3M announces the launch of a new touch sensor film, 3M™ Patterned Silver
Nanowire Film, that combines the expertise of two leading technology and
manufacturing companies to provide the quality, unique attributes, and
volume that touch screen manufacturers demand. 3M plans to ramp up its
total global touch sensor film manufacturing capacity to more than
600,000 square meters per month in 2014, which includes 3M™ Patterned
Silver Nanowire Touch Sensor Film, 3M™ Patterned Metal Mesh Touch Sensor
Film and 3M™ Advanced ITO Touch Sensor Film. This capacity will help
support the growing demand for consumer touch enabled devices such as
tablets, laptops, all-in-ones (AIO) and monitors.
Voyl Divljakovic, 3M Vice President and General Manager, 3M Electronics Solutions Division (Photo: Business Wire)
The 3M™ Patterned Silver Nanowire consists of conductors made of
Cambrios’ silver nanowire ink which is micropatterned by 3M on a
polyester (PET) film substrate. The material is highly transparent with
a target transmittance of greater than 89 percent and exhibits good
optical clarity and low haze. Sheet resistance can be customized with
targeted coated sheet resistances ranging from 45 to 100 ohms per
square, providing fast response time for a pleasing end-customer
experience.
The film can support touch screens with diagonal sizes suitable for
phones and tablets, as well as large area touch screens over 46”
(diagonal) for applications such as signage and gaming. Unlike ITO
products, the flexible silver nanowire material can conform to angles
and rounded surfaces, eliminating many design constraints and enabling
next-generation curved, and rollable touch sensors.
“3M’s Silver Nanowire Film leverages best-in-class capabilities of two
global leaders in the touch sensor space,” says Voyl Divljakovic, vice
president and general manager, 3M Electronic Solutions Division. “The
combination of 3M’s expertise in optical films and Cambrios’s technology
in silver nanowire inks are combining to create a product that will
enable new design possibilities, such as curved or wrapped bezel
displays, for our customers.”
“Our collaboration with 3M, together with their broad portfolio of
products designed with ClearOhm® inks, extends our customer base in both
established and emerging markets worldwide,” said John LeMoncheck,
President and CEO, Cambrios Technologies Corporation. “Through this
partnership, global OEMs, ODMs and touch sensor manufacturers will now
have access to our silver nanowire based transparent conductors for a
variety of high volume applications.”
About 3M Company, Electronic Solutions Division
ESD is a leading provider of advanced electronic thin substrates and
sensors, components and comprehensive systems for enhancing and managing
electronic signal properties. The products help customers in consumer
electronics, touch panels, enterprise and networking, industrial and
factory automation, semiconductor and component markets worldwide. Learn
more at: http://www.3Melectronics.com.
Information about 3M Company is available online.
About Cambrios
Cambrios leads the industry in providing innovative solutions using
nanotechnology. Its breakthrough silver nanowire-based transparent
conductors simplify electronics manufacturing and improve end-product
cost and performance for electronic devices. The company's ClearOhm®
product is a transparent conductor with significantly higher optical and
electrical performance than traditional materials and methods.
Applications of ClearOhm include touch screens, EMI shielding, LCDs,
ePaper, OLED lighting and thin film photovoltaics. Cambrios is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices in Japan and Taiwan.
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