ENDICOTT NY - Binghamton University has officially opened the Center for Advanced Microelectronic Manufacturing (CAMM), located on a 10,000 square-foot property owned by Endicott Interconnect Technologies (EIT).  The new center will begin researching and testing new manufacturing methods for the electronics industry.

“CAMM is a true partnership between government, academia and industry, [and] will provide BU the opportunity to perform unparalleled research in the area of flexible electronics and small-scale systems integration and packaging,” said Bahgat Sammakia, CAMM’s director and BU professor of mechanical engineering.

The roll-to-roll manufacturing method that the University will attempt to develop will reportedly print electronics on plastics in a method similar to printing newsprint onto newspapers, with the claimed potential to produce flexible electronics in far greater bulk than current manufacturing processes can now produce.

“By offering unique, state-of-the-art tools and process expertise for roll-to-roll manufacturing, CAMM will be a cornerstone of the new flexible electronics revolution,” said Charles Becker, a scientist at General Electric.