Opening up the potential of thin-film electronics for flexible chip designNEW RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES FEASIBILITY OF 'FOUNDRY' MODEL FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS The mass production of conventional silicon chips relies on a successful business model with large 'semiconductor fabrication plants' or 'foundries'. New research by KU Leuven and imec shows that this 'foundry' model can also be applied to the field of flexible, thin-film electronics.