As far as the foundries, I know LWLG has hinted at working with multiple foundries in the past and it’s been thrown around on these boards, but I think it’s unlikely. Maybe they have, but since Yves mentioned this as an obstacle it reinforces my opinion.
The collaboration with AMF proved the application and poling could be done at the foundry. The patent application has been submitted and our IP protected. We do not know the scale at which this was done, or yields from the production cycle. I would assume it’s not been done on any substantial scale at this time just due to the experimental nature of the production run.
It would make sense that these foundries have not even tried working with Perk at this time because they had no real measurable ROI for exploring this type of application and production run. If we enter into a partnership with a T1, I would imagine their position on working with polymers to support their customer would change immediately now that there is measurable revenue stream associated with their time and successful outcome.
It’s unlikely these foundries would just have elected to try to work with polymers without having a cause to do so. Therefore it’s unlikely there have been technical complications experienced at any foundry of scale that creates an obstacle for development. They probably just don’t/didnt have interest until the material and application was proven possible, as well as the backing of a large partner.