[Report] Quantum Dots Technical Status Market Research, Trends, Analysis TOC

INTRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table: GLOBAL MARKET GROWTH FOR QUANTUM DOTS IN PROMISING TECHNOLOGY SECTORS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Summary Figure: GLOBAL MARKET QD PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION ROADMAP AND PROJECTED REVENUE GROWTH, 2002-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
OVERVIEW
- Table 1 CHRONOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF QDS
  - PROPERTIES OF QUANTUM DOTS
- Figure 1 LUMINESCENCE SIZE REGIMES FOR DIFFERENT SEMICONDUCTOR AND METAL QUANTUM DOTS
- Table 2 COMPARISON OF EMISSION WAVELENGTH OF SC AND METAL NC QUANTUM DOTS AS A FUNCTION OF THEIR SIZE
  - QUANTUM DOT INDUSTRY
- Table 3 OTHER PROPERTIES OF QUANTUM DOTS
  - APPLICATIONS AND STRUCTURAL TYPES OF QUANTUM DOTS
    - STRUCTURAL TYPES
- Table 4 HIERARCHY AND VARIOUS STRUCTURAL TYPES OF QDS
- Table 4 (CONTINUED)
- Table 4 (CONTINUED)
- Table 5 QD MATERIAL TYPES AND THEIR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
- Table 5 (CONTINUED)
- Table 6 KEY QUANTUM DOT TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
- Table 6 (CONTINUED)
TECHNOLOGY
- Table 7 QUANTUM DOT PRODUCTION METHODS
- Table 7 (CONTINUED)
  - SYNTHESIS OF NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON QDS
    - LIQUID PHASE SYNTHESIS
- Table 8 VARIOUS METHODS USED FOR SI-NC SYNTHESIS
- Table 8 (CONTINUED)
  - SYNTHESIS OF NANOCRYSTALLINE METALS QDS
- Table 9 VARIOUS SYNTHETIC METHODS AND PHOTOPHYSICAL BEHAVIOR OF METAL-NCS
- Table 9 (CONTINUED)
  - ASSEMBLY OF QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURES
- Table 10 QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY METHODS
- Table 10 (CONTINUED)
PATENT ANALYSIS
- Figure 2 U.S. "QUANTUM DOTS" PATENTS ISSUED, 1986-2004
- Figure 2 (CONTINUED)
- Figure 3 U.S. "QUANTUM DOTS" PATENTS ISSUED U.S. VERSUS FOREIGN, BY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, 1998-2004*
- Figure 4 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS ISSUED ASSIGNED TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 1998-2004*
- Table 11 LEADING U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES GRANTED MULTIPLE PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1998-AUGUST 2004
- Table 11 (CONTINUED)
- Table 12 U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES GRANTED SINGLE PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1998-AUGUST 2004
- Table 12 (CONTINUED)
- Table 13 LEADING U.S. LARGE BUSINESSES GRANTED MULTIPLE PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1986-AUGUST 2004
- Table 14 U.S. ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS GRANTED PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1986-AUGUST 2004
- Table 15 U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS GRANTED PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1986-AUGUST 2004
- Table 16 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEADERS AMONG FOREIGN COUNTRIES AWARDED U.S. QD PATENTS-ASIA, 1986-AUGUST 2004
- Table 16 (CONTINUED)
- Table 17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEADERS AND OTHER, 1986-AUGUST 2004
- Figure 5 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS ISSUED IN 2004 VERSUS PATENTS PENDING 2001-2004
- Figure 6 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING BY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, U.S. VERSUS FOREIGN APPLICATIONS, 2001-2004*
- Figure 6 (CONTINUED)
- Table 18 U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES WITH PENDING MULTIPLE PATENT FILINGS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
- Table 19 U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES WITH PENDING SINGLE PATENT FILINGS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
- Table 19 (CONTINUED)
- Table 20 U.S. LARGE BUSINESSES WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
- Table 21 U.S. ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY
- Table 22 U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY
- Figure 7 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING, U.S. VERSUS FOREIGN COUNTRIES, BY REGION, 2001-2004* (%)
- Figure 8 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING, U.S. VERSUS ASIA, 2001-2004
