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Plextronics, Inc. was an international technology company〔 〕 that specializes in printed solar, lighting and other electronics. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company's focus is on organic solar cell and organic light-emitting diode lighting, specifically the conductive inks and process technologies that enable those and other similar applications. It is an R&D spin-off from Carnegie Mellon University.〔 〕 Printed electronics comprise next-generation light, power and circuitry products, including flexible displays, plastic solar cells, organic field effect transistors and organic RFID tags. Plextronics' vision is to enable 15 billion printed electronic devices by 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Plextronics, Inc.: About Us ) 〕 On August 21, 2008, Plextronics was honored by the ''Pittsburgh Business Times'' as one of the region's 100 fastest-growing companies, and the fastest-growing in the Manufacturing/Transportation category.〔 〕 == Funding == In 2007, Plextronics completed a $20.6 million Series B financing,〔 〕 led by Solvay North America Investments, LLC, a member of the Solvay Group, an international chemical and pharmaceutical group headquartered in Brussels. Significant investments were also received from Applied Ventures, Firelake Capital Management, Birchmere Ventures, Draper Triangle Ventures and Newlin Investment Company. In 2009, Plextronics has closed a $14 million Series B-1 financing round, which was led by Solvay North America Investments, LLC, a member of the Solvay Group. This marks Solvay’s second investment in Plextronics in three years, raising the Belgian chemical firm's stake to $12 million and making it the largest minority shareholder in the printed electronics materials development company. In mid-2011, Solvay provided $15 million (EUR 10 million) in a Series B-2 financing round to the company. This financing will support the acceleration of Plextronics' technology development and delivery of its innovative products to a growing base of global customers. Solvay is Plextronics' largest minority shareholder. Plextronics has raised a total of $41 million in equity capital since 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Plextronics, Inc.: Media Relations ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plextronics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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