Organic & Printed Electronics in Europe

Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

2. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN GERMANY

• 2.1. General situation
• 2.2. Profiles
  • 2.2.1. Aixtron
  • 2.2.2. Antec Solar Energy International AG
  • 2.2.3. Atlantic Zeiser
  • 2.2.4. AVANCIS
  • 2.2.5. Azur Space Solar Power
  • 2.2.6. BALLUFF GmbH
  • 2.2.7. BASF Future Business GmbH
  • 2.2.8. Bayer Material Science AG
  • 2.2.9. Bergische University
  • 2.2.10. Brooks Automation (Germany) GmbH - RFID Division
  • 2.2.11. Bundesdruckerei
  • 2.2.12. Calyxo GmbH
  • 2.2.13. CIS - Solartechnik
  • 2.2.14. Constantia Hueck-Folien
  • 2.2.15. Delo Industrial Adhesives
  • 2.2.16. Deutsche Cell GmbH
  • 2.2.17. DLR
  • 2.2.18. Elantas Electrical Insulation GmbH
  • 2.2.19. ENVE Print Services GmbH
  • 2.2.20. Evonik Industries - formerly Degussa AG
  • 2.2.21. Felix Böttcher GmbH & Co KG
  • 2.2.22. Festo AG & Co. KG
  • 2.2.23. First Solar Manufacturing GmbH
  • 2.2.24. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
  • 2.2.25. Fraunhofer Logistics ATL
  • 2.2.26. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOL
  • 2.2.27. Fraunhofer-Institut for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS)
  • 2.2.28. Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy ISE
  • 2.2.29. Fraunhofer Technology Development Group TEG
  • 2.2.30. Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM
  • 2.2.31. Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
  • 2.2.32. Global Solar Energy
  • 2.2.33. GMBU eV
  • 2.2.34. GRT GmbH & Co. KG
  • 2.2.35. Hahn-Meitner Institute Berlin GmbH
  • 2.2.36. H C Starck GmbH
  • 2.2.37. Heliatek GmbH
  • 2.2.38. Henkel
  • 2.2.39. IDAM-INA Drives and Mechatronics
  • 2.2.40. International University Bruchsal
  • 2.2.41. International University of Bremen
  • 2.2.42. IP Bewertuungs -AG
  • 2.2.43. Johanna Solar Technology
  • 2.2.44. KSG Leiterplatten GmbH
  • 2.2.45. KSW Microtec
  • 2.2.46. Liebherr-Hausger GMBH
  • 2.2.47. Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research IFW
  • 2.2.48. Leonhard Kurz Solar
  • 2.2.49. Ludwig Maximilians University
  • 2.2.50. MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
  • 2.2.51. Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
  • 2.2.52. Menippos
  • 2.2.53. Merck Chemicals
  • 2.2.54. Microdrop Technologies
  • 2.2.55. Mühlbauer AG
  • 2.2.56. NanoSolar
  • 2.2.57. Novaled AG
  • 2.2.58. ODERSUN AG
  • 2.2.59. Ormecon GmbH
  • 2.2.60. Osram
  • 2.2.61. Poly IC
  • 2.2.62. Printed Systems GmbH
  • 2.2.63. PVFlex Solar
  • 2.2.64. Robert Bosch
  • 2.2.65. Robert Bürkle GmbH
  • 2.2.66. Schott AG
  • 2.2.67. Schreiner Group GmbH & KG
  • 2.2.68. Sensient Imaging Technologies
  • 2.2.69. Siemens
  • 2.2.70. Solarcoating Machinery GmbH
  • 2.2.71. Solarion AG
  • 2.2.72. Sulfurcell Solartechnik
  • 2.2.73. Technical University of Braunschweig
  • 2.2.74. Technical University of Chemnitz
  • 2.2.75. Technical University of Darmstadt
  • 2.2.76. Technical University of Dresden
  • 2.2.77. Technical University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
  • 2.2.78. Technical University of Munich
  • 2.2.79. Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research TITK
  • 2.2.80. Ulm University
  • 2.2.81. University of Augsburg
  • 2.2.82. University of Bonn
  • 2.2.83. University of Freiburg
  • 2.2.84. University of Karlsruhe
  • 2.2.85. University of Kassel
  • 2.2.86. University of Regensburg
  • 2.2.87. University of Stuttgart
  • 2.2.88. Varta Microbattery GmbH
  • 2.2.89. Veeco Instruments GmbH
  • 2.2.90. Wurth Solar

3. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN THE UK

• 3.1. General situation
• 3.2. Profiles
  • 3.2.1. 3T Technologies Ltd
  • 3.2.2. Ablestik
  • 3.2.3. AccuScene Corporation Ltd
  • 3.2.4. Additive Process Technologies
  • 3.2.5. Aktina UK metal films
  • 3.2.6. Applied Multilayers Ltd
  • 3.2.7. Autotype International Ltd (now MacDermid Autotype Ltd)
  • 3.2.8. Brunel University
  • 3.2.9. Cambridge Display Technology
  • 3.2.10. Cenamps
  • 3.2.11. Conductive Inkjet Technology, CIT
  • 3.2.12. Corus Colors
  • 3.2.13. DEK Printing Machines Ltd
  • 3.2.14. Durham University
  • 3.2.15. ELAM-T Ltd
  • 3.2.16. Eleksen
  • 3.2.17. elumin8 Systems Ltd
  • 3.2.18. Emerson and Cuming UK
  • 3.2.19. Epigem Ltd
  • 3.2.20. Freelight Systems Ltd
  • 3.2.21. G24 Innovations Ltd.
  • 3.2.22. Gorix
  • 3.2.23. Henkel formerly ICI - Strategic Technology Group
  • 3.2.24. Imperial College
  • 3.2.25. Innos Limited
  • 3.2.26. Keeling & Walker
  • 3.2.27. Kingston Chemicals Ltd
  • 3.2.28. Leeds Lithium Power
  • 3.2.29. Loughborough University
  • 3.2.30. Lumicure
  • 3.2.31. MicroDevice Science Ltd
  • 3.2.32. Patterning Technologies
  • 3.2.33. Pelikon
  • 3.2.34. PETeC
  • 3.2.35. Philips Wearables
  • 3.2.36. Plastic ePrint
  • 3.2.37. Plastic Logic
  • 3.2.38. Polymertronics
  • 3.2.39. Printed Electronics Ltd
  • 3.2.40. Queen Mary
  • 3.2.41. QinetiQ
  • 3.2.42. Royal College of Art
  • 3.2.43. SmartSensor Telemed Ltd
  • 3.2.44. St Andrews University
  • 3.2.45. Softswitch
  • 3.2.46. Swansea University
  • 3.2.47. The Technology Partnership
  • 3.2.48. Thorn Lighting Limited
  • 3.2.49. Toumaz Technology Limited
  • 3.2.50. University College London
  • 3.2.51. University of Bath
  • 3.2.52. University of Cambridge
  • 3.2.53. The University of Hull
  • 3.2.54. University of Leeds
  • 3.2.55. University of Liverpool
  • 3.2.56. University of Manchester
  • 3.2.57. University of Reading
  • 3.2.58. University of Sheffield
  • 3.2.59. University of Southampton
  • 3.2.60. University of Surrey
  • 3.2.61. University of Sussex
  • 3.2.62. University of Wales, Bangor
  • 3.2.63. Xaar
  • 3.2.64. Xennia Technology Limited
  • 3.2.65. Zytronic Displays Limited

4. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN FRANCE

• 4.1. General situation
• 4.2. Profiles
  • 4.2.1. ABSEL
  • 4.2.2. Alstom Research & Services France
  • 4.2.3. Ardeje France inkjet
  • 4.2.4. Arjo Wiggins
  • 4.2.5. ASK
  • 4.2.6. CEA Laboratoire de L' Electronique Moleculaire LEM Grenoble
  • 4.2.7. CEA Limoges
  • 4.2.8. CEA LITEN
  • 4.2.9. Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales CERMAV-CNRS
  • 4.2.10. Centre de Recherches Paul Pascal CRPP Bordeaux
  • 4.2.11. Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ENCP
  • 4.2.12. Ecole Superieure des Mines de Saint Etienne
  • 4.2.13. Electricité de France EDF Paris
  • 4.2.14. École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris ENSCP
  • 4.2.15. IER
  • 4.2.16. Institut d' Électronique du Solide et des Systèmes InESS
  • 4.2.17. Institut de Recherche et Développement en Energie Photovoltaique IRDEP Paris
  • 4.2.18. Institut de Recherché sur L' Enseignement de Mathematiques IREM
  • 4.2.19. Institut Fresnel Marseille
  • 4.2.20. IMN- Institut de Materiaux Nantes
  • 4.2.21. Impika
  • 4.2.22. Joseph Fourier University
  • 4.2.23. Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination LCC CNRS
  • 4.2.24. Laboratoire de Genie Electrique de Paris LGEP
  • 4.2.25. Laboratoire de Génie Electrique de Toulouse LGET
  • 4.2.26. Laboratoire des Propriétés Optiques des Matériaux et Applications POMA
  • 4.2.27. LAPLACE (Formerly LGET, CPAT and LEEI)
  • 4.2.28. L' École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris LCAES-ENSCP
  • 4.2.29. Le laboratoire de Physique des Interactions Ondes-matière PIOM
  • 4.2.30. Limoges University UMOPS
  • 4.2.31. Louis Pasteur University Strasbourg France
  • 4.2.32. Saint Gobain Paris
  • 4.2.33. TAGSYS
  • 4.2.34. University of Paris Sud Orsay
  • 4.2.35. University of Picardie Jules Verne
  • 4.2.36. University of Versailles UVSQ

5. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN ITALY

• 5.1. General situation
• 5.2. Profiles
  • 5.2.1. Instituto di Fotonica e Nanotechnologie IFN-CNR
  • 5.2.2. Institute of Nanostructured Materials ISMN Bologna
  • 5.2.3. Institute of Nanostructured Materials ISMN Rome
  • 5.2.4. Institute of Inorganic Methodologies and Plasmas IMIP-CNR
  • 5.2.5. ISOF
  • 5.2.6. Milan Polytechnic
  • 5.2.7. Montalbano Technology S.p.A.
  • 5.2.8. NNL - National Nanotechnology Laboratory
  • 5.2.9. SAES Getters S.p.A.
  • 5.2.10. University of Bari
  • 5.2.11. University of Lecce
  • 5.2.12. University of Milan
  • 5.2.13. University of Rome

6. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN NETHERLANDS

• 6.1. General Situation
• 6.2. Profiles
  • 6.2.1. AV Flexologic flexo printers
  • 6.2.2. Delft University of Technology
  • 6.2.3. Eindhoven University of Technology
  • 6.2.4. European Space Agency Research and technology Centre ESA-ESTEC
  • 6.2.5. Fontys University of Applied Sciences
  • 6.2.6. Holst Centre
  • 6.2.7. IBS Precision Engineering BV
  • 6.2.8. Liquavista BV
  • 6.2.9. NEDAP
  • 6.2.10. OTB Engineering
  • 6.2.11. Philips
  • 6.2.12. Philips Design
  • 6.2.13. Polymer Vision
  • 6.2.14. Radboud University - Institute for Molecules and Materials
  • 6.2.15. Stork Digital
  • 6.2.16. TNO
  • 6.2.17. University of Groningen

7. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN SWEDEN

• 7.1. General situation
• 7.2. Profiles
  • 7.2.1. ACREO
  • 7.2.2. Chalmers University of Technology
  • 7.2.3. Cypak
  • 7.2.4. Linkoping University
  • 7.2.5. Mid Sweden University
  • 7.2.6. M-Real
  • 7.2.7. Solibro
  • 7.2.8. Stora Enso
  • 7.2.9. Thin Film Electronics AB

8. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN AUSTRIA

• 8.1. General Situation
• 8.2. Profiles
  • 8.2.1. AT&S Austria
  • 8.2.2. Graz University of Technology,
  • 8.2.3. Joanneum Research
  • 8.2.4. Johannes Kepler University
  • 8.2.5. NanoIdent/ BioIdent
  • 8.2.6. NanoTecCenter Weiz

9. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN BELGIUM

• 9.1. General Situation
• 9.2. Profiles
  • 9.2.1. Agfa Gevaert Belgium
  • 9.2.2. Akzo Nobel Chemicals Belgium
  • 9.2.3. Barco N.V.
  • 9.2.4. Bekaert NV/SA
  • 9.2.5. IMEC
  • 9.2.6. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • 9.2.7. Unité Physico-Chimie et de Physique des Matèriaux PCPM-UCL
  • 9.2.8. Solvay
  • 9.2.9. UMICORE
  • 9.2.10. University of Ghent
  • 9.2.11. University of Mons Haunaut

10. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN FINLAND

• 10.1. General Situation
• 10.2. Profiles
  • 10.2.1. Åbo Akademi University Finland
  • 10.2.2. Avantone Oy Finland
  • 10.2.3. Confidex
  • 10.2.4. Enfucell
  • 10.2.5. Panipol Oy
  • 10.2.6. University of Helsinki
  • 10.2.7. University of Oulu
  • 10.2.8. UPM Raflatac
  • 10.2.9. VTT Technology

11. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN SWITZERLAND

• 11.1. General Situation
• 11.2. Profiles
  • 11.2.1. Assa Abloy Identification Technologies/ Sokymat Switzerland
  • 11.2.2. CIBA Specialty Chemicals
  • 11.2.3. Dyconex AG
  • 11.2.4. Electronic Technical High School ETH Zurich
  • 11.2.5. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL
  • 11.2.6. Paul Scherrer Institute
  • 11.2.7. Schweizer Electronic AG
  • 11.2.8. Solaronix
  • 11.2.9. STMicroelectronics
  • 11.2.10. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
  • 11.2.11. Zeiler AG

12. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN REST OF EUROPE - ESTONIA TO ISRAEL

• 12.1. Profiles
• 12.2. Czech Republic
  • 12.2.1. Czech technical University in Prague
• 12.3. Estonia
  • 12.3.1. DialMat
• 12.4. Denmark
  • 12.4.1. Bang & Olufsen Medicom
  • 12.4.2. Risø National Laboratory
  • 12.4.3. University of Copenhagen
• 12.5. Greece
  • 12.5.1. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 12.5.2. FORTH- Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes
  • 12.5.3. Technological Education Institute of Larissa
• 12.6. Ireland
  • 12.6.1. Trinity College Dublin
• 12.7. Israel
  • 12.7.1. InkSure
  • 12.7.2. Orion Solar Israel
  • 12.7.3. Peptronics Ltd.
  • 12.7.4. Power ID
  • 12.7.5. Power Paper
  • 12.7.6. Technion
  • 12.7.7. Vision Enterprises
  • 12.7.8. Weizmann Institute of Science
• 12.8. Poland
  • 12.8.1. Kraków University
  • 12.8.2. Jagiellonian University
  • 12.8.3. Polish Academy of Sciences
• 12.9. Portugal
  • 12.9.1. CEMOP/UNINOVA
  • 12.9.2. New University of Lisbon
  • 12.9.3. Technical University of Lisbon
  • 12.9.4. Technology and Nuclear Institute ITN
  • 12.9.5. University of Algarve
  • 12.9.6. University of Aveiro
  • 12.9.7. University of Lisbon
• 12.10. Slovenia
  • 12.10.1. University of Ljubljana
• 12.11. Spain
  • 12.11.1. AINIA Centro Tecnologico Spain sensors, food

