NTERA Announces Availability of Segmented Numeric and Alpha-Numeric NanoChromics Display Print Trial Kits

In the latest advance of universally used electronic circuitry, the leading developer of flexible cost effective printed electronic displays, NTERA, announced the availability of its NanoChromics (TKN-4.0) trial kit for segmented numeric displays.

The TKN-4.0 trial kits enable functional printers with sheetfed screen-printing assets to immediately begin manufacturing printed NanoChromics displays (NCD). With the new TKN-4.0 kit, printers now have the ability to produce a variety of printed numeric or alpha numeric electronic displays. Applications will include two-factor authentication smart cards, mass transit passes, stored value cards where residual balance information can be displayed, medical devices, sensor displays requiring low power, and item level RFID-enabled dynamic pricing labels that can be altered quickly through RFID technology.

“The release of the NanoChromics Ink Systems in conjunction with the new TKN-4.0 trial kit is the latest development from NTERA that will accelerate the commercialization of printed electronics,” said Dr. David Corr, CEO of NTERA. “We believe printed numeric displays will enable new applications where form factor is critical. This includes displays on smart cards, flexible sensors, and information content on packaging labels.”

Print Trial Kit TKN-4.0 is ideal for demonstrating the compatibility and ease of printing numeric displays using NanoChromics ink systems on conventional flat-bed screen printing assets. The kit provides a first step in evaluating and developing prototypes for printed numeric display applications where hot lamination, thin form factors or cost-effective integrated solutions are required.

The kit contains a suite of screen-printable NCD inks, guidelines and documentation for printing standard six or eight digit segmented numeric displays, sample CAD files, an electronics board with custom software to drive the printed display and a trial printing license for NTERA’s proprietary NanoChromics technology. Through the flexibility and simplicity of printing, the technology can be easily customized to make a wide variety of application-specific numeric NCD displays.