Next Chips: Organic Transistors and Memories and the Applications They Will Enable

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 Opportunities in Organic Memory and OTFTs
  • E.1.1 Key Developments in the Past Year
  • E.1.2 Opportunities in OTFT Devices
  • E.1.3 Opportunities in Organic Memory and Other Devices
  • E.1.4 Opportunities for Materials Suppliers and Equipment Makers
• E.2 Manufacturers and Research Groups to Watch
• E.3 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of OTFT and Organic Memory Markets

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this Report
  • 1.1.1 The Second Coming of TFTs
  • 1.1.2 Organic Electronics and TFTs
  • 1.1.3 Challenges to OTFTs
  • 1.1.4 A Note on Organic Memory
• 1.2 Goal and Scope of this Report
  • 1.2.1 OTFTs and the TOP Electronics Value Chain
• 1.3 Methodology and Information Sources for Report
• 1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Technology Assessments of Organic Transistors and Memories

• 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 OTFTs and Competing Technologies for Display Backplanes
  • 2.1.2 OTFTs and Competing Technology for RFID
  • 2.1.3 OTFTs and Competing Technologies for "Disposable Electronics"
• 2.2 Architectures for OTFTs
  • 2.2.1 Top Contact and Bottom Contact OTFTs
• 2.3 Performance Improvements
• 2.4 Materials for OTFTs and Organic Memories
  • 2.4.1 Semiconductor Materials for OTFTs
  • 2.4.2 Dielectrics
  • 2.4.3 Conductors
• 2.5 Organic Memories
  • 2.5.1 Organic Memory as a Flash Replacement
  • 2.5.2 Organic Memory in Organic Electronics
  • 2.5.3 Requirements and Architectures for Organic Memory
  • 2.5.4 Markets for Organic Memory
• 2.6 Other Devices
  • 2.6.1 Single-Crystal OTFTs
  • 2.6.2 Light-Emitting Transistors
• 2.7 Manufacturing Technologies for OTFTs and Organic Memories
  • 2.7.1 Vapor Deposition
  • 2.7.2 Printing
  • 2.7.3 Solution Processing Other than Printing
  • 2.7.4 Optical Lithography
  • 2.7.5 Shadow Masking
• 2.8 Flexible Devices and Flexible Substrates
• 2.9 Summary of Main Points in this Chapter

Chapter Three: Applications and Drivers for Organic Semiconductor Devices

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Display Backplanes
  • 3.2.1 OTFT Backplanes and Cost Reduction
  • 3.2.2 OTFTs, Improved Display Performance and Flexibility
• 3.3 RFID Tags
  • 3.3.1 Markets and Market Needs for RFID
  • 3.3.2 Lowering the Cost of RFID with OTFTs and Organic Memory
• 3.4 Smart Cards
  • 3.4.1 How Can OTFTs and Organic Memories Add Value to Smart Cards?
• 3.5 Smart Packaging
  • 3.5.1 How Can OTFTs and Organic Memories Add Value to Packaging?
• 3.6 Sensors and Medical Applications
  • 3.6.1 How Can Organic Semiconductor Devices Change the Sensing Industry?
  • 3.6.2 Biomedical Applications
  • 3.6.3 Other Sensing Applications
• 3.7 Games, Gadgets and Gizmos
• 3.8 Summary of Main Points in this Chapter

Chapter Four: OTFT and Organic Memory Manufacturers

• 4.1 3M
• 4.2 Acreo
• 4.3 Asahi Kasei
• 4.4 Dai Nippon Printing
• 4.5 Epson U.K Cambridge Research Laboratory
• 4.5 Hewlett-Packard
• 4.6 Hitachi
• 4.7 IBM
• 4.8 Infineon
• 4.9 Intel
• 4.10 LG Chem
• 4.11 LG Philips
• 4.12 Motorola
• 4.13 NHK
• 4.14 ORFID
• 4.15 OrganicID
• 4.16 Philips
• 4.17 Pioneer Electronics
• 4.18 Plastic Logic
• 4.19 PolyIC
• 4.20 Polymer Vision
• 4.20.1Innos
• 4.21 printed systems
• 4.22 Ricoh
• 4.23 Samsung
• 4.24 Sony
• 4.25 Spansion
• 4.26 STMicroelectronics
• 4.27 Thin Film Electronics
• 4.28 Xerox (including Xerox PARC and Xerox Research Centre of Canada)
• 4.30 ZettaCore