- Figure 9 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING, EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES, 2001-2004*
- Table 23 LEADING ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
- Table 24 LEADING EUROPEAN AND OTHER FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
  - EUROPEAN AND WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL PATENT OFFICES
  - FUNDING
- Table 25 MAJOR U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SPONSORING QD-BASED RESEARCH
MARKETS BY APPLICATION
- Table 26 COMMERCIALLY PROMISING SECTORS WITH FIRST-GENERATION POSSIBILITIES FOR QUANTUM DOT BASED PRODUCTS
  - BIOTECHNOLOGY
    - BIOLABEL SYNTHESIS
- Table 27 ADVANTAGES OF QUANTUM DOTS AS BIOLOGICAL LABELS
- Table 28 U.S. PATENTS (ISSUED AND APPLICATIONS) ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY-BIOLABEL SYNTHESIS
- Table 28 (CONTINUED)
- Table 29 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS-MOLECULAR SPECIES DIAGNOSIS/DETECTION
- Table 30 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ANALYTICAL/INSTRUMENT METHODS
- Table 31 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS-SENSOR AND MICRO-ARRAY APPLICATIONS
  - BIOMEDICINE
    - BIOPHARMACEUTICS
- Table 32 QD MEDICAL APPLICATIONS DERIVED FROM U.S. PATENTS
- Table 32 (CONTINUED)
  - SECURITY
    - RATIONALE FOR QDS AS AN ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
      - QD versus Organic Fluorescent Dyes
      - Market Drivers
        
        Counterfeiting
      - Leading Companies
- Table 33 KEY ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN SECURITY APPLICATIONS OF QDS OR COMPETITIVE MARKING MATERIALS
- Table 34 RECENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES FOCUSING ON NEW SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
  - ELECTRONICS
- Table 35 NOVEL QD-BASED DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONICS
- Table 35 (CONTINUED)
- Table 36 U.S. PATENT-BASED DEVELOPMENTS OF QD INTEGRATION USING CONVENTIONAL MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
- Table 36 (CONTINUED)
- Table 37 U.S. PATENT-BASED DEVELOPMENTS IN QUANTUM DOT INTEGRATION INTO UNCONVENTIONAL NANOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
  - QUANTUM COMPUTERS
- Table 38 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTERS:
  - STORAGE/MEMORY DEVICES
- Table 39 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN MEMORY DEVICES:
  - LASERS
- Table 40 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN LEDS, LASER DIODES AND RELATED DEVICES AMONG LEADING U.S. ORGANIZATIONS
- Table 41 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN LEDS, LASER DIODES AND RELATED DEVICES AMONG FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS
  - LIGHTING
- Table 42 ROADMAP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SSL-LED TECHNOLOGY/LAMP TARGETS
- Table 43 IMPORTANT PLAYERS IN GROWING WLED SSL INDUSTRY
- Table 44 PROPERTY COMPARISON OF COLLOIDAL QDS AND CONVENTIONAL LED PHOSPHORS
- Table 45 COLLOIDAL QD-BASED SOLID-STATE WHITE LIGHTING: ENABLING FEATURES AND FUTURE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
  - DISPLAYS
- Table 46 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 47 PROFILE OF SOME EMERGING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MARKET PLAYERS
- Table 47 (CONTINUED)
  - OPTICAL COMPONENTS
- Table 48 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN OPTICAL COMPONENTS
- Table 48 (CONTINUED)
  - SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
    - CHEMICAL REACTION ENERGY CONVERSION
    - SOLAR ENERGY
      - Organic Dye-Based Solar Cells
- Table 49 ADVANTAGES OF FLEXIBLE POLYMER-BASED OVER CONVENTIONAL RIGID SOLAR CELL DESIGNS
- Table 50 SOME ADVANTAGES OF COLLOIDAL QDS OVER ORGANIC DYES USED IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS
- Table 51 MAJOR PLAYERS INVOLVED IN PATENTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF QD SOLAR CELLS
- Table 51 (CONTINUED)
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- Table 52 CURRENT COMMERCIAL COLLOIDAL-QD LEADERS (IN ASCENDING ORDER)
- Table 53 COMPANIES EXPLORING OTHER PRODUCT APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF COLLOIDAL-QDS
- Table 54 U.S. COMPANIES LEADING IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID STATE-BASED SYNTHESIS OF QUANTUM DOTS
  - FOREIGN COMPETITION IN QUANTUM DOTS
