Plastic Electronics Markets: A Technology Analysis and Eight-Year Forecast

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this Report
• 1.2 Objectives of this Report
• 1.3 Scope of this Report
• 1.4 Methodology of this Report
• 1.5 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Technology Assessment of Plastic Electronics

• 2.1 Overview of Plastic Electronics Technology
• 2.2 Advantages and Impact of Plastic Electronics
  • 2.2.1 Low Cost
  • 2.2.2 Thermal and Power Consumption Characteristics
  • 2.2.3 Potential for 3-D Electronics
  • 2.2.4 Flexibility and Ability to Cover Large Areas
  • 2.2.5 Ease/"Democratization" of Manufacturing Process
• 2.3 Issues to be Resolved in Plastic Electronics
• 2.4 Materials for Plastic Electronics
  • 2.4.1 Organic Molecules and Polymers
  • 2.4.2 Plastic Electronics and Quantum Dots
  • 2.4.3 Plastic Electronics, Nanotubes and Nanowires

Chapter Three: Assessment of Plastic Electronics Manufacturing Options

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Vapor Deposition and Self-Assembly
• 3.3 Spin-Coating
• 3.4 Inkjet Analog
• 3.5 Nanoimprint Lithography
• 3.6 Other Approaches

Chapter Four: New Products, Addressable Markets and Eight-Year Market Forecasts

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Plastic Electronics in the Semiconductor Industry
  • 4.2.1 Packaging and Shielding
  • 4.2.2 Interconnects
  • 4.2.3 Thermal Management
  • 4.2.4 Polymer Memory
  • 4.2.5 Plastic Logic
• 4.3 Displays, Arrays and Panels
  • 4.3.1 Flexible displays and Electronic Paper
  • 4.3.2 Solar Panels
  • 4.3.3 Sensors and Sensor Arrays
  • 4.3.4 OLEDs and Flexible Lighting Products
• 4.4 Other Applications for Plastic Electronics
  • 4.4.1 RFIDs
  • 4.4.2 Toys and Other Disposables
• 4.5 Market Forecasts
  • 4.5.1 Forecasting Philosophy

Eight-Year Market Forecasts of:

• Processors/Logic
• Memory
• Interconnects
• Sensors
• Displays
• Flexible Solar Panels

Companies In Report:

• 3M
• AMD
• Cambridge Display Technology
• Covion
• Delta Optoelectronics
• Dow Chemical
• Dow Corning
• DuPont
• Eastman Kodak
• E Ink
• Ferrania
• Fujitsu
• General Electric
• Gyricon
• H.C. Starck
• Hewlett-Packard
• Hitachi
• IBM
• Infineon
• Intel
• Konarka
• Lucent
• MicroEmissive Displays
• Mitsubishi
• Molecular Imprints
• Motorola
• Nanonex
• Nanosys
• Obducat
• OSRAM
• Philips
• Pioneer
• Plastic Logic
• Polymer Vision
• Samsung
• Seiko Epson
• Sanyo
• Siemens
• Sony
• Sumitomo
• TDK
• Teijin Films
• Toshiba
• Universal Display Corporation
• Yazaki
• Xerox