Abstract
Until quite recently, printable electronics (PE) firms used a small variety of
materials from a small number of producers . . . and they used them in very
small quantities. However, in the past year as PE has begun to take off
commercially there has been something of an explosion in the number of
different materials that are being proposed for inks and a growing amount of
interest from some of the largest specialty chemical firms in what PE can do
for their bottom line. A few smaller firms are playing in this market too,
believing that PE materials may be more suitable for the entrepreneurial
business model financed by venture capitalists or strategic investors.
This new report from NanoMarkets examines where the money will be made in
printed electronics materials over the next eight years and who will make it.
It follows NanoMarkets' pioneering study released in early 2006 and expands
considerably on the analysis contained in that report. In particular, in this
report we provide an answer to the core question facing firms supplying
materials into PE market: How can suppliers best offer materials that are
distinguishable from others in this relatively small marketplace, but yet are
not so specialized that they can be sold in only R&D level quantities?
In this report we also examine:
- How new inks are being developed with novel functionalities.
- How ink formulations are being matched to the needs of specific PE
applications.
- How lower pricing of PE materials will enable low-cost displays and RFID
tags.
- The trade offs between volume and price in the PE materials market
- The growing range of new materials that are beginning to be seriously
considered for commercial applications including gold, nickel, silicon, ITO
and nanomaterials of various kinds.
- The latest attempts to print electronics on paper, board and other novel
materials.
- The unique relationship between particular materials, manufacturing
processes and applications.
The report includes detailed forecasts in volume and value terms for PE inks
and substrates, an analysis of the marketing strategies of leading firms
active in the PE materials sector, a look at newer firms in the market with
innovative product strategies and value chain analysis for the PE sector from
a materials point of view.
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