Apr 6, 2026 | Announcements, Exhibitions
Intellivation will be participating in TechBlick 2026 in Mountainview, CA in June. In addition to exhibiting, Dr. Mark George will be presenting R2R Platform for Deposition of Active and Passive Thin Films and Patterning for Flexible Electronic Sensors and Devices
Mark George, Mike Simmons, Liz Josephson, Intellivation LLC
High throughput/low-cost manufacturing methods for flexible electronic devices is a key enabler for market adoption. R2R (Roll-to-Roll) sputtered thin films provide rapid product development cycles and manufacturing scalability. Sputtering provides high throughput, high quality thin films of metals, dielectrics, transparent conductors and semiconductors. In conjunction with in-line subtractive patterning techniques, a variety of sensors and circuits can be produced. Laser ablation of thin films and multi-layers provides rapid product development without requiring mask fabrication, lithography, or other costs and labor-intensive steps. A wide variety of materials can be laser ablated or patterned without damage to the underlying substrate surface including flexible glass, polyimide, PEN, PET or other substrates. Laser ablation of multilayers highlights combining these technologies. Deposition and patterning of metallic interconnects and/or semiconducting precursors and their transformation to a semiconducting state by laser annealing allows for manufacturing of fully functional devices.
Feb 18, 2026 | Announcements, Exhibitions
We are proud to sponsor the 2026 AVS Northern California Chapter event on February 26 at the Fremont Marriott. We’ll be exhibiting and discussing new opportunities for applying Intellivation’s technology to vacuum coating solutions for flexible substrates. Stop by our tabletop exhibit and catch our short presentation—we look forward to seeing you.
Sep 22, 2025 | Announcements, Exhibitions, Technical Papers
Liz Josephson will be presenting at TechBlick on Oct 22-23 in Berlin.
Flexible Roll-to-Roll Platform Providing Lightweight Sputtered Coatings Including Environmental Barrier and Transparent Conductors for Perovskite Solar Cell Manufacturing
By: Liz Josephson, Mike Simmons, Dr. Robert Malay, Intellivation LLC
A key obstacle to the commercial success of flexible perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is the long-term stability of the perovskite layer. This layer is vulnerable to several degradation mechanisms, such as moisture, oxygen, and UV-catalyzed reactions which make barrier films essential for boosting reliability, lifetime, and overall performance of these devices. Barrier films act as protective layers, shielding the sensitive components of PV devices from environmental factors, while allowing for increased incident light transmission in the photoactive regime. Another key layer in perovskite solar cells is the current collector, which is often a sputtered transparent conductive metal oxide layer. The current collector should maximize light transmission and minimize sheet resistance for maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE). Lightweight polymer films such as PET, combined with sputtered thin film coatings, can offer excellent environmental barrier and current collector properties while preserving necessary optical effects that can elevate the PCE. Utilizing Roll-to-Roll manufacturing processes for these films also further reduces production costs and facilitates scalability. By reducing the impact of environmental stressors, barrier films play a vital role in protecting flexible PSCs, enabling more reliable, sustainable solar energy solutions and broader market adoption of perovskite technology.
Sep 11, 2024 | Announcements, Exhibitions
We are looking forward to seeing the R2R community at the 2024 ARC Conference in Charlotte later this month. Visit our booth to discuss our latest innovations and hear Mike Simmons speak on Weds at 11:00 AM about our Multi-Layer Dielectric coating achievements made possible by cutting edge in-situ monitoring.
Jan 16, 2020 | Exhibitions
Come say hello to Intellivation at the 2020 Association of International Metallizers, Coaters, and Laminators (AIMCAL) R2R Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Intellivation president Mike Simmons serves as the AIMCAL Vacuum Web Coating committee co-chair to help seek out the best technical papers in emerging roll to roll vacuum web coating technology areas such as hybrid flexible electronics manufacturing technology, thin film batteries, roll to roll optical coatings, large area roll to roll sputter deposition, and flexible medical devices, in order to put on a strong technical program in the vacuum web coating technology track.
Please visit the conference to learn more about these exciting technology areas, and while you are here visit the Intellivation exhibit to learn more about our high utilization planar magnetrons for PVD sputtering, reel to reel vacuum deposition equipment for Production, Pilot, and R&D, large area PVD coating systems, and our on-site thin film coating development laboratory.