Chapter Five: Review and Analysis of OTFT and Organic Memory Research Activities

• 5.1 Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
• 5.2 Chiba University
• 5.3 Cornell University
• 5.4 Dankook University
• 5.5 DeMontfort University
• 5.6 Dong-A University
• 5.7 ETH Zurich
• 5.8 ETRI
• 5.9 Fraunhofer Institutes
  • 5.9.1 Fraunhofer ISC
  • 5.9.2 Fraunhofer IZM
• 5.10 Georgia Institute of Technology
• 5.11 Hongik University
• 5.12 Hoseo University
• 5.13 IMEC
• 5.14 Inha University
• 5.15 Institute of Microelectronics, NCSR Demokritos
• 5.16 ITRI
• 5.17 Jacobs University (Germany)
• 5.18 Japan Science and Technology Agency
• 5.19 Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
• 5.20 Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials
• 5.21 Korea University
• 5.22 Kumoh National Institute of Technology
• 5.23 Kyoto University
• 5.24 Kyung Hee University
• 5.25 Kyushu University
• 5.26 Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW)
• 5.27 Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
• 5.28 Nanyang Technological University
• 5.29 NASA
• 5.30 National Cheng Kung University
• 5.31 National Chiao-Tung University
• 5.32 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST Japan)
• 5.33 National University of Singapore
• 5.34 Northwestern University/Polyera
• 5.35 Osaka University
• 5.36 Penn State
• 5.37 Pohang University of Science and Technology (Korea)
• 5.38 Polytechnic of Milan (Politecnico di Milano)
• 5.39 Pusan National University
• 5.40 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 5.41 RIKEN
• 5.42 Rutgers University
• 5.43 Samtel Centre for Display Technologies
• 5.44 Seoul National University
• 5.45 Sogang University
• 5.46 Tohoku University (Japan)
• 5.47 UCLA
• 5.48 University of Arkansas
• 5.49 University of California Berkeley
• 5.50 University of Cambridge
• 5.51 University of Groningen
• 5.52 University of Houston
• 5.53 University of Liverpool
• 5.54 University of Maryland
• 5.55 University of Michigan
• 5.56 University of Minnesota
• 5.57 University of Texas
• 5.58 University of Toronto
• 5.59 University of Tokyo

Chapter Six: Eight-Year Forecasts of Organic Semiconductor Devices

• 6.1 Forecasting Methodology
  • 6.1.1 Forecasting Assumptions and Alternative Scenarios
  • 6.1.2 Alternative Scenarios
• 6.2 Forecast of OTFTs and Memories by Application
  • 6.2.1 Display Backplane Applications
  • 6.2.2 RFID Applications
  • 6.2.3 Smartcard Applications
  • 6.2.4 Sensor Applications
  • 6.2.5 Games, Gadgets and Gizmos
  • 6.2.6 Summary of OTFT and Organic Memory Applications
• 6.3 Forecasts of Organic Memories by Materials and Production Processes Used
  • 6.3.1 Materials Forecast
  • 6.3.2 Production Forecast

Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this Report

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List of Exhibits

• Exhibit E-1: Organic Memory and OTFT Markets ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 1-1: TOP Electronics Value Chain
• Exhibit 2-1: Characteristics of OE Materials
• Exhibit 2-2: Organic Materials Used in Memory Applications
• Exhibit 2-3: OVPD versus Thermal Evaporation
• Exhibit 4-1: Sony OLED/OTFT Display Specs
• Exhibit 4-2: TFE' s Partners
• Exhibit 4-3: TFE' s Printed Memory Specs
• Exhibit 5-1: Selected Universities and Research Institutes Involved in Research on OTFTs and Organic Memory
• Exhibit 6-1: OTFT Backplane Markets 2008-2015
• Exhibit 6-2: OTFT and Organic Memories in RFID Tags 2008-2015
• Exhibit 6-3: OTFT and Organic Memories in Smart Cards: 2008-2015
• Exhibit 6-4: OTFT and Organic Memory Sales in Sensor Markets
• Exhibit 6-5: OTFT and Organic Memory Sales in Games, Gadgets and Gizmos Markets
• Exhibit 6-6: OTFT-Only Markets ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 6-7: Memory-Only Markets ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 6-8: Memory + OTFT Markets ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 6-9: Total OTFT/Organic Memory Markets by Application ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 6-10: Materials for Organic Memory and OTFT Markets
• Exhibit 6-11: Materials for Organic Memory and OTFT Markets by Processing Type ($ Millions)