Abstract
Printed batteries are an interesting and potentially profitable idea that will
find applications in RFIDs, smartcards, sensors, and medical devices. This
report analyzes the potential for this kind of battery from an applications
perspective. It begins with an overview of those battery chemistries that
currently lend themselves to a printed approach and then continues with a
discussion of all the applications in which printed batteries might be used.
For each of these applications we show where printed batteries could
ultimately provide a cost or manufacturing advantage over today' s coin or
button batteries. The report also provides profiles of firms that are
competing in this sector, the products that they are offering and the markets
they are targeting. The report also includes a discussion of recent
developments in the field and a forecast of revenues from printed batteries
over the next eight years.
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