“Thin Film Transistor Integration Strategies for Ultra Low Power and High Gain” by Professor Arokia Nathan, University of Cambridge, UK.

Date: August 23, 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: PSDC, 1 Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang

All are cordially invited to attend. Admission is FREE. Refreshment will be served.

Abstract
This talk will review the integration of oxides and fully printable organics for newly emerging application areas related to wearables and the Internet of Things. We will discuss the critical design considerations to show how device-circuit interactions should be handled and how compensation methods can be implemented for stable and reliable operation. In particular, the quest for low power becomes highly compelling in wearable devices. We will discuss thin-film transistor operation in the different regimes, and review device properties when operated in the deep sub-threshold regime or in near-OFF state, addressing the pivotal requirement of low supply voltage and ultralow power leading to potentially battery-less operation.

Biodata of Speaker
Professor Arokia Nathan leads a multi-disciplinary research group whose primary focus is on the heterogeneous integration of materials and processes, sensors, energy harvesting and storage devices pertinent to wearable technologies. Formerly a Chair Professor of Photonic Systems and Displays at the University of Cambridge, he is currently the Chief Technical Officer of Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd, a company spun out of the University developing advanced interactive technologies.