    - WET CHEMICAL-BASED SYNTHESIS
    - SOLID STATE-BASED SYNTHESIS
- Table 55 FOREIGN COMPANIES LEADING IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID STATE-BASED SYNTHESIS OF QDS
  - DRIVING FORCES IMPACTING QD INDUSTRY
    - SPECIALTY AND POTENTIAL FOR COMMODITY QD APPLICATIONS
      - Specialty and Potential ・Continued)
    - SOLAR ENERGY
  - IMPORTANT FACTORS NURTURING GROWTH
    - DEVICE FABRICATION
    - TOP-DOWN IN-SITU LITHOGRAPHIC FABRICATION
      - Top-Down in-situ Lithographic・(Continued)
    - BOTTOM-UP ASSEMBLY
      - Solid-State Synthesis
      - Wet Colloid Synthesis
    - BUILDING OF QUANTUM DOT DEVICES
- Table 56 PROCESS SYNTHESIS AND DEVICE FABRICATION PARADIGMS FOR COLLOIDAL-QDS
  - CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FACING THE QD INDUSTRY
- Table 57 MAJOR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE COLLOID QD INDUSTRY
  - TRADE PRACTICES/REGULATORY ISSUES AND INFORMATION
    - REGULATORY ISSUES
      - Toxicity Studies
      - Environmental Studies
    - GREEN CHEMISTRY
  - EVOLUTIONARY STAGE OF INDUSTRY
    - COLLOIDAL QDS
      - Colloidal QDs versus Epitaxial QDs
MARKET ANALYSIS
- Table 58 LEADING U.S. QUANTUM DOT PRODUCERS: CURRENT PRODUCT PORTFOLIO AND COMMERCIAL TARGET APPLICATIONS
- Table 59 MAJOR CHALLENGES FACING COMMERCIAL QD PRODUCERS
- Table 60 MARKET FORECASTS FOR COLLOIDAL SC QDS: RATIONALE FOR SELECTING PROMISING SECTORS
  - MARKET PROSPECTS FOR QDS IN BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINE
- Table 61 PROJECTED HIGH-GROWTH SECTORS IN LIFE SCIENCES MARKET
  - EVOLUTION OF NC MATERIALS IN BIOLOGICAL DETECTION
    - RECENT STUDIES
    - PARALLEL DEVELOPMENTS, DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS
    - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT
- Table 62 GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIPS AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS AIDING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF QDS
- Table 62 (CONTINUED)
- Figure 10 BIOLOGY/BIOMEDICAL QD MARKET EVOLUTION
- Figure 11 PROJECTED BIOLOGY/BIOMEDICAL MARKET REVENUES FOR QDS, 2003-2009
  - MARKET PROSPECTS FOR QDS IN SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY
    - RECENT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
    - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    - MAJOR ISSUES
- Table 63 MAJOR ISSUES CONFRONTING THE IMPENDING USE OF QDS IN SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY
- Figure 12 PROJECTED WORLDWIDE GROWTH IN PV SOLAR SYSTEMS, 2003 AND 2013
- Table 64 PROJECTED SOLAR CELL MARKET REVENUES FOR QD-BASED PRODUCTS, 2007-2009 ($ MILLION)
  - MARKET PROSPECTS FOR QDS IN MEMORY APPLICATIONS
- Table 65 SOME FUTURE NANOMATERIALS-BASED MEMORY ARCHITECTURES
- Figure 13 TOTAL WORLDWIDE FLASH MEMORY GROWTH PROJECTION, 2004 AND 2007
- Table 66 PROJECTED FLASH MEMORY MARKET REVENUES FOR QD-BASED PRODUCTS, 2006-2009 ($ MILLION)
  - MARKET PROSPECTS FOR QDS IN SOLID-STATE LED WHITE LIGHTING & DISPLAYS
    - LEDS
- Table 67 MAJOR ISSUES CONFRONTING THE IMPENDING USE OF QDS IN SSL WLED TECHNOLOGY
- Table 67 (CONTINUED)
- Table 68 MAJOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES CONFRONTING OLED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY AND POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS PROVIDED BY QDS
- Table 69 PROJECTED OLED FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MARKET REVENUES FOR QD-BASED PRODUCTS, 2008-2009 ($ MILLION)
  - MARKET PROSPECTS FOR QDS IN OTHER PROMISING SECTORS
    - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    - FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS
      - Flexible Electronics (Continued)
APPENDIX
- Table 70 U.S. QUANTUM DOTS PATENTS PENDING (APRIL 19, 2001 - DECEMBER 4, 2004)
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- Table 71 U.S. QUANTUM DOTS PATENTS ISSUED (MARCH 18, 1996 - NOVEMBER 30, 2004)
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- Table 72 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIVE AWARDS RELATING TO QUANTUM DOTS RESEARCH
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LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table:
Table 1 CHRONOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF QDS
Table 2 COMPARISON OF EMISSION WAVELENGTH OF SC AND METAL NC QUANTUM DOTS AS A FUNCTION OF THEIR SIZE
