Thin-Film, Organic and Printable Dielectrics

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 Major Opportunities in Dielectrics for TOP Electronics
  • E.1.1 On the Materials Side
  • E.1.2 On Applications
• E.2 Key Firms to Watch for Innovations in Dielectrics
• E.2.1 Key Firms
• E.2.2 Key Research Institutions
• E.3 Summary of Market Forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this Report
  • 1.1.1 The Rise of New Materials
  • 1.1.2 Organic Material Sets and Organic CMOS
  • 1.1.3 Organic Thin-Film Transistors
  • 1.1.4 Organic Memory -Alive and Well
  • 1.1.5 Displays and Lighting
• 1.2 Methodology and Scope of this Report
• 1.3 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Applications for Dielectrics in Thin-Film, Organic and Printed Electronics

• 2.1 Types of Dielectrics
  • 2.1.1 Gate Dielectrics
  • 2.1.2 Isolation Dielectrics
  • 2.1.3 Intermetal/Interlayer Dielectrics
• 2.2 Dielectrics in TFTs and OTFTs
  • 2.2.1 OTFTs Device Geometries
  • 2.2.2 Commercial Activities
  • 2.2.3 Research Developments
• 2.3 Dielectrics in Printed Memories
  • 2.3.1 Commercial Activities
  • 2.3.2 Research Developments
• 2.4 Dielectrics in Printed Silicon Devices
• 2.5 Dielectrics in Display and Lighting Devices
• 2.6 Dielectrics Materials on Flexible Substrates
• 2.7 Holes and Other Problems
• 2.8 Key Points in this Chapter
  • 2.8.1 Gate Dielectrics
  • 2.8.2 OTFTs/TFTS
  • 2.8.3 Organic Memory
  • 2.8.4 Printed Silicon Devices
  • 2.8.5 Display and Lighting Devices
  • 2.8.6 Flexible Substrates
  • 2.8.7 Holes and Other Problems

Chapter Three: Dielectric Materials

• 3.1 The Role of Dielectrics in Emerging Materials Sets
  • 3.1.1 Commercial Developments
  • 3.1.2 R&D Activities
• 3.2 Dielectric Materials and Manufacturing/Deposition Issues
  • 3.2.1 Printing Organic Materials
  • 3.2.2 Evaporation Techniques
  • 3.2.3 Deposition Issues
  • 3.2.4 Self-Alignment
• 3.3 Silicon Dioxide in TOP Electronics
• 3.4 Metal Oxides and Nitrides
  • 3.4.1 SAMs
  • 3.4.2 Aluminum, Lanthanum and Other Oxides
  • 3.4.3 Barium Titanate Nanocomposite
  • 3.4.4 Hafnium Oxide
  • 3.4.5 HafSOx
  • 3.4.6 MoO2
  • 3.4.7 Zirconia
• 3.5 Polymeric Dielectrics
  • 3.5.1 Commercial Developments
  • 3.5.2 R&D Activities
  • 3.5.3 Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Polymers
• 3.6 Novel High-k Materials and their Potential Role in TOP Electronics
• 3.7 Dielectric Inks
• 3.8 Use of Nanomaterials
  • 3.8.1 Composite Nanomaterials
  • 3.8.2 Self-Assembled Nanodielectrics
  • 3.8.3 Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs)
• 3.9 Key Points in this Chapter
  • 3.9.1 Manufacturing and Deposition Processes
  • 3.9.2 Deposition Issues
  • 3.9.3 Emerging Materials Sets
  • 3.9.4 Commercial Developments
  • 3.9.5 R&D Activities
  • 3.9.6 Silicon Dioxide in TOP Electronics
  • 3.9.7 Metal Oxides and Nitrides
  • 3.9.8 Polymeric Dielectrics
  • 3.9.9 Novel high-k Materials
  • 3.9.10 Dielectric Inks
  • 3.9.11 Nanomaterials

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Dielectrics for TOP Electronics

