Innovative Processes & Methodologies for Next Generation Sustainable Functional Electronic Components and Systems (SusFE)

欧洲目前在关键数字技术方面处于领先地位。然而，功能性电子产品是几个新兴的数字化转型领域之一，没有成熟的参与者，但有可能显著扰乱战略部门。利用功能性电子产品的全部潜力将使欧洲能够利用尖端的气候中性数字解决方案来加强其领导地位，并通过解决多个部门现有的技术差距来抓住新兴机遇。功能电子学已经在广泛的部门和领域中找到了应用，包括混合集成电路（ic）或柔性系统。2017年其全球市场价值为154亿欧元，预计到2023年将达到377亿欧元，复合年增长率为11%。尽管这种增长，功能性电子产品可以通过在产品、流程和商业模式层面采用和实施新的高效生态设计方法来产生额外的价值。SusFE将通过为下一代可穿戴设备和诊断设备的卷对卷制造开发可持续设计和生产平台，推动绿色和循环经济功能电子产品的发展，该平台结合了SusFE可持续组件工具箱，包括新型柔性集成电路（FlexIC）和超低功耗印刷传感器/生物传感器。无线通信由有机可回收生物酶燃料电池驱动。这将带来高度集成和自主的操作系统，这些系统重量轻，环境可持续，成本低。SusFE使用可持续材料和工艺的组合来提供气候中性的数字解决方案，包括伤口监测，自我血液采样/测试和护理点设备。

Europe currently has a leading position in key digital technologies. However, functional electronics is one of several emerging digital transformation areas with no established players, but with the potential to significantly disrupt strategic sectors. Harnessing the full potential of functional electronics will enable Europe to exploit cutting-edge climate-neutral digital solutions to strengthen its leadership, and to seize on emerging opportunities by addressing existing technological gaps in multiple sectors. Functional Electronics has found application in a wide range of sectors and domains including in hybrid Integrated circuits (ICs) or flexible systems. Its global market was worth €15.4billion in 2017 and is expected to reach €37.7billion by 2023, a CAGR of 11%. Despite this growth, functional electronics can generate additional value via the adoption and implementation of new and efficient eco-design approaches at product, process, and business model levels. SusFE will advance the development of functional electronics for green and circular economy by developing a sustainable design and production platform for roll-to-roll manufacturing of the next generation of wearable and diagnostic devices that combine a SusFE toolbox of sustainable components comprising novel flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) on polymer substrate with ultra-low power printed sensors/biosensors, and wireless communication driven by an organic and recyclable bioenzymatic fuel cell. This will lead to highly integrated and autonomously operating systems that are lightweight, environmentally sustainable, and low cost. SusFE uses of a combination of sustainable materials and processes to deliver climate-neutral digital solutions including wound monitoring, self-blood sampling/testing and point-of-care devices.