Table 3 OTHER PROPERTIES OF QUANTUM DOTS
Table 4 HIERARCHY AND VARIOUS STRUCTURAL TYPES OF QDS
Table 5 QD MATERIAL TYPES AND THEIR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
Table 6 KEY QUANTUM DOT TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
Table 7 QUANTUM DOT PRODUCTION METHODS
Table 8 VARIOUS METHODS USED FOR SI-NC SYNTHESIS
Table 9 VARIOUS SYNTHETIC METHODS AND PHOTOPHYSICAL BEHAVIOR OF METAL-NCS
Table 10 QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY METHODS
Table 11 LEADING U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES GRANTED MULTIPLE PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1998-AUGUST 2004
Table 12 U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES GRANTED SINGLE PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1998-AUGUST 2004
Table 13 LEADING U.S. LARGE BUSINESSES GRANTED MULTIPLE PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1986-AUGUST 2004
Table 14 U.S. ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS GRANTED PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1986-AUGUST 2004
Table 15 U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS GRANTED PATENTS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 1986-AUGUST 2004
Table 16 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEADERS AMONG FOREIGN COUNTRIES AWARDED U.S. QD PATENTS-ASIA, 1986-AUGUST
Table 17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEADERS AND OTHER, 1986-AUGUST 2004
Table 18 U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES WITH PENDING MULTIPLE PATENT FILINGS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
Table 19 U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES WITH PENDING SINGLE PATENT FILINGS IN QD-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
Table 20 U.S. LARGE BUSINESSES WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
Table 21 U.S. ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY
Table 22 U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY
Table 23 LEADING ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
Table 24 LEADING EUROPEAN AND OTHER FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS WITH PENDING PATENTS IN QD TECHNOLOGY, 2001-2004*
Table 25 MAJOR U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SPONSORING QD-BASED RESEARCH
Table 26 COMMERCIALLY PROMISING SECTORS WITH FIRST-GENERATION POSSIBILITIES FOR QUANTUM DOT BASED PRODUCTS
Table 27 ADVANTAGES OF QUANTUM DOTS AS BIOLOGICAL LABELS
Table 28 U.S. PATENTS (ISSUED AND APPLICATIONS) ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY-BIOLABEL SYNTHESIS
Table 29 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS-MOLECULAR SPECIES DIAGNOSIS/DETECTION
Table 30 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ANALYTICAL/INSTRUMENT METHODS
Table 31 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ON QD BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS-SENSOR AND MICRO-ARRAY APPLICATIONS
Table 32 QD MEDICAL APPLICATIONS DERIVED FROM U.S. PATENTS
Table 33 KEY ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN SECURITY APPLICATIONS OF QDS OR COMPETITIVE MARKING MATERIALS
Table 34 RECENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES FOCUSING ON NEW SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
Table 35 NOVEL QD-BASED DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONICS
Table 36 U.S. PATENT-BASED DEVELOPMENTS OF QD INTEGRATION USING CONVENTIONAL MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
Table 37 U.S. PATENT-BASED DEVELOPMENTS IN QUANTUM DOT INTEGRATION INTO UNCONVENTIONAL NANOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
Table 38 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTERS:
Table 39 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN MEMORY DEVICES:
Table 40 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN LEDS, LASER DIODES AND RELATED DEVICES AMONG LEADING U.S. ORGANIZATIONS
Table 41 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN LEDS, LASER DIODES AND RELATED DEVICES AMONG FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS
Table 42 ROADMAP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SSL-LED TECHNOLOGY/LAMP TARGETS
Table 43 IMPORTANT PLAYERS IN GROWING WLED SSL INDUSTRY
Table 44 PROPERTY COMPARISON OF COLLOIDAL QDS AND CONVENTIONAL LED PHOSPHORS
