21. - 22. November 2012

like every autumn, the international workshop will be organised by the department Polytronic Systems of Fraunhofer EMFT, in Munich.

We will be hearing about the latest activities and developments in thin semiconductors and flexible electronics, as well as discussing present and future challenges in this exciing and fast evolving area.

This international platform is intended for scientists, applied researchers, equipment suppliers and users, allowing them to exchange ideas and experiences on the world of flexible electronics. Learn about the latest developments, materials & processing & equipments, applications and market perspectives and get in touch with the leading companies and suppliers.

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the forum be-flexible consists of two consecutive days with invited speakers for special foci.
the workshop day on thin semiconductor devices discusses technologies and approaches for wafer thinning and handling of thin and ultra-thin wafers, processing of thin wafers and dicing concepts. It brings up applications such as chip cards and power devices and deals with the potential of the system integration of thin chips such as usage in portable electronic equipment, or enhancing performance of components. One topic handles the cost-efficient (self-)assembly on flexible substrates for very flat packages such as 3D-integrated chip stacks (MEMS, CSP), opto-electronic devices (LED, solar cells) and ultra-thin RFID applications.

the workshop day on flexible electronic systems focuses on thin and flexible, highly functional electronic systems, commonly known as ‘smart systems’, ‘smart textiles’ and ‘ubiquitous applications’. The combination of functional organic and polymer materials and flexible substrates opens a broad perspective towards low-cost and large volume manufacturing. This workshop day brings up functionality and processing of flexible and polymeric materials, machinery, the integration of additional optical functions and components such as sensors or data transfer and possible applications for smart objects

We are looking forward to meeting you at the Forum be-flexible 2012 in Munich   - Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Bock, acting director of Fraunhofer EMFT and head of department Polytronic Systems