Flexible Thin Film Batteries - A Global Technology, Industry and Market Analysis

INTRODUCTION

• STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
• REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
• CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY
• INFORMATION SOURCES
• TO WHOM THE STUDY CATERS
• AUTHOR' S CREDENTIALS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET SIZE / PERCENT SHARE FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES,2006 AND 2011
• SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY APPLICATION 2006 AND 2011

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• SOLID-STATE THIN-FILM BATTERIES
• TFB APPLICATIONS
• BACKGROUND
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• KEY IMPACT OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES
• COMPETITIVE INNOVATION TRENDS
  • RESEARCH TRENDS IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES
• INCENTIVES AND CURRENT INDUSTRY TRENDS
• INDUSTRY DYNAMICS AND GLOBAL MARKET
  • MARKET ACCORDING TO MATERIAL TYPES AND TECHNOLOGIES
    • TABLE 1 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2011
• GLOBAL PERCENTAGE SHARES FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY TECHNOLOGY, 2006 AND 2011
  • MARKET ACCORDING TO APPLICATIONS
    • MARKET ACCORDING TO APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011
    • FIGURE 2 PERCENTAGE SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY APPLICATION IN 2006 AND 2011

TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

• TABLE 3 TYPICAL THICKNESSES OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES IN 2006
• TABLE 4 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES
• TABLE 4 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES (CONTINUED)
• TABLE 4 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES (CONTINUED)
• TABLE 4 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES (CONTINUED)
• TABLE 4 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES (CONTINUED)
• TABLE 4 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES (CONTINUED)

THIN-FILM BATTERY THEORY

• TABLE 5 COMPARISON OF BATTERY PERFORMANCES
• MANUFACTURING OF THE THIN-FILM BATTERY
  • SOLID-ELECTROLYTE LI-ION THIN-BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
    • CONSTRUCTION
    • POLYMER FILM SUBSTRATE FOR THIN, FLEXIBLE PROFILE
    • CHARACTERISTICS
      • HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURE
      • LONG CYCLE LIFE
      • DISCHARGE CAPACITIES AND PROFILES
      • UNIQUE PROPRIETARY PASSIVATION BARRIER AND PACKAGING SOLUTION
      • HIGH POWER AND ENERGY DENSITY, SPECIFIC POWER AND ENERGY
      • HIGH RATE CAPABILITY
  • SOLID-POLYMER-ELECTROLYTE LITHIUM BATTERIES
    • CONSTRUCTION
      • CONSTRUCTION (CONTINUED)
        • FIGURE 3 CONSTRUCTION OF LITHIUM-POLYMER THIN-FILM BATTERY
      • CHARACTERISTICS
    • MANGENESE-ZINC-OXIDE-BASED CATHODE USING SOLID ELECTROLYTES
      • CONSTRUCTION
      • CHARACTERISTICS
• APPLICATIONS
  • RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS (RFIDS)
  • SMARTCARDS
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
    • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES (CONTINUED)
  • MICROELECTRONICS DEVICES
• CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES
  • SOLID-POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL
    • BASE POLYMER MATERIAL
      • FIRST POLYMER GROUP -- IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS
    • BASE POLYMER / METAL SALT INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL
      • SECOND POLYMER GROUP -- MECHANICALLY STRONG / NON-IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS
  • POWER PAPER
  • COMPARISON OF CURRENT MATERIALS
    • TABLE 6 COMPARISON OF FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES MADE BY THREE MANUFACTURERS
    • TABLE 7 KEY SUPPLIERS OF COMPONENTS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES IN 2006
  • EMERGING MATERIALS USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES
    • TABLE 8 POSITIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED ENERGY-STORAGE COMPANIES IN THIN-BATTERY TECHNOLOGY IN 2006
• CHARACTERISTICS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES (CONTINUED)
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 9 COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES
    • TABLE 10 TOP MANUFACTURERS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES IN 2006
• PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSOLIDATIONS
  • TABLE 11 ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES DURING 2000 TO 2006
• GLOBAL MARKET AND REGIONAL SHARES
  • TABLE 12 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKETS FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY REGION THROUGH 2011
  • FIGURE 4 REGIONAL PERCENTAGES OF MARKET SHARE FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES IN 2006 AND 2011

