Materials and Substrates for Printed Electronics: Opportunities and Markets

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• Summary of main opportunities
• Leading firms active in this sector
• Summary of forecasts

Chapter 1 : Introduction

• Background to this report
• Evolution of printable electronics and product directions
• Type of printing processes used
• Key challenges for printable electronics
• Objectives of this report
• Scope of this report
• Methodology of this report
• Plan of this report

Chapter 2 : Markets for Inks

• Polymer and other organic inks
• Inks currently being used
• Important R&D and likely future products
• Nano-metallic inks
• Inks currently being used
• Important R&D and likely future products
• Impact of specific printing technologies used
• Solvents and other related chemicals
• Impact of specific printing technologies on electronic ink markets
• Ink requirements of specific printed electronics products
• Activities of leading firms in this sector

Chapter 3 :  Markets for Substrates

• Plastic and flexible substrates
• Card
• Metal
• A role for glass?
• Other
• Important R&D and likely future products
• Impact of specific printing technologies on substrates
• Substrate requirements of specific printed electronics products
• Activities of leading firms in this sector

Chapter 4 :  Eight-Year Forecasts of Materials for Printed Electronics

• Forecasting methodology
• Forecast of markets for organic inks: 2006-2013
  • by ink chemistry
  • by type of printing process
• Forecast of markets for metallic inks: 2006-2013
  • by ink chemistry
  • by type of printing process
• Forecast of substrates for printed electronicsby materials type
  • by type of printing process
• Forecast of other materials required for printed electronics
  • Solvents
  • Mask materials
  • Other