Overview of Material and Chemical Research Activities at ITRI J assy Wang MCL/ITRI Jan. 17, 2008

Material and Chemical Research Laboratories Corners of MCL Hsinchu, Taiwan

Office of General Director Division of Metallic Materials Research Division of Composite Materials & System Design Division of Electronic Materials Research Division of Energy Storage Materials &Tech Div. of Platform Technology for Advanced Materials Polymer Technology Division Opto- Electronic Materials Technology Division Applied Chemistry Division Chemical Engineering Division Fiber Technology Division Material and Chemical Research Laboratories (MCL)

Manpower of MCL Updated: 08.31.2006 Total: 765 人 PhD Master B.S. Other 41 % 16% College 14 % 1 % 28% Education 0-5 Years 5-10 Years 50% 29 % 21% 10 Years and above Experience Background Mechanical Physics Others Materials Biology Chem./ Chem. Eng. Management Elec. Eng.

Missions of MCL/ITRI To create new specialty chemicals and materials industries To create new industries with specialty chemicals and materials enabling technology and build innovative and IP oriented industries To enhance competitiveness for Taiwan’s industries To develop specialty chemicals and key materials and devices for electronics, optical and communication industries To shorten product development time by “design in” of advanced materials and components Upgrade traditional industries To develop value added products with specialty chemicals and materials technology To improve processes and lowering costs

To create new industries with specialty chemicals and materials enabling technology and build innovative and IP oriented industries

To develop specialty chemicals and key materials and devices for electronics, optical and communication industries

To shorten product development time by “design in” of advanced materials and components

To develop value added products with specialty chemicals and materials technology

To improve processes and lowering costs

Focus: Specialty Chemicals & Materials

Nano Glass-like Hybrid Substrate Polarizer BEF AMOLED Color Filter LED Back Light Liquid Crystal Dynode FED Materials for Flat Panel Display

High Energy Capacitor Solar Cell DMFC EV MEA Energy Management Flexible Battery Li-Battery Materials for Energy Storage

Discrete Component Embedded Module W-less Comm. Electronic Packaging Ceramic/Magnetic Materials MLC/LTCC MEMS/Sensor Ultrahigh Density Recording Media Electronic Component and Packaging Materials

Carbon Golf Shaft Composite Bike Speaker Earphone Recreation Equipment Porous Hollow Fiber

Metallic Materials Semi-solid Molding Thermal Management Precision Rolling AIP AAO Light

Chemical Industry TPU resin Catalysts Novel Square Fiber Pigment & dyestuff Precision Polymers Smart window CA=152 ° Self-Cleaning Coating Nano synthetic leather

Development of High Transparent Hybrid Materials and Substrates for Flexible Display Developments of Transparent nano-structured organic-inorganic hybrid materials for LCD Display Applications Development of Polymer-silica Nano Hybrid Substrate Development of New Hybrid Substrate and Functional Coating Materials for Polarizer Nano powders -Silica -Clay Flexible/High temperature durable substrate for AM LCD display TAC replacement film in polarizer for LCD display Roll to Roll continuous wet coating processing technology Substrate forming Organic-inorganic Nano hybrid

Transparent Organic-Inorganic Nano Hybrid Substrate for LCD Display Retardation at 550nm Retardation(nm) Nano dispersing and hybrid materials Precision Continuous coating 20nm SiO 2 are well dispersed in resin. Low Retardation Low Roughness(AFM) TAC Glass-like Film High transparency (>92%), low retardation (<5nm) Epoxy hybrid glass-like substrate materials. Tg>300 o C, colorless transparency (T%>90%) PI substrate and hybrid materials. Hybrid materials can be made as roll form by UV or thermal curing. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 Angle Glass TAC(FujiFilm) MRL(0408)

High transparency (>92%), low retardation (<5nm) Epoxy hybrid glass-like substrate materials.

Tg>300 o C, colorless transparency (T%>90%) PI substrate and hybrid materials.

Hybrid materials can be made as roll form by UV or thermal curing.

Compare with TAC: Optical and mechanical properties are very similar with TAC, for example:Low birefringence (low retardation) 、 Light Transmittance 、 Yellow index 、 Tensile strength 、 Modulus..etc. Better than TAC: Humidity resistance Solvents resistance Hardness Thermal dimension stability Film casting machine investment Environmental protection problem(Non-solvent system) TAC-like Film Physical Properties Development of New Hybrid Substrate and Functional Coating Materials for Polarizer 3080 3030 Mpa Modulus of elasticity 520 70 g/m2-day Water permeability 92.5 92.4 % Transmittance 96.85 96.58 L -0.30 -0.20 a 0.51 0.41 b 84 77 Mpa Tensile strength 60~80 80~90 o C Glass transition temperature HB 2H~3H -- Pencil Hardness <5 <5 nm Birefrigence 1.48 1. 51 Refractive Index TAC TAC-like Unit Properties

Optical and mechanical properties are very similar with TAC, for example:Low birefringence (low retardation) 、 Light Transmittance 、 Yellow index 、 Tensile strength 、 Modulus..etc.