PATENTS AND PATENT ANALYSIS

• LIST OF PATENTS
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AMBIENT ENERGY BATTERY OR CAPACITOR RECHARGE SYSTEM
  • LONG-LIFE THIN-FILM BATTERY AND FABRICATION METHOD
  • DEVICE ENCLOSURES AND DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED BATTERIES THIN-LAYER ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH SELF-FORMED
  • SEPARATOR
  • LOW-TEMPERATURE FABRICATION OF THIN-FILM ENERGY-STORAGE DEVICES
  • METHOD OF CONTINUOUS PROCESSING OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES AND LIKE DEVICES
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THIN-FILM BATTERY
  • SOLID-STATE-ACTIVITY-ACTIVATED BATTERY DEVICE AND METHOD APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THIN-FILM ELECTROLYTE
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN-FILM ELECTROLYTE
  • FUNCTIONALLY IMPROVED BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
  • THIN-FILM BATTERY
    • THIN-FILM BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE THEREOF
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED-BATTERY DEVICES
  • MANUFACTURE OF FLEXIBLE, THIN-LAYER ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL
  • AUTHENTICATED CARDS
  • THIN-FILM BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A MICROBATTERY
  • STRUCTURE OF THIN-FILM LITHIUM MICROBATTERIES
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NOISE IN MIXED-MODE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
  • BATTERY WITH TRENCH STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A THIN-FILM BATTERY ANODE
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A THIN-FILM BATTERY
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THIN-FILM LITHIUM BATTERY BY DIRECT DEPOSITION
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A THIN-FILM BATTERY HAVING A PROTECTIVE PACKAGING
• OTHER COMPANIES CONDUCTING RESEARCH
• PATENT ANALYSIS
  • TABEL 13 NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS GRANTED TO COMPANIES MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM BATTERIES FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006
  • FIGURE 5 TOP COMPANIES IN TERMS OF U.S. PATENTS GRANTED FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES FROM THROUGH 2006
• INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF U.S. PATENT ACTIVITY IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES
  • TABLE 14 NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS GRANTED BY ASSIGNED COUNTRY/REGION FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES FROM JAN. 2001 TO 2006
  • INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF U.S. PATENT ACTIVITY IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES (CONTINUED)

COMPANY PROFILES

• ALTAIRNANO, INC.
• CYMBET™ CORPORATION
• EXCELLATRON SOLID STATE LLC
• FRONT EDGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
• FRONT EDGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. (CONTINUED)
• GEOMATEC COMPANY LIMITED
• GEOMATEC COMPANY LIMITED
• TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
• INFINITE POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.
• ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
• LITHIUM POWER TECHNOLOGIES
• MPHASE TECHNOLOGIES INC
• MICRO POWER ELECTRONICS, INC.
• NANOENER, INC.
• NANOWIRE BATTERIES
• NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER.
• NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (CONTINUED)
• NEC CORPORATION
• OAK RIDGE MICRO-ENERGY, INC.
• ORGANIC ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (OE-A)
• POLAROID CORPORATION
• POWER PAPER LTD.
• SCI ENGINEERED MATERIALS
• SOLICORE, INC.
• TECHNOLOGY CENTRE TEKNIA LTD.
• THIN BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES INC
• VARTA MICROBATTERY GMBH

APPENDIX I

• BASIS OF MARKET FORECAST FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES USED BY PRODUCTS 2005, 2006 AND 2011
• BASIS OF MARKET FORECAST FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES USED BY PRODUCTS 2005, 2006 AND 2011 (CONTINUED)
• BASIS OF MARKET FORECAST FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES USED BY PRODUCTS 2005, 2006 AND 2011 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 15 BASIS OF MARKET FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES USED IN DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, 2006 AND 2011 (FORECAST)
  • TABLE 16 PERCENT MARKET VOLUME FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES USED BY TYPE, 2006 AND 2011
  • BROADER THIN FILM BATTERY MARKET
  • TABLE 17 MARKET SIZE OF NON MILITARY FLEXIBLE THIN FILM BATTERIES (0.3 MM TO 0.6 MM) V/S REST OF RIGID THIN FILM BATTERIES (THICKNESS MORE THAN 0.6 MM UPTO 4 MM), 2006-2011

• GLOBAL MARKET SIZE / PERCENT SHARE FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES, 2006 AND 2011
• TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2011
• TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011
• TABLE 3: TYPICAL THICKNESSES OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE THINFILM BATTERIES IN 2006
• TABLE 4: DEFINITIONS OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THIN-FILM BATTERIES
• TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF BATTERY PERFORMANCES
• TABLE 6: COMPARISON OF FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES MADE BY THREE MANUFACTURERS
• TABLE 7: KEY SUPPLIERS OF COMPONENTS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES IN 2006
• TABLE 8: POSITIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED ENERGY-STORAGE COMPANIES IN THIN-FILM BATTERY TECHNOLOGY IN 2006
• TABLE 9: COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES
• TABLE 10: TOP MANUFACTURERS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES IN 2006
• TABLE 11: ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF THIN-FILM BATTERIES DURING 2000 TO 2006
• TABLE 12: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKETS FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY REGION THROUGH 2011
• TABLE 13: NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS GRANTED TO COMPANIES MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM BATTERIES FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006
• TABLE 14: NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS GRANTED BY ASSIGNED COUNTRY/REGION FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES FROM JAN. 2001 TO 2006
• TABLE 15: BASIS OF MARKET FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES USED IN DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, 2006 AND 2011 (FORECAST)
• TABLE 16: PERCENT MARKET VOLUME FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-FILM BATTERIES USED BY TYPE, 20206 AND 2011
• TABLE 17: MARKET SIZE OF NON MILITARY FLEXIBLE THIN FILM BATTERIES (0.3 MM TO 0.6 MM) V/S REST OF RIGID THIN FILM BATTERIES (THICKNESS MORE THAN 0.6 MM UPTO 4 MM), 2006-2011

• GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY APPLICATION 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 1: GLOBAL PERCENTAGE SHARES FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY TECHNOLOGY, 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 2: PERCENTAGE SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES BY APPLICATION IN 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 3: CONSTRUCTION OF LITHIUM-POLYMER THIN-FILM BATTERY
  • FIGURE 4: REGIONAL PERCENTAGES OF MARKET SHARE FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES IN 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 5: TOP COMPANIES IN TERMS OF U.S. PATENTS GRANTED FOR THIN-FILM BATTERIES FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006