Carclo Discussion Board http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion http://www.iii.co.uk/icons/logos/uk_logo.gif http://www.iii.co.uk tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9628046 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9628046&action=detail Thu, 10 May 2012 15:03:00 GMT Makubwa tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9625252
As one of my colleagues who has been seen on TV recently with her Wigan Athletic banner says........Keep the Faith!

PE By PIE-EATER ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9625252&action=detail Thu, 10 May 2012 06:37:00 GMT PIE-EATER tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9607354 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9607354&action=detail Fri, 04 May 2012 07:37:00 GMT Makubwa tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9605645
"This brings me to our next topic, XSense. As many of you are aware, about a month ago, Atmel unveiled its revolutionary new and unique film-based touch sensor product called XSense. XSense is based on proprietary fine-line metal mesh technology, is a high-performance alternative to traditional touch sensors most commonly used today. XSense touch sensors are highly flexible and will enable new generation of smartphones, tablets and an array of new innovative consumer industrial touch-based products. OEMs will now be able to develop new industrial designs that our edgeless or have narrow borders that create wider, sleeker and revolutionary new form factors. The technology also enables much larger touchscreens. Although we are in the early days of sampling XSense, customer response has been very positive. We are on track to our previously announced schedule of production qualification during the third quarter of this year. Given customers are at the beginning of their design cycles, major volumes are expected to ramp in the second half of 2013.

This is a higher performance and lower-cost technology than that used in traditional sensors. We are confident that the gross margin profile for this product will be higher than the corporate average. We are taking a leadership role with this disruptive new technology that will penetrate into rapidly growing multibillion-dollar marketplace. As XSense is synergistic and complementary to our maXTouch product line, the 2 technologies have the opportunity to drive sales for one another, extending Atmel's leadership position in the broader touch marketplace." By Lupo di mare ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9605645&action=detail Thu, 03 May 2012 15:38:00 GMT Lupo di mare tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9604942 half way through transcript.
It is all looking good
Here is the link

http://seekingalpha.com/article/553841-atmel-s-ceo-discusses-q1-2012-results-earnings-call-transcript

Qwip By qwip ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9604942&action=detail Thu, 03 May 2012 13:19:00 GMT qwip tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9599456 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9599456&action=detail Wed, 02 May 2012 09:57:00 GMT Makubwa tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9569222
Very promising year ahead! By freedom40 ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9569222&action=detail Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:22:00 GMT freedom40 tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9562853 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9562853&action=detail Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:49:00 GMT Makubwa tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9562607 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9562607&action=detail Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:42:00 GMT Frankseluk6 tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9562143 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9562143&action=detail Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:45:00 GMT Makubwa tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9561433
Never get this right....

Nice end to week though...., By Frankseluk6 ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9561433&action=detail Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:17:00 GMT Frankseluk6 tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9537662
I sold some of my shares last week to reduce the risk, and they'd served me very well since buying at 72p. I'm holding now but keeping my ear to the ground. That means that I might sell more, or even add. We'll see. By Lupo di mare ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9537662&action=detail Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:15:00 GMT Lupo di mare tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9537583

Cambridge and Silicon Valley join to launch flexible touchscreen technology worldwide

Author // Lautaro VargasPosted in // Hardware




For now a fully flexible mobile device is not on the cards, but grand new features could be with the Cambridge-born FLT technology, courtesy of Atmel.
A new world-leading flexible touchscreen technology based on reel-to-reel inkjet printing techniques developed in Cambridge has been launched by Silicon Valley firm, Atmel.
After years of work, the fine line technology (FLT) honed by Conductive Inkjet Technology (CIT) and licensed to Atmel by CIT's parent company Carclo under an exclusive $10m, 10 year deal, has now seen its worldwide release.

According to Carclo, Atmel is currently engaged on multiple product programmes with a broad range of customers while volume production of touch sensors from both the CIT pilot line and Atmel's own full scale production line is expected to commence in the second half of this year.

Atmel says the technology is thinner and lighter than current touch screen technology on the high street and that by allowing edgeless and curved devices, it will enable an entirely new era of capacitive touchscreen designs.

With Samsung's confirmation that its own touchscreen technology will also hit the market at some point this year and Nanoco's rapidly advancing work, it looks like 2012 could be the year flexible display technologies finally come of age and move beyond being just a cool conference demo. However, with the commercial launch of XSense it's Atmel who has struck first blood.

There are numerous potential applications and markets for the technology – indeed XSense is being launched across the electronics industry – and while mobile phones and tablets could see many new functions with FLT's ability to provide touch capabilities beyond the edge of what has traditionally been the main screen for instance, it will still take a major leap forward for a fully flexible mobile phone as the rest of the device including the processors, battery and display modules themselves are still rigid.

So while it’s just the touch sensors that are flexible, mobile device manufacturers may still be drawn to the technology however, both by the extra functionality and perhaps more crucially, its lower power consumption.

CIT was formed in 2002 as a 50/50 joint venture between Yorkshire-based Carclo and Xennia, the inkjet firm spun out of Domino Printing Sciences, the hugely successful Cambridge Consultants' spin-out. In 2008, Carclo became the single owner of CIT and began working with Atmel on touch sensor devices the following year.

Atmel's satisfaction with the partnership work led the company to sign a further contract at the end of 2010 giving it 10 years of exclusivity on the CIT technology in return for significant up-front payments and demanding volume and revenue targets.

By Frankseluk6 ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9537583&action=detail Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:04:00 GMT Frankseluk6 tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9516329
I wonder if the board may be considering splitting the company in two. 1. The plastics 2. The technology business including cit and specialist lighting

The last bit of year end report last week says they will let us know more about the futut=re of CIT when the results are published.

jmo By Frankseluk6 ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9516329&action=detail Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:52:00 GMT Frankseluk6 tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9512215 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:CAR.L&display=discussion&id=9512215&action=detail Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:20:00 GMT freedom40