APPENDIX 1: IDTECHEX PUBLICATIONS AND CONSULTANCY

TABLES

• 1.1. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Germany
• 1.1. Examples of giant corporations intending to make the printed and potentially printed devices with the largest market potential
• 1.2. Examples of giant corporations, intending to make materials for printed and potentially printed electronics
• 1.2. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in the UK
• 1.3. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in France
• 1.3. Most supported technology by number of organisations identified in North America, East Asia and Europe
• 1.4. Number of organisations studied in 2007 that are active in printed electronics in Europe by country and percent share
• 1.4. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Italy
• 1.5. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in the Netherlands
• 1.6. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Sweden
• 1.7. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Austria
• 1.8. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Belgium
• 1.9. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Finland
• 1.10. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Switzerland
• 1.11. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Denmark
• 1.12. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Estonia
• 1.13. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Greece
• 1.14. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Ireland
• 1.15. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Israel
• 1.16. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Poland
• 1.17. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Portugal
• 1.18. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Slovenia
• 1.19. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in Spain
• 1.20. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest by organisation in the Czech Republic
• 1.21. Printed and potentially printed electronic projects in Europe by device for nineteen countries in alphabetical order
• 4.1. Research Units

FIGURES

• 1.1. Organisations involved in printed and potentially printed electronics across the world, by type of interest.
• 1.2. The 1500 organisations across the world that are tackling printed and potentially printed electronic devices and key materials, showing approximate number by region and by major technology effort.
• 1.3. Dominant printed electronics topics compared between electronic and electric applications.
• 1.4. Number of profiled organisations by leading country - USA vs Germany and Japan
• 1.5. Number of technology projects by country
• 1.6. Top organic electronics inventors 2003-2005
• 1.7. Location of 150 organisations developing printed and thin film transistor and memory technology.
• 1.8. Number of organisations studied that are active in printed electronics in Europe by country and percent share
• 1.9. Printed and thin film electronic projects by device type and country
• 1.10. Number and percentage of projects by country for organic photovoltaics
• 1.11. Number and percentage of projects by country for inorganic compound photovoltaics
• 1.12. Number and percentage of projects by country for printed and potentially printed RFID
• 1.13. Number and percentage of projects by country for OLEDs
• 1.14. Number and percentage of projects for transistors
• 2.1. Henkel is organized into three globally operating business sectors
• 2.2. Nanosolar San Jose
• 2.3. Nanosolar Germany
• 3.1. Project TOPLESS,(Thin organic polymer light emitting solid surfaces)
• 3.2. Quantum efficiency spectra of ITO/TiO2/F8T2/Au devices.
• 3.3. Light-emitting Sticking Plaster in UK to Treat Common Skin Cancers
• 3.4. On the left is a photo of a typical skin cancer; on the right is the same lesion showing porphyrin fluorescence under ultraviolet light.
• 3.5. PETeC Procurement of Equipment Underway in UK
• 3.6. Prediction of the technology evolution
• 3.7. Healthcare information systems from Toumaz
• 3.8. Thin film of plastic which conducts electricity
• 3.9. Smart apparel with a scrolling light emitting message
• 3.10. Advances in Stretchable Electronics
• 5.1. Organic Photodetectors for infrared applications and organic transistors
• 6.1. Basic technology fields
• 6.2. The Bubelle - Blush Dress from Philips Design
• 9.1. Biocompatible Flexible and Stretchable Electronics on the Horizon
• 9.2. Stretchable Thermometer from the Stella Project
• 11.1. Printed prototype: OFET array fabricated on a polyimide substrate. The circuits function even when flexed through a sub-centimeter bending radius
• 12.1. Israelis Dope Organic Thin Films