Abstract
There is a growing interest in new types of thin-film batteries better suited
than conventional batteries to powering RFIDs, sensors, smart cards, smart
packaging and labels, small displays, embedded processors and memory, and
medical devices. In fact, these new forms of power sources will be crucial for
the advancement of these printed and organic electronics devices. A slew of
new firms have appeared in the past few years all promising to serve this part
of the battery market. Each firm has its own take on what the market really
needs in terms of flexibility, recharge-ability and footprint. There are also
a variety of battery chemistries emerging, each having its own special set of
pros and cons.
While the need for thin-film batteries is uncontested, there are still many
open questions regarding the adoption of thin-film batteries.
- Are lithium chemistries so well established that it will be hard for the
industry to move away from them and adopt novel approaches?
- Can thin-film battery technologies reach acceptable price points for
disposable electronics applications?
- Can printing batteries help bring down the cost of batteries and how far
will it be possible to integrate the printing of batteries with facilities for
printing the electronics itself?
- Which new battery chemistries lend themselves best to mass manufacturing?
- And which battery manufacturers will be the movers and shakers of the next
wave of battery technology?
This report is essential reading for those interested in the answers to these
and many other related questions.
This NanoMarkets report quantifies the opportunities for next generation
batteries and includes a detailed eight-year forecast in both volume and value
terms, broken out by battery chemistry and by application. The report
discusses in depth the new materials and manufacturing technologies that will
be brought to bear on the creation of thin-film batteries. It also provides an
analysis of the technical and market needs of the many applications areas at
which these batteries may be used, as well as profiles of all the leading
manufacturers of thin-film and printable batteries that focus on each firm' s
product and marketing strategy and how they are funding their business
expansion.
NanoMarkets is the industry' s leading industry analyst firm for thin film,
organic and printable electronics. We focus on all aspects of the value chain
from materials to manufacturing to application markets and present the most
integrated analyses available today. Contact us for additional information
about this and other NanoMarkets reports.
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