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Carpet Company Allies With Infineon

Vorwerk Teppichwerke’s carpet production plant in Hameln, Germany, has signed a co-operation agreement with Infineon Technologies concerning carpets with woven-in "intelligence". The two companies are joining forces on the development of a marketable solution and plan to present initial prototypes by the end of 2004.
Vorwerk Teppichwerke's carpet production plant in Hameln, Germany, has signed a co-operation agreement with Infineon Technologies concerning carpets with woven-in "intelligence". The two companies are joining forces on the development of a marketable solution and plan to present initial prototypes by the end of 2004.


In May of this year, Infineon presented the concept for the integration of microelectronics in textile surfaces, which makes it possible to create floor coverings with a self-organising network of robust chips (Bulletin 482, May 8, 2003). Vorwerk is the first partner from the textile industry to work with Infineon to further develop the idea.


The technology can be used to embed sensor functions, such as monitors for pressure, temperature or vibration, directly into woven fabric materials. This permits the use of the intelligent fabrics as motion or fire sensors or for the control of air-conditioning and alarm systems. Woven-in light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can also convert the textiles into versatile signs or advertising media.


Dr. Werner Weber from the emerging technology research department at Infineon reports: "We will now engage in a joint research project to create initial functional demonstrators, which are then bound to find their way from the lab into textile production as quickly as possible."


The Vorwerk group has 46,400 employees and expert advisors in more than 50 countries providing high-end household appliances.



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