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Rapid adoption of flexible integrated circuits across 3 continents Pragmatic, a world leader in ultra-low-cost flexible electronics, is proud to announce that in just 2 months it has received orders for over 20 million flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs). Orders from customers in Europe, North America and Asia endorse Pragmatic’s unique technology platform as the ideal […]

Over the years there have been some significant developments in electronics. Gillian Ewers gets technical and looks back at how things have changed since she began her career in electronics and the exciting opportunities available now for those starting out. Early years When I started in the early 1980s, the curriculum for A level electronics […]

Pragmatic was happy to win the Business Weekly Engineering Excellence Award 2019, in recognition of our innovative flexible electronics technology.

Mühlbauer has qualified assembly of Pragmatic’s unique FlexICs with their market leading inlay production system, paving the way to dramatic RFID cost reduction Mühlbauer, the proven technology supplier of RFID and smart label production and personalisation solutions, and PragmatIC, a pioneer in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, are pleased to announce their strategic partnership to deliver […]

In recent years there has been an increasing number of examples of how RFID and NFC technology can help brands to boost consumer engagement, but the use cases go well beyond this. Gillian Ewers explains how by helping to increase recycling and reduce waste, RFID has the potential to make a real difference to the […]

Pragmatic’s ConnectIC family of flexible RFID circuits brings cost-effective digital traceability and interactivity to everyday objects PragmatIC, a world leader in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, is proud to announce the first products in their ConnectIC® family, the PR1101 and PR1102 flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs), designed for use in closed HF RFID systems. The ground breaking ConnectIC […]

Richard Price ICs have been the essential component of consumer electronics for decades. So, what exactly are they and how do they work? Dr Richard Price, CTO at Pragmatic, provides an overview of the advances in intelligent electronics and explains why Pragmatic stands apart from silicon, taking a different approach. Background ICs are integrated circuits: […]

Scott White, CEO In today’s competitive industry retailers and brands are looking for even more innovative ways to boost business, improve operational efficiency and engage with their consumers. Incorporating intelligent electronics into everyday objects could be a real game changer. Scott White, Founder & Executive Director at Pragmatic, outlines the challenges and opportunities. Challenges Essentially […]

This Pragmatic technical paper is a study of Thermosonic-Adhesive (TS-A) integration of flexible integrated circuits on flexible plastic substrates.

Strategic collaboration to minimise up-front cost for novel RFID solutions Pragmatic, a world leader in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, and Smooth & Sharp Corporation (S&S), a major supplier of RFID inlays and manufacturing tools, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration which will accelerate the adoption of Pragmatic’s flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs). S&S has significant […]

This Pragmatic technical paper for the Electrochemical Society focused on quantitative analysis of depletion regime charges in a pristine amorphous Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide (a-IGZO) based Thin Film Transistors (TFTs).

The PING (Printed Intelligent NFC Game Cards and Packaging) Consortium, including Pragmatic, was the winner of the Innovation Product Award at the European Forum for Electronics Components and Systems Awards.

The PING Consortium is delighted to be selected as winner of the Innovation Product Award at the European Forum for Electronics Components and Systems (EFECS 2017) The PING Consortium is delighted to be selected as winner of the Innovation Product Award at the European Forum for Electronics Components and Systems (EFECS 2017). This award recognises […]

Pragmatic will be at the IDTechEx Show! presenting the latest technology developments and strategic partnerships that enable electronics in everyday objects PragmatIC, a world leader in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, is reinventing radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communications (NFC) to bring connectivity to mass market applications. At the IDTechEx Show! (15th-16th November in […]

TALKIN’ THINGS will embed Pragmatic’s flexible integrated circuits into its smart packaging solution to bring consumer engagement and brand protection to trillions of products Pragmatic are pleased to announce a strategic relationship which will help drive the mass market adoption of smart packaging. TALKIN’ THINGS is a global smart packaging solutions provider who works with […]