NANOIDENT Technologies AG, the world leader in printed
semiconductor-based optoelectronic sensors, today announced
achievement of ISO 9001:2000 certification for the NANOIDENT Group of
companies, which includes NANOIDENT Technologies AG, NANOIDENT ORGANIC
FAB (OFAB) GmbH, NANOIDENT Biometrics GmbH, NANOIDENT Biometrics SAS
and BIOIDENT Technologies Inc. The NANOIDENT OFAB, located in Linz,
Austria, employs a certified management control system to deliver
printed semiconductor-based products for the NANOIDENT Group of
companies. By achieving this internationally recognized certification,
NANOIDENT demonstrates that it delivers controlled processes, fulfills
regulatory, safety and environmental requirements, and ensures
continuous improvement for its customers.
"Meeting key environmental, safety and quality control processes
were a key consideration as we built the industry's first
manufacturing facility for printed semiconductor-based optoelectronic
sensors," said Eckehard Bauer, managing director, NANOIDENT ORGANIC
FAB. "This facility serves as a model for future plants and with ISO
9001:2000 certification, we illustrate our commitment to delivering
quality products and serving customers in our target market segments."
ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality management systems,
which is maintained by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and is administered by accreditation and
certification bodies. Some of the requirements for ISO 9001
certification include: procedures that cover all key processes, proper
record keeping, facilitating continuous improvement and customer
focus. NANOIDENT developed its quality management system in
conjunction with the development of its new production
facility--NANOIDENT OFAB--and was audited by the independent registrar
Quality Austria. The company is one of the first printed semiconductor
facilities to achieve this certification, which makes it well suited
to deal with a growing list of customers that require ISO 9001:2000
suppliers.
"By achieving ISO 9001 certification, we demonstrate a firm
commitment to quality, safety and the environment as part of our
ongoing production processes," said Klaus G. Schroeter, CEO,
NANOIDENT. "As an ISO 9001:2000 registered company, our OFAB meets the
certification and safety expectations required by our customers
designing next generation printed semiconductor-based devices."
NANOIDENT's OFAB production facility enables new, innovative
solutions in a wide range of markets, including consumer, industrial,
life sciences and security, that were previously cost-prohibitive or
simply not able to be created due to the physical constraints of
silicon. Moreover, expensive masks, wasted material and dangerous
acids used for etching are not needed with printed electronics. Toxic
materials are not used in the OFAB, making it a green production
process.
About NANOIDENT Technologies AG
NANOIDENT is the world leader in the development and manufacture
of printed semiconductor-based optoelectronic sensors. The company's
core technology merges the latest breakthroughs in materials science
and nanotechnology with modern printing techniques to create a new
class of semiconductor devices. The revolutionary SEMICONDUCTOR 2.0
Platform is the basis of the world's first commercial printed photonic
sensors, enabling a whole new generation of applications in the
industrial, biometric and life science markets.
NANOIDENT's high-speed, environmentally friendly manufacturing
process utilizes liquid nanomaterials and additive production
techniques. These liquids are used to print electronic circuits on a
wide variety of surfaces, producing products in mere hours for
prototype as well as high-volume applications. The company's printed
semiconductor devices can be bendable, disposable, light, ultra-thin
and large area. They have application specific spectral and electronic
properties and can contain light sources and light detectors as well
as electronic circuits. These unique characteristics enable
cost-effective, custom-designed devices for applications such as
industrial, chemical, biological, biometric and X-ray sensors, printed
OLED displays for smart packaging and electronic signage.
Privately held, the company is headquartered in Linz, Austria,
with subsidiaries in Menlo Park, California and Grenoble, France.
