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The YU-FLEC is one of the main activities of the Research Group for Flexible Technologies (Nakada/Furukawa/Yuki/Koden) belonging to the Innovation Center for Organic Electronics (INOEL) of Yamagata University.
The YU-FLEC provides “one-on-one” collaboration with each participating company, developing practical technologies based on the concept of “Needs First” academia-industry collaboration.
Participating companies are not requested to disclose secret information to other participating companies in the YU-FLEC and therefore can develop unique and/or original technologies through collaboration with Yamagata University.
Parties that we are aiming to have participate in the YU-FLEC
- Companies that cannot easily fabricate organic electronics devices (such as OLEDs) or flexible devices despite having unique materials, components, processes, equipment, etc.
- Companies that hope to find issues and next-developmental schemes for applying their own materials, components, processes, equipment, etc., to organic electronics devices (such as OLEDs) or flexible devices
- Companies that hope to obtain data and prototype samples with their own materials, components, processes, equipment, etc., for demonstration to customer companies
- Companies that hope to use equipment at the Innovation Center for Organic Electronics (INOEL) of Yamagata University for developing their own technologies
- Companies that hope to investigate their own new materials, new devices, etc.
- Companies that hope to understand technologies and developmental trends involving organic electronics (such as OLEDs), flexible devices, etc.
- Companies that hope to have one-on-one collaboration with Yamagata University without the disclosure of their own secret information to other companies
Features of YU-FLEC members (Dr. Yuki, Prof. Nakada, and Dr. Koden)
1. YU-FLEC members possess substantial experience in the practical development of OLEDs as R&D general managers at their previous companies.
Based on their substantial experience, they do not offer technology-oriented collaboration but offer practical collaboration for actual business. They propose what should be done for practical application, what should be solved, what is the key point to customer companies, and what types of data should be submitted, etc.
Associate professor, Dr. Toshinao Yuki
General manager, OLED Research Division, OLED Development Division of TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, where he previously worked
World’s first commercialization of phosphorescent OLED devices (2003)
World’s first commercialization of largest-size tiling displays with OLEDs (2010)
World’s first commercialization of color-tunable organic lighting panels (2013)
Academic-Industrial Collaboration Professor, Hitoshi Nakada
General manager, OLED Research Division, OLED Development Division of PIONEER CORPORATION, where he previously worked
World’s first OLED product (passive-matrix OLED display) (1997)
World’s first commercialization of phosphorescent OLED devices (2003)
Academic-Industrial Collaboration Professor, Dr. Mitsuhiro Koden
Assistant director of laboratories and general manager, OLED Research Division of Sharp Corporation, where he previously worked
Development of 17-inch video, full-color, ferroelectric liquid-crystal displays (1999)
Development of high-definition (202 ppi), full-color, polymer, OELD displays using inkjet (2006)
2. Rich knowledge of organic electronics (such as OLEDs), liquid crystal, displays, lighting, flexible technologies, etc.
YU-FLEC members possess rich knowledge of materials, devices, processes, driving, equipment, evaluations, etc., in the field of organic electronics (such as OLEDs), liquid crystal, displays, lighting, flexible technologies, etc. A book based on such knowledge was also published.
* M. Koden, “OLED Displays and Lighting” (Wiley; IEEE Press) (2017). ISBN: 978-1-119-04045-3|
3. Rich human network in academic society and industrial fields
YU-FLEC members possess a rich human network in academic society and industrial fields. In particular, they have close connections with key persons at each company and institute in the field of OLEDs. Using such human networks, they can support technological collaborations with other companies, customer development, etc.
4. Deeply versed in Japanese and overseas business and all the latest technological trends pertaining to organic electronics (OLEDs, etc.), displays, lighting, and flexible technologies
YU-FLEC members obtain new information from international and domestic conferences, exhibitions, etc. In addition, utilizing their human networks, they obtain first-hand information, including underground information.
YU-FLEC operational structure, details of activities, supplementary explanations, etc.
- Period: January 2018 to March 2023 (can be shortened or extended)
- Participation
- Qualification: Contracts on joint research, academic guidance, etc., scholarship sponsorship, are required.
- Period: Anytime during the YU-FLEC project period
- Regulations will be established.
- Contract:
- A contract form unique to the YU-FLEC will be prepared (different from a university’s standard format and with no non-working compensation, etc.)
- Intellectual property article: No non-working compensation
- The contract will take precedence should any discrepancies between regulations and the contract occur.
- Withdrawal of membership:
- Procedure: Submission of a withdrawal notification form
- TPeriod: Anytime during the YU-FLEC project period However, automatically withdrawn if a contract is terminated
- Disclosure of participants: Participating company names will be disclosed upon agreement
- Technological domain: Technologies in competitive domains are permitted.
- nformation confidentiality: No disclosure obligation to other companies participating in the YU-FLEC
- Fee: No participation fee for the YU-FLEC
- 「Suspension/dissolution of the YU-FLEC: To be determined by a representative after consultation with the participants
(Note: Any suspension or dissolution is equal to the cancellation of the contract.)
Technologies of the YU-FLEC
- The YU-FLEC offers practical development as requested from the participating companies. The participating companies of the YU-FLEC can utilize all of the collaborating results (data, prototype samples, etc.) for their own business activities with no special restrictions.
- Large-size prototype samples with a maximum size of 30 cm² can be fabricated for R&D and for demonstrations.
- Main technologies
- OLED devices and processes
- Materials and components for flexible organic electronics
- Flexible substrates (ultra-thin glass, stainless steel foil, barrier film)
- Barrier technologies/barrier evaluation and analysis
- Flexible encapsulating technologies
- Printing technologies for flexible organic electronics
- Prototyping of flexible OELD displays (max. substrate size: 30 cm square)