Kodak To Go It Alone in Developing Copper Mesh Touch-Sensor Technology

Kodak will go it alone in developing copper mesh touch-sensor technology, following UniPixel’s decision to terminate the joint development agreement the two companies shared since 2013, Kodak said in a Monday news release. UniPixel decided “the risks required to achieve a viable business model” in copper mesh sensor technology “in a reasonable time frame were too great, particularly under an agreement that shared any profits generated,” UniPixel said in an SEC filing. Kodak is “pleased to have full control over the technology development program and excited about the business opportunities ahead,” it said. “We expect to have products based on this technology in the market before the end of this year.” Kodak said it continues to believe "copper mesh technology for large-size touch screens, together with the silver-halide based touch sensors for phones and tablets that Kodak has been developing separately, will give the company a broad offering in the rapidly growing touch screen market.”