Table 45 COLLOIDAL QD-BASED SOLID-STATE WHITE LIGHTING:
ENABLING FEATURES AND FUTURE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
Table 46 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
Table 47 PROFILE OF SOME EMERGING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MARKET PLAYERS
Table 48 U.S. PATENT-BASED QD DEVELOPMENTS IN OPTICAL COMPONENTS
Table 49 ADVANTAGES OF FLEXIBLE POLYMER-BASED OVER CONVENTIONAL RIGID SOLAR CELL DESIGNS
Table 50 SOME ADVANTAGES OF COLLOIDAL QDS OVER ORGANIC DYES USED IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS
Table 51 MAJOR PLAYERS INVOLVED IN PATENTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF QD SOLAR CELLS
Table 52 CURRENT COMMERCIAL COLLOIDAL-QD LEADERS (IN ASCENDING ORDER)
Table 53 COMPANIES EXPLORING OTHER PRODUCT APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF COLLOIDAL-QDS
Table 54 U.S. COMPANIES LEADING IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID STATE-BASED SYNTHESIS OF QUANTUM DOTS
Table 55 FOREIGN COMPANIES LEADING IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID STATE-BASED SYNTHESIS OF QDS
Table 56 PROCESS SYNTHESIS AND DEVICE FABRICATION PARADIGMS FOR COLLOIDAL-QDS
Table 57 MAJOR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE COLLOID QD INDUSTRY
Table 58 LEADING U.S. QUANTUM DOT PRODUCERS: CURRENT PRODUCT PORTFOLIO AND COMMERCIAL TARGET APPLICATIONS
Table 59 MAJOR CHALLENGES FACING COMMERCIAL QD PRODUCERS
Table 60 MARKET FORECASTS FOR COLLOIDAL SC QDS: RATIONALE FOR SELECTING PROMISING SECTORS
Table 61 PROJECTED HIGH-GROWTH SECTORS IN LIFE SCIENCES MARKET
Table 62 GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIPS AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS AIDING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF QDS
Table 63 MAJOR ISSUES CONFRONTING THE IMPENDING USE OF QDS IN SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY
Table 64 PROJECTED SOLAR CELL MARKET REVENUES FOR QD-BASED PRODUCTS, 2007-2009 ($ MILLION)
Table 65 SOME FUTURE NANOMATERIALS-BASED MEMORY ARCHITECTURES
Table 66 PROJECTED FLASH MEMORY MARKET REVENUES FOR QD-BASED PRODUCTS, 2006-2009 ($ MILLION)
Table 67 MAJOR ISSUES CONFRONTING THE IMPENDING USE OF QDS IN SSL WLED TECHNOLOGY
Table 68 MAJOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES CONFRONTING OLED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY AND POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS PROVIDED BY QDS
Table 69 PROJECTED OLED FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MARKET REVENUES FOR QD-BASED PRODUCTS, 2008-2009 ($ MILLION)
Table 70 U.S. QUANTUM DOTS PATENTS PENDING (APRIL 19, 2001 - DECEMBER 4, 2004)
Table 70 (CONTINUED)
Table 71 U.S. QUANTUM DOTS PATENTS ISSUED (MARCH 18, 1996 - NOVEMBER 30, 2004)
Table 72 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIVE AWARDS RELATING TO QUANTUM DOTS RESEARCH

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure:
Figure 1 LUMINESCENCE SIZE REGIMES FOR DIFFERENT SEMICONDUCTOR AND METAL QUANTUM DOTS
Figure 2 U.S. "QUANTUM DOTS" PATENTS ISSUED, 1986-2004
Figure 3 U.S. "QUANTUM DOTS" PATENTS ISSUED U.S. VERSUS FOREIGN, BY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, 1998-2004*
Figure 4 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS ISSUED ASSIGNED TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 1998-2004*
Figure 5 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS ISSUED IN 2004 VERSUS PATENTS PENDING 2001-2004
Figure 6 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING BY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, U.S. VERSUS FOREIGN APPLICATIONS, 2001-2004*
Figure 7 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING, U.S. VERSUS FOREIGN COUNTRIES, BY REGION, 2001-2004* (%)
Figure 8 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING, U.S. VERSUS ASIA, 2001-2004
Figure 9 U.S. QUANTUM DOT PATENTS PENDING, EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES, 2001-2004*
Figure 10 BIOLOGY/BIOMEDICAL QD MARKET EVOLUTION
Figure 11 PROJECTED BIOLOGY/BIOMEDICAL MARKET REVENUES FOR QDS, 2003-2009
Figure 12 PROJECTED WORLDWIDE GROWTH IN PV SOLAR SYSTEMS, 2003 AND 2013
Figure 13 TOTAL WORLDWIDE FLASH MEMORY GROWTH PROJECTION, 2004 AND 2007

Quantum Dots: Technical Status and Market Prospects

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