Arm leads project to develop an Armpit-sniffing plastic AI chip
IEEE SPECTRUM. In a quest for penny-priced plastic sensors, Arm and its partners, including PragmatIC, are demonstrating a stripped-down form of machine learning. The project is part of a broader effort to drive the cost of plastic IoT devices down below US $0.01.
A trillion reasons why recycling is getting easier
PACKAGING EUROPE. There are some staggering facts that highlight the challenge the world is facing in terms of the waste we produce. The World Bank estimated that in 2012, on average globally, each person generated 1.2kg of waste per day.
PragmatIC reinvents electronics manufacturing for the mass market
COMPONENTS IN ELECTRONICS. PragmatIC, a world leader in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, is proud to announce that the first FlexLogIC “fab-in-a-box” has now been installed and commissioned in its facility at Sedgefield, UK.
ARM’s next bet for plastic chips: Neural networks
EENEWS EUROPE. As PragmatIC has just commissioned the first FlexLogIC “fab-in-a-box” in its facility at Sedgefield, we caught up with PragmatIC's CEO Scott White to get an update on ARM's plastic developments.
A smart approach to smart packaging
PHYSICS WORLD. Flexible, low-cost integrated circuits could transform the market for “smart” devices and packaging, but as Dr Catherine Ramsdale from PragmatIC explains, building them requires more than just doing cool science.
The Future of Smart Packaging in the Retail Industry
TOTAL RETAIL. A number of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands are exploring NFC-enabled smart packaging as an innovative way to connect directly with customers.
NFC-enabled smart packaging is a real opportunity for retail
TECH NATIVE. In today’s challenging retail market, brands and retailers must find fresh and innovative ways to engage with customers.Mass-market smart packaging is becoming economically viable.
Flexible electronic circuits: bend it, shape it, any way you want it
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY. The potential applications of thin, flexible electronic circuits are tantalising, but will researchers find their ambitions lie outside the laws of physics? Caroline Hayes investigates.
Cheers! Flexible electronics smartens up packaging
ELECTRONIC SPECIFIER. A smart beer label is not necessarily one that tells you when you have had enough, but one that can use push marketing to prompt drinkers to collect money off vouchers, via a smart label.
California expo wowed by Cambridge electronics revolutionary
BUSINESS WEEKLY. Cambridge UK flexible electronics trailblazer PragmatIC is going down a storm in Santa Clara for its role in revolutionising a key aspect of the Internet of Things.
What happened to the promise of NFC in smart packaging?
LABELS & LABELING. Gillian Ewers, VP Marketing PragmatIC, believes we're not far from a price revolution in NFC (Near Field Communication) and widespread adoption of this technology for smart packaging.
CIC more than doubles investment in Cambridge innovators
BUSINESS WEEKLY. Cambridge Innovation Capital packed on the power with a huge swell of investments, more than doubling its financial input in science & technology companies in the UK and Europe’s top cluster.