Better than TAC:

Humidity resistance

Solvents resistance

Hardness

Thermal dimension stability

Film casting machine investment

Environmental protection problem(Non-solvent system)

Properties of PI-Silica Nano Hybrid Substrate Comparison on Thermal Expansion Silica content Analysis Transparency of PI-silica Hybrid 3.8 92 2.46 PI/SiO2 9.2 61 0.68 PI Max strain (%) Max stress(Mpa) Young’s modulus(Gpa) Mechanical Proiperties

Wool Cotton Novel Apparel Fibers & Yarns Synthetics Yarn Spinning Polydron ® -T3T Hydropore ® Polydron ® -T3H Polydron ®- T4 Novel yarns New Fabrics

Advanced CD-Nylon 6 Fiber Suitable for Deep Color Dyeing CD-nylon Dyeing of nylon fiber by acid dye at 1.0 o.w.f. 120 ℃ 30℃ 60 ℃ 90 ℃ 30℃ 60 ℃ 90 ℃ 120 ℃ Dyeing with acid-dye Regular Nylon 6 Cation dyeable Nylon 6 (CD-Nylon) Dyeing with cation-dye + H 3 N-D(cation-dye) SO 3 - SO 3 - SO 3 - SO 3 - Patented Regular Nylon Two Tone-Two Color Fabric Blue: Nylon Red: CD-Nylon Orange: Nylon Yellow: CD-Nylon Blue: Nylon White: CD-Nylon Red: Nylon Blue: CD-Nylon Nylon 6 / CD-Nylon 6 (Inter-weaving fabric) one-bath/one-step dyeing Acid dye does not stain on CD-nylon as shown on the back side of the fabric

In-Situ Polymerization for PET Materials In-Situ Polymerization Polyester Molecular design Filler Morphology control Manufacture Functional  Silica  Clay  CNT  Monomer  Oligomer  Catalyst  Roughness  Crystallization  Orientation  Film  Bottle  Spin tech.  Gas barrier  Anti-static  High strength Application : Nano tech. Polycondensation  Touch-panel  LCD substrate  Optical device  Connector  3C products  Anti-static fiber  High strength fiber PET/SiO2 PET/CNT O-PET

Applications of Polydron ® and HydroPore ® Fibers

Highly Durable Anti-Fouling Coating A series patents of Highly Durable Anti-Fouling Coatings had been filed in four countries. It possesses high weather, abrasion durability and anti-fouling properties.. Transparency ＞ 99.5%, pass wet abrasion scrub > 20,000 times, weather durability test > 1200 hrs (more than 5 years) The coatings can be applied on ceramics, glass, stones and metals. The applications of Anti-Fouling Coatings are construction steels, windows and trains /high speed trains etc.

A series patents of Highly Durable Anti-Fouling Coatings had been filed in four countries. It possesses high weather, abrasion durability and anti-fouling properties..

Transparency ＞ 99.5%, pass wet abrasion scrub > 20,000 times, weather durability test > 1200 hrs (more than 5 years)

The coatings can be applied on ceramics, glass, stones and metals.

The applications of Anti-Fouling Coatings are construction steels, windows and trains /high speed trains etc.

Weather Durability Test & Wet Abrasion Scrub Test ASTM G155: Xenon Arc Light Exposure Test ASTM D2486: Wet Abrasion Scrub Test

Multidisciplinary Interactions

Industrial Linkage Communication Industry Alliance-Key Components SIG Taiwan MEMS Industry Group Advanced Microsystem and Package Technology Alliance (AMPA) Taiwan Electronic Connectors Association Taiwan Battery Association Taiwan Flat Panel Display Materials & Devices Association (TDMDA) Taiwan Magnesium Association E-Bike Technology Development Strategy Alliance Micro Fuel Cell Alliance Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association (TPVIA) Industrial Nanotech Application Promotion Association Nano Powder and Application Club Taiwan Nanotechnology Industrialization Promotion Association (TANIDA)

Communication Industry Alliance-Key Components SIG

Taiwan MEMS Industry Group

Advanced Microsystem and Package Technology Alliance (AMPA)

Taiwan Electronic Connectors Association

Taiwan Battery Association

Taiwan Flat Panel Display Materials & Devices Association (TDMDA)

Taiwan Magnesium Association

E-Bike Technology Development Strategy Alliance

Micro Fuel Cell Alliance

Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association (TPVIA)

Industrial Nanotech Application Promotion Association

Nano Powder and Application Club

Taiwan Nanotechnology Industrialization Promotion Association (TANIDA)

International Cooperation Western Europe Office Moscow Office Tokyo Office ITRI Inc. (USA)

Cooperation in Russia MSU-ITRI Joint Lab. Started from 2005 Established in Moscow State University Cooperation Subject Advanced materials for liquid crystal display Hybrid polymer materials Other Cooperation Projects in Russia IOFFE Physico-Technical Institute of Russian Academy of Science D evelopment of thermoelectric generator General Physics Institute/ Russia Academy of Science - Physics Instrumentation Center Manufacturing of Laser-arc Deposition System for Diamond-like Carbon Films

MSU-ITRI Joint Lab.

Started from 2005

Established in Moscow State University

Cooperation Subject

Advanced materials for liquid crystal display

Hybrid polymer materials

Other Cooperation Projects in Russia

IOFFE Physico-Technical Institute of Russian Academy of Science

D evelopment of thermoelectric generator

General Physics Institute/ Russia Academy of Science - Physics Instrumentation Center

Manufacturing of Laser-arc Deposition System for Diamond-like Carbon Films

National Taiwan University Energy Materials Opto-electronic Materials Electronic Materials Biomedical Materials National Central University Fuel Cell Materials Opto-electronic Materials Local Academia Cooperation

National Taiwan University

Energy Materials

Opto-electronic Materials

Electronic Materials

Biomedical Materials

National Central University

Fuel Cell Materials

Opto-electronic Materials

Create Business Opportunities through IP Pooling New Opportunities IP from Others ITRI IP IP Pooling Business Strategy Digital Video Flat Panel Display IC Design Nano Materials

IP Pooling

Business

Strategy

Digital Video

Flat Panel Display

IC Design

Nano Materials