Daicel Corporation recently announced that it has acquired shares issued by PI-CRYSTAL Co., Ltd. and acquired it as a subsidiary.
PI-CRYSTAL is a venture company with the world's top technology. Independently developed high-stability organic semiconductor single crystal film-forming technology, and using this technology as the core, with thin-film, flexible, thin and light organic semiconductor components as core products, development, production and sales business. It is reported that PI-CRYSTAL successfully made a practical-grade organic semiconductor CMOS circuit for the first time, and also developed a TFT circuit for active matrix driving and an RFID tag with a sensor.
Through this case, Daicel combined its own material research and development capabilities and production technology with PI-CRYSTAL's cutting-edge technology to rapidly adjust the mass production system of organic semiconductor components to expand the future rapid development in the field of AI and IoT. In addition, the business will be platformed, and the business field will be extended to the direction of sensing business.
Daicel defines the printed electronics business made of electronic circuits and components through printing technology as a key business, and has developed products for silver nano inks, MLCC solvents, organic semiconductor inks, etc., and has been cooperating with various companies. Expand business.
Since the establishment of PI-CRYSTAL in 2013, the two companies have been promoting joint research and development to flexibly apply materials and products developed by Daicel to PI-CRYSTAL's organic semiconductor components. In June 2018, Daicel invested in PI-CRYSTAL to discuss the mass production of organic semiconductor components while deepening the cooperation between the two parties.
In the future, in order to realize the commercialization of organic semiconductor components, the two companies will promote the mass production system. In addition, it will accelerate the development and marketing of organic semiconductor components, and propose new solutions.
Summary of PI-CRYSTAL: http://pi-crystal.com
It is a venture company established by the University of Tokyo in 2013. With unique organic semiconductor technology as the core, it contributes to the globalization of IoT, and aims to achieve a productive and creative world.