In conversation with Stefan Wiedemann from Schreiner MediPharm
PragmatIC Semiconductor is fortunate to be working with exciting business partners who are experts in their own fields. This is helping to propel forward adoption of our pioneering flexible electronics technology in important sectors, such as healthcare. For this PragmatIC blog post, we chatted...
How RFID and flexible electronics will improve our lives in 2021
Industry predictions are difficult at the best of times, but even though 2021 starts with continued uncertainty there are still reasons to be positive. Alastair Hanlon, PragmatIC’s Chief Commercial Officer, shares his thoughts on the impact of developments in the semiconductor sector and an...
Top 10 tips after 10 years of innovation in flexible electronics
As the team at PragmatIC celebrates ten years of driving forward innovation in the semiconductor industry to manufacture a new generation of flexible electronics, Dr Richard Price, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of PragmatIC, shares his top ten tips for success and the key lessons...
PragmatIC Semiconductor – celebrating 10 years!
How time flies! We founded PragmatIC a decade ago, with a mission to create a new type of integrated circuit (IC) that was thin, flexible and ultra-low cost. While it’s fair to say that it’s been a longer journey than we originally anticipated, we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved –...
In conversation with Michael Groves from Topolytics
It’s hard to believe it has been over 12 months since PragmatIC joined forces with waste tech company Topolytics on a DEFRA project to deliver the UK’s first comprehensive digital waste tracking solution. We caught up with Michael Groves, CEO of Topolytics, for a virtual chat about life during...
Focusing on innovation in flexible electronics during COVID-19
How do you maintain focus on innovation in flexible electronics during COVID-19? Iain Docherty, Director of Operations at PragmatIC, outlines how our team of experienced semiconductor industry experts have overcome recent challenges to continue to deliver our cutting-edge FlexICs at our unique...
In conversation with Erik Langaker, Chair of the PragmatIC Board
This month we sat down, virtually of course, with Erik Langaker, the new Chair of the PragmatIC Board, to learn more about his background and to understand why he believes PragmatIC’s unique flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs), FlexIC Foundry and FlexLogIC are set to disrupt the semiconductor...
Investing in the innovators of the future
What a difference a year makes! Last August we published a blog post featuring feedback from our 2019 summer interns. Now 12 months later everything has changed dramatically. One impact of COVID-19 is that there has been a significant reduction in work placement opportunities for young people,...
From inspiration to innovation. Reinventing RFID and flexible electronics
What inspires innovation? Dr Richard Price, Chief Technology Officer at PragmatIC, has been at the cutting-edge of the deep technology industry for over 20 years. Here Richard shares some personal insights into his background and career journey, explains his passion for flexible electronics and...
In conversation with Emre Ozer from Arm
With the recent publication in Nature Electronics about Arm’s hardwired machine learning processor fabricated on PragmatIC’s unique flexible electronics technology platform, we caught up with Dr Emre Ozer, Principal Research Engineer at Arm, to find out a bit more about the...
In conversation with Andrew Williamson from Cambridge Innovation Capital
For the latest blog post we sat down with Andrew Williamson, Managing Partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital, to find out why CIC invested in PragmatIC and why he sees such a great future for our new generation of flexible integrated circuits. Going far beyond conventional electronics to bring...
How can RFID help brands stay connected in a changing retail landscape?
The long-term consequences of the Covid-19 crisis will be wide-ranging. For consumer-facing brands the pandemic is changing the way that they connect with their customers. Alastair Hanlon, Chief Commercial Officer at PragmatIC, explains how advances in RFID and flexible electronics can play a...