UK project to pilot NFC for tracking reusable containers
RFID JOURNAL. The two-year TRACE project, led by a consortium that includes PragmatIC Semiconductor, will monitor NFC-tagged beverage bottles and food trays as they are sold, returned to a store, cleaned and then reused.
Can we reimagine the future of the semiconductor industry?
FORBES. Scott White, CEO at PragmatIC Semiconductor, shares his thoughts about the future of the semiconductor industry, in light of the global chip shortage and growing geopolitical concerns over international supply chains.
Meet the Flex6502 — A Flexible 6502 CPU
EE JOURNAL. Max Maxfield shares his thoughts on the flexible 6502 - the world’s fastest 8-bit 6502 microprocessor developed by Imec, KU Leuven and PragmatIC Semiconductor.
First 300mm fab for UK
EENEWS EUROPE. PragmatIC Semiconductor has announced the UK’s first 300mm fab for its plastic chips. The fab in Durham, north east UK, will make up to 10 billion RFID plastic chips a year on 300mm wafers as substrates. Scott White, CEO at PragmatIC, spoke to eeNews to explain more.
ISSCC: UK-made bendable 6502 MCU has 16,000 thin-film transistors
ELECTRONICS WEEKLY. The fastest bendable 8bit thin-film microcontroller was described at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference.
Goodbye Mr (expensive and wasteful) Chips
THE MANUFACTURER. Editor Joe Bush speaks to Ken Williamson, COO of PragmatIC Semiconductor, a manufacturer of ultra-thin, flexible and low-cost integrated circuits (ICs) to find out more about the company’s alternative approach to manufacturing.
GEOPIC project targets biodegradable microchips
EUREKA. The GEOPIC (Green Energy-Optimised Printed Transient Integrated Circuits) project will see the University of Glasgow team working with partners including ARM, PragmatIC and Zero Waste Scotland to design electronics that are more easily recycled into new forms to stem the growing problem of e...
Plastic chips bend computing
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM. Semiconductors have radically changed the world. Today, they serve as the brains for computers, smartphones, home electronics, and a growing array of connected devices. Yet, there's a big problem: it is difficult (often impossible) to use silicon in harsh environments,...
PragmatIC Semiconductor: Advancing connective packaging technologies
PACKAGING INSIGHTS VIDEO INTERVIEW. After the company secured Series C funding of more than USD90M, PragmatIC Semiconductor’s CEO Scott White discusses the budding relationship with Amcor, benefits of PragmatIC’s solutions and future for connective packaging.
EU eases state aid rules in multi-billion euro chip boost as UK risks falling behind
CITY A.M. The European Commission is set to ease funding rules in order to pump billions into its innovative semiconductor programme. Scott White, chief exec of PragmatIC Semiconductor, told City A.M.: “The European Chips Act clearly demonstrates that the EU is not afraid to make significant i...
How can RFID and innovative electronics make authentication easier?
ELECTRONIC SPECIFIER. This piece from Gillian Ewers, VP, Product Management and Marketing at PragmatIC Semiconductor explains the value of radio frequency identification and innovative flexible electronics in the prevention of counterfeit technologies and other areas of production.
PragmatIC interview on BBC Radio Tees
Ken Williamson, Chief Operating Officer at PragmatIC Semiconductor, was pleased to join Gary Philipson on his BBC Radio Tees show to talk about our ground-breaking flexible electronics technology. Listen to the recording here between 3.18.00 and 3.25.00.