The two companies began collaborating on the project in spring 2005 and the product is now moving into the manufacturing stage at Xaar's Swedish site in Jflla.

The circuit is printed onto the film using Xaar's ink-jet technology. According to the firm, the breakthrough makes it feasible to manufacture electronic devices using ink-jet methods.

Thin Film's memory technology is based on organic polymer materials, making it "highly suitable as a memory in printed electronic applications".

In 2005, both companies began work with non-industrial scale techniques and memory cell properties.