12, 2023

The Guardian: Can Britain recreate a microchip industry worth its salt?

UK governments let processor manufacturing drift overseas for years. Now Covid and war have shown how vital homegrown capability is,

Minster Paul Scully Pragmatic Park

Pragmatic welcomes Minister Paul Scully to Pragmatic Park

August 7, 2023

Pragmatic welcomes Minister Paul Scully to Pragmatic Park

Pragmatic was delighted to welcome Minister Paul Scully to our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Durham today (Monday 7 August

Government Semiconductor Panel

GOV.UK: Chip innovators join forces with government to steer future of semiconductor sector

August 3, 2023

GOV.UK: Chip innovators join forces with government to steer future of semiconductor sector

Experts working at semiconductor titans such as Arm, IQE and Pragmatic will meet with Technology Minister Paul

Custom Flexible ICs

Whether you’re looking to optimise costs or leverage FlexICs’ innovative form factor, our agile approach to IC development will help you achieve design success – fast.

Our cost-effective FlexIC foundry services take designs from tape-out to delivery in four weeks, slashing product development cycle times. This rapid scale up enables early end-user testing – reducing project risk – and accelerates time to market.

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Custom Flexible ICs

Transitioning to smart reusable packaging

Smart reusable packaging

As concern mounts around the environmental impact of packaging, the pressure is on for manufacturers to move to reusable models.

Smart reusable packaging

Enabling product track and trace

Product track and trace

As distribution operations become increasingly complex, real-time, item-level visibility becomes ever more important.

Track and trace

Advancing product authentication

Advancing product authentication

Commercial-scale counterfeiting costs businesses trillions of dollars each year. But beyond financial loss, counterfeiting also undermines trust.

Product authentication

Pioneering sustainable semiconductor manufacturing

Pragmatic is committed to addressing the carbon impact of semiconductor manufacturing, working with industry leaders to create innovative techniques that decrease carbon emissions, improve resource efficiency and productivity, and achieve net zero semiconductor manufacturing.

We’ve produced two white papers; the first exploring our world-leading approach to making our manufacturing process more sustainable and the second looking at the life cycle analysis of our primary product, FlexICs.

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Sustainable Manufacturing

Videos

Pragmatic’s flexible IC manufacturing
Discover our unique and revolutionary semiconductor manufacturing process, taking flexible integrated circuits from tape-out to delivery in just four weeks, at a fraction of the cost of silicon.
An introduction to Pragmatic
Our Founder, Scott White, gives an introduction to Pragmatic – world leaders in ultra-thin, ultra-low-cost, flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs). Pragmatic’s FlexICs can be easily embedded in everyday items.
An overview to FlexIC technology
Our CTO, Richard Price, gives an overview to Pragmatic’s unique flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) technology, delivering flexible innovation – fast.
RFID
Introduction to RFID
RFID has the potential to revolutionise authorisation and stock control in supply chains, but what exactly is it and how can this technology be leveraged to bring intelligence and interactivity to everyday objects? Alastair Hanlon, CCO at Pragmatic explains.
Pragmatic People – Meet Richard
Dr Richard Price, CTO at Pragmatic, explains his vision for The Next Chapter of the company.
Reuse
Making reuse a reality
Pragmatic’s unique flexible electronics technology can be leveraged to enable smart reusable packaging schemes at scale. Integrating digital IDs into mass market products opens up new capabilities, keeping valuable resources in circulation for as long as possible.
TRACE
The next-generation of sustainable flexible electronics
Pragmatic’s unique flexible electronics technology can be leveraged to enable smart reusable packaging schemes at scale. Integrating digital IDs into mass market products opens up a series of new capabilities.
Gail
Pragmatic People – Meet Gail
Meet Gail Gibson, our Test & Assembly Supervisor, just one of our talented and diverse team committed to delivering a new generation of electronics to address real-world issues.
Jess
Pragmatic People – Meet Jessica
Meet Jessica Hall, Process Development Engineer, just one of our talented and diverse team committed to delivering a new generation of electronics to address real-world issues.
Amar
Pragmatic People – Meet Amar
Meet Amardeep Babrah, Senior Production Test Engineer, just one of our talented and diverse team committed to delivering a new generation of electronics to address real-world issues.

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