Thinfilm began in the mid 1990s as a subsidiary of Opticom to develop all-plastic memory devices. Between 1995 and 1998, Thinfilm patented its core IP in bi-stable polymeric materials, cell architectures, addressing schemes, and production processes, resulting in a six-year collaboration with Intel to compete with NAND Flash.
The company’s vision is to bring electronics to even the most cost-sensitive applications and makes electronics through a fundamentally new process, printing rather than semiconductor fabrication. This novel process gives a cost-per-function advantage unmatched by any other electronic technology.
Thinfilm was the first to commercialize printed rewritable memory and is now creating printed system products that will include memory, sensing, display, and wireless communication. Such integrated systems will make it possible to use electronic intelligence in applications where they have never before been affordable.
Thinfilm is the only public company focused solely on printed electronics. The company headquarters are based in Oslo, Norway, with product development in Linköping, Sweden, sales offices in San Francisco, USA, and Tokyo, Japan, and manufacturing in Pyongtaek, South Korea.