• 4.1 Forecast Methodology
• 4.2 Dielectrics in Conventional TFT Display Backplanes
• 4.3 Dielectrics in OTFT Display Backplanes
• 4.4 Dielectrics in OTFT-Based RFID
• 4.5 Dielectrics in OTFT-Based Smartcards
• 4.6 Dielectrics for Printed Silicon Devices
• 4.7 Dielectrics for OLED Displays and Lighting
• 4.8 Dielectrics for Printed and Organic Sensors
• 4.9 Dielectrics for Solar Panels
• 4.10 Summary of TOP Dielectrics Market by Material Type
• 4.11 Summary of TOP Dielectrics Market by Application
• Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in this Report

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit E-1 Common Dielectric Materials used in TOP Electronics
• Exhibit E-2 Emerging Material Sets for Printed CMOS
• Exhibit E-3 Organic Materials Used in Memory Applications
• Exhibit E-4 Summary of TOP Dielectrics Market by Material Type
• Exhibit 2-1 TOP Dielectric Applications by Developer
• Exhibit 2-2 Pentacene OFET using a PVA Gate Dielectric
• Exhibit 2-3 Electrical Parameters for Pentacene OTFTs
• Exhibit 2-4 OTFTs Using SAM Dielectrics
• Exhibit 2-5 Properties of Pentacene OTFTs using Si3N4 and SiO2 Dielectrics
• Exhibit 2-6 Properties of Pentacene OTFTs and Dielectrics Treated with HMDS and OTS
• Exhibit 2-7 Flexible Inorganic-Organic TFTs
• Exhibit 2-8 Dielectrics Used in Memory Applications
• Exhibit 2-9 Properties of BiOFET memory with PCBM
• Exhibit 3-1 Common Dielectric Materials used in TOP Electronics
• Exhibit 3-2 Organic Printed Material Sets
• Exhibit 3-3 Emerging Material Sets for Printed CMOS
• Exhibit 3-4 Pentacene and F16CuPc TFTs with SAM dielectric on PEN Substrate
• Exhibit 3-5 Solution Processable Dielectrics for TFTs
• Exhibit 3-6 Comparison of TOP Electronics and Conventional Silicon-based IC Manufacturing
• Exhibit 3-7 Organic Dielectrics: How Materials and Production Technologies are Matched
• Exhibit 3-8 Characteristics of Printing Technologies Used for TOP Dielectrics
• Exhibit 3-9 Selected Inkjet Equipment Suppliers for TOP Electronics
• Exhibit 3-10 BASF' s Polymer Dielectric Material Developments
• Exhibit 3-11 BASF Sepiolid TOP Materials
• Exhibit 3-12 OTFTs Prepared Using Thermoset Based Dielectrics
• Exhibit 3-13 Crosslinked Polymer Blends for TFTs
• Exhibit 3-14 PolyApply' s Hybrid Dielectric Material Properties
• Exhibit 3-15 High Dielectric Materials used in TOP Electronics
• Exhibit 3-16 Dielectric Inks
• Exhibit 3-17 Selected Dielectric Inks
• Exhibit 3-18 Bulk Dielectric for Various Titanates
• Exhibit 3-19 Self Assembled Nanodielectrics for OTFTs
• Exhibit 4-1 Dielectrics in Conventional TFTs for Display Backplanes
• Exhibit 4-2 Dielectrics in OTFT Backplanes
• Exhibit 4-3 Dielectrics in OTFT-Based RFID
• Exhibit 4-4 Dielectrics in OTFT/Organic Memory-Based Smartcards
• Exhibit 4-5 Dielectrics in Printed Silicon Devices
• Exhibit 4-6 Dielectrics in OLED Displays and Lighting (excludes backplanes)
• Exhibit 4-7 Dielectrics in Organic and Printed Sensors
• Exhibit 4-8 Dielectrics in Solar Panels
• Exhibit 4-9 Summary of TOP Dielectrics Market by Material Type
• Exhibit 4-10 Summary of TOP Dielectrics Market by Application