Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE)

NextFlex Awards Five Flexible Hybrid Electronics Pioneers with 2022 Fellow Awards

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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, presented the annual NextFlex Fellow Awards to five deserving individuals, recognizing their outstanding contributions to FHE.

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, presented the annual NextFlex Fellow Awards to five deserving individuals, recognizing their outstanding contributions to FHE.
  • Each year, NextFlex presents Fellow Awards to individuals who have gone above and beyond to positively impact the FHE manufacturing community.
  • Nick has been instrumental in working inside TTM Technologies to expand the circle of interest in flexible and printed hybrid electronics and NextFlex activities.
  • Jim is a thought leader and is pivotal to the successful development of 3D printed hybrid electronics and conformal electronics.

NextFlex® Launches $11.5 Million Funding Round for Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovations to Address Manufacturing Challenges and Expand Technology Adoption

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Areas of emphasis include FHE enabled manufacturing for automotive applications, additive approaches to FHE device fabrication, applying hybrid electronic manufacturing to applications in advanced packaging, and exploring how FHE manufacturing can support improved environmental sustainability in electronics manufacturing.

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  • Areas of emphasis include FHE enabled manufacturing for automotive applications, additive approaches to FHE device fabrication, applying hybrid electronic manufacturing to applications in advanced packaging, and exploring how FHE manufacturing can support improved environmental sustainability in electronics manufacturing.
  • We are delighted to announce this new round of funding for advanced manufacturing developments in the US, said Malcolm Thompson, PhD, Executive Director of NextFlex.
  • With each successive project call, the NextFlex member community moves the technology closer to commercialization and wide adoption.
  • NextFlex is a DoD sponsored Manufacturing Innovation Institute funded by Air Force Research Laboratory Cooperative Agreement numbers FA8650-15-2-5402 and FA8650-20-2-5506.

Flexible Hybrid Electronics Heroes Presented With 2021 Fellow Awards by NextFlex

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, presented the sixth annual NextFlex Fellow Awards recognizing four individuals who have made significant contributions toward furthering the development of the FHE and advanced manufacturing ecosystem.

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, presented the sixth annual NextFlex Fellow Awards recognizing four individuals who have made significant contributions toward furthering the development of the FHE and advanced manufacturing ecosystem.
  • This years NextFlex Fellow Award winners are:
    Doyle Edwards, Director of Government Programs, Brewer Science.
  • As a frequent collaborator with NextFlex, Doyle has been a champion of NextFlex within his own company as well as the wider FHE community.
  • The result: lightweight, low-cost, flexible, conformable, stretchable and highly efficient smart products with innumerable uses for consumer, commercial and military applications.

NextFlex Launches $14 Million Funding Round for Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovations to Address Manufacturing Challenges and Improve Reliability

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Monday, February 15, 2021
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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, today released Project Call 6.0 (PC 6.0).

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, today released Project Call 6.0 (PC 6.0).
  • The latest call for proposals seeks to fund projects that further the development and adoption of FHE while addressing key challenges in advanced manufacturing.
  • NextFlex is a DoD sponsored Manufacturing Innovation Institute funded by Air Force Research Laboratory Cooperative Agreement numbers FA8650-15-2-5402 and FA8650-20-2-5506.
  • NextFlex is a consortium of companies, academic institutions, non-profits and state, local and federal governments with a shared goal of advancing U.S. manufacturing of FHE.

NextFlex Receives $600K from the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to Help Small Businesses Fuel Defense Innovations

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced today that it has received a $600,000 grant from the California Governors Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to support Californias defense innovation and manufacturing ecosystem through small business development.

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced today that it has received a $600,000 grant from the California Governors Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to support Californias defense innovation and manufacturing ecosystem through small business development.
  • With the grant funds, NextFlex will support small businesses in the California defense industrial base by providing access to leading edge FHE design, prototyping, and low-volume additive manufacturing services through its Technology Hub in San Jose.
  • This important program will not only help small California businesses develop their products, it will help expand the role of flexible electronics and additive manufacturing in defense applications, said Malcolm Thompson, NextFlex Executive Director.
  • Through this grant, NextFlex will help small businesses strengthen their capabilities to support these objectives.

