TRUE (Thin-film Rectifiers for UHF Electronics)

在日常用品中加入射频（RFID）功能，开辟了大量的市场机会，从与消费者直接互动的能力，到免扫描零售和准确的库存管理。最终，这是物联网（IoT）所基于的平台，然而，现有芯片解决方案的成本点阻止了这一点成为除了最高端消费品之外的所有产品的现实。柔性电子产品的电路和系统成本大大降低，非常适合扩大RFID的应用范围。在这个项目中，PragmatIC是塑料基板上非硅柔性集成电路（FlexIC）设计、开发和制造的先驱，旨在实现RFID电路（工作在900 MHz）前端性能的阶跃变化，并降低柔性电路的整体功耗。预计这将在未来几年内开辟一个数十亿美元的机会，特别是与英国的数字制造战略相结合，基于可以实现的分系统成本。

Including radio-frequency (RFID) capability within everyday objects opens-up a wealth of market opportunities, from the ability to interact directly with the consumer, to scan-free retail and accurate stock management. Ultimately this is the platform on which the Internet-of-Things (IoT) is based, however, the cost point of the incumbent silicon solution prevents this becoming a reality for all but the highest end consumer goods. Flexible electronics, with its substantially lower circuit and system costs, is ideally suited to expand the range of applications that can be addressed by RFID. In this project PragmatIC, a pioneer in the design, development and manufacture of non-silicon flexible integrated circuits on plastic substrates (FlexICs), aims to achieve a step-change in the front-end performance of the RFID circuitry (operating at 900MHz) and reduce the overall power consumption of the flexible circuit. This is expected to open-up a multi-$Bn opportunity over the coming years, in particular linking with the UK's digital manufacturing strategy, based on the sub-cent system costs that can be achieved.