Most sensor technologies are based on Silicon, wafer-based technology. This offers advantages in miniaturization and integration of advanced electronics. There is, however, a large application space in which there is a big advantage of having large sensor surfaces. Examples of these can be found in Non-Destructive Testing (e.g. pipeline or aircraft inspection) or medical imaging (e.g. wearable patches for continuous patient monitoring).
These applications require large area, low-cost, in some cases even flexible, sensor surfaces. To serve these needs IMEC is developing a large area sensor platform that is based on Flat-Panel Display compatible technology. In this presentation we will explain the benefits of this technology platform, and zoom in on our lead application for driving this technology: ultrasound medical imaging.