NextFlex Secures Seven Years of Funding, Up to $154M, in Cost-Sharing Agreement with Air Force Research Laboratory

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced today that it has secured seven years of government funding worth up to $154M in a cost-sharing agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced today that it has secured seven years of government funding worth up to $154M in a cost-sharing agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
  • The seven-year agreement also includes funding from the Office of the Secretary of Defenses (OSD) Manufacturing Technology program, which focuses on cross-cutting defense manufacturing needs.
  • We are excited to support the OSD ManTech Office in the execution of the second AFRL Cooperative Agreement.
  • NextFlex is one of eight Manufacturing Innovation Institutes established by the DoD Manufacturing Technology Program as public-private partnerships and funded through the AFRL Cooperative Agreement FA8650-20-2-5506.

NextFlex Leads Recipients of $5M in Naval Research Funding for Workforce Education Program Expansion

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, announced today the expansion of its manufacturing workforce education activities with $5 million in funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, announced today the expansion of its manufacturing workforce education activities with $5 million in funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
  • Through the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP), the $5 million will support the development of eight new education programs modeled on NextFlexs award-winning, FHE-focused FlexFactor program.
  • Each new program will focus on a different technology area, such as advanced robotics, biopharmaceuticals and tissue biofabrication.
  • Our country is in a time of uncertainty, where everyone is wondering what comes next, both from a workforce and education perspective, explains NextFlexs Executive Director, Dr. Malcolm Thompson.

NextFlex Awards Over $11.5 Million in Funding for Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovations in Hypersonics, Flexible Batteries and Anti-counterfeiting

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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This latest round of funding brings the total amount invested in FHE developments to over $100M, including cost share contributions from prior Project Call participants.

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  • This latest round of funding brings the total amount invested in FHE developments to over $100M, including cost share contributions from prior Project Call participants.
  • NextFlex is a consortium of companies, academic institutions, non-profits and state, local and federal government partners with the shared goal of advancing the manufacture of flexible hybrid electronics in the U.S.
  • NextFlex is one of eight Manufacturing Innovation Institutes established by the DoD Manufacturing Technology Program as public-private partnerships and funded through the AFRL Cooperative Agreement FA8650-15-2-5401.
  • The result: lightweight, low-cost, flexible, thin, and conformable and highly efficient smart products with innumerable uses for consumer, commercial and military applications.

NextFlex Presents Four Flexible Hybrid Heroes With the 2020 Fellow Award

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Friday, February 28, 2020
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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, presented the fifth annual NextFlex Fellow Awards recognizing four individuals who have made significant contributions toward furthering the development of the FHE and advanced manufacturing ecosystem at this years FLEX 2020 conference.

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, presented the fifth annual NextFlex Fellow Awards recognizing four individuals who have made significant contributions toward furthering the development of the FHE and advanced manufacturing ecosystem at this years FLEX 2020 conference.
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    Dr. Malcolm Thompson presents the 2020 NextFlex Fellows Awards.
  • This years NextFlex Fellow Award winners are:
    Stephen Gonya, LM Fellow and Research Scientist, Lockheed Martin
    All four recipients have made great strides in increasing awareness of flexible hybrid electronics and are helping advance the technological development of the field, said Dr. Malcolm Thompson, NextFlex executive director.
  • NextFlex is a consortium of companies, academic institutions, non-profits and state, local and federal government partners with the shared goal of advancing the manufacture of flexible hybrid electronics in the U.S.

NextFlex Honored with FLEXI Award for its FlexPro Professional Development Education Program

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
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NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, was awarded the FLEXI Technology Leadership in Education Award for its FlexPro program yesterday at the SEMI Flex Conference in San Jose, California.

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  • NextFlex, Americas Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, was awarded the FLEXI Technology Leadership in Education Award for its FlexPro program yesterday at the SEMI Flex Conference in San Jose, California.
  • Launched in 2019, FlexPro is a professional training program designed to educate participants in FHE technologies and manufacturing processes.
  • To date, over 100 engineers, researchers and product developers have completed the FlexPro program.
  • We are honored to receive this award recognizing FlexPros strides in making FHE technology more tangible to professionals within the advanced manufacturing ecosystem, said Emily McGrath, director of Workforce Development at NextFlex.