Printable Electronics: Roadmaps, Markets and Opportunities

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

E.1 Introduction

E.1.1 The Joys of Printability

E.1.2 Printable Electronics, I ts Limits and Moores Law

E.2 Summary of Main Opportunities and Strategies

E.2.1 Short-Term Opportunities

E.2.1.1 Printable Display Products

E.2.1.2 Printable RFID Cards

E.2.1.3 Other Near-Term Products

E.2.2 Emerging Products

E.2.3 Impact on the Printing Industry

E.2.4 Impact on the Existing Semiconductor and Electronics Industry

E.2.5 Leading Firms Active in the Printable Electronics Sector

E.3 Summary of Forecasts

E.4 Coda: Hype and Glory

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Objectives of this Report

1.3 Scope of this Report

1.3.1 Products and Technologies Covered

1.3.2 Printable, Flexible and Plastic Electronics They are Not All The Same

1.4 Methodology of this Report

1.5 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two The Technology of Printable Electronics

2.1 Introduction: Open Questions for Printable Electronics

2.1.1 The Limits of Printable Electronics

2.2 Conventional Printing Methods and Printable Electronics

2.2.1 New Opportunities for the Printing Industry

2.3 Ink-Jet Printing: Current Status and Future Directions

2.3.2 Other Firms

2.3.6 The Dearth and Price of Production Level Machines

2.4 Nano-Imprint Lithography

2.5 The Role of Laser Imaging

2.6 3-D Printing Technologies

2.7 Materials for Printable Electronics

Chapter Three New Products Enabled by Printable Electronics

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Displays, Flexibility and Electronic Paper

3.3 RFIDs

3.4 Photovoltaic Arrays, Batteries and Fuel Cells

3.4 Sensors

3.5 Smart Cards, Tickets and Other Disposables

3.6 Membrane Keyboards

3.7 Toys, Novelties and Greetings Cards

3.8 Lighting Products

3.9 Memory, Logic and Processors

3.9.1 Can We Make Faster Plastic Transistors?

3.9.2 Are Memories an Opportunity?

Chapter Four Market Forecasts for Printable Electronics

4.1 Forecasting Philosophy

4.2 A Roadmap for Printable Electronics

4.3 Eight-Year Forecasts

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit E-1 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Printable Electronics Exhbiit E-2 Paths to Success in Printed Electronics
• Exhibit E-3 Novel Products Enabled by Printable Electronics
• Exhibit E-4 Selected Firms Active in the Printable Electronics Segment
• Exhibit E-5 Summary of the Printable Electronics Market Forecasts ($ Millions)
• Exhibit E-6 NanoMarkets Informal Survey
• Exhibit 2-1 Printable Electronics: Opportunities and Challenges for the Printing Industry
• Exhibit 2-2 NanoMarkets Informal Survey: Percentage of Respondents Ranking the Following Issues as one of the Three Greatest Materials-Related Challenges Facing the Printable Electronics Industry
• Exhibit 3-1 Alternative Kinds of Printable Display Products
• Exhibit 3-2 Impact of Printable Electronics on Display Products
• Exhibit 3-3 CDTs Licensees and Technology Partner s
• Exhibit 3-4 Alternatives for Mobile Power
• Exhibit 3-5 Uses for Smartcards with Printable Displays
• Exhibit 4-1 A Roadmap For Printable Electronics
• Exhibit 4-2 The Market for Printable Displays: 2005-2012
• Exhibit 4-3 The Market for Printable RFIDs: 2005-2012
• Exhibit 4-4 The Market for Printable Photovoltaics
• Exhibit 4-5 Other Markets for Printable Electronics