Unipixel Inc., a 60-employee Colorado Springs operation acquired from Atmel Corp. last year could double in size by 2018 as technology advances to allow mobile-device manufacturers to produce screens that can folded, bent or rolled, the operation’s top manager said.
Unipixel plans to add 20 employees by year-end to accommodate growth in its XTouch product line, made in the former Atmel plant at 1150 Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. now owned by Microchip Technology Inc., said Tom Moss, Unipixel’s vice president of fabrication operations.
Atmel developed the technology under the XSense name as a thin film imprinted with ink that contains copper and can conduct electricity to be used in the touchscreens of smartphones and tablet and laptop computers. But in early 2015, Atmel decided to shut down or sell the operation.
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