Printable Electronics Market Outlook: An Applications-Based Assessment

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 The Evolution of Printed Electronics Technology and the Birth of an Industry
  • E.1.1 Materials and Production Issues: Improvements and Outstanding Issues
  • E.1.2 Mega-Drivers for Printable Electronics
  • E.1.3 How Printed Electronics Can Save the Electronics Industry
  • E.1.4 Dawn of an Industry?
• E.2 Printed Displays and Signage
  • E.2.1 Current Opportunities in E-Paper and Printed Backplanes
  • E.2.2 Printed OLEDs: Still On Their Way
  • E.2.3 The Future Uncertain in Printed Backplanes
• E.3 Printed Lighting
  • E.3.1 EL Lighting Does Not Shine
  • E.3.2 OLEDs: Lighting of the Future?
• E.4 Printed RFID
  • E.4.1 Antennas: First Opportunity
  • E.4.2 Printing RFID Chips
• E.5 Printed Sensors
  • E.5.1 Current Uses for Printing in the Sensor Industry: Tactical and Strategic
  • E.5.2 Future Uses of Printing in the Sensor Industry: Tactical and Strategic
• E.6 Printed Batteries and Smartcards
  • E.6.1 A Note on Batteries, Printed Electronics and Smartcards
• E.7 Printed Photovoltaics
• E.8 Movers and Shakers in Printed Electronics Business
• E.9 Where the Money is Coming From
• E.10 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Electronics Markets

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this Report
  • 1.1.1 Displays, Signage and Printable Electronics
  • 1.1.2 Printable Electronics as Greentech
  • 1.1.3 Printable Electronics and the Next IT Wave
• 1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
• 1.3 Methodology of this Report
• 1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Printed Displays and Signage

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 OLEDs
  • 2.2.1 Advances in Materials
  • 2.2.2 OLEDS and Printing
  • 2.2.3 Performance Requirements for OLEDs
  • 2.2.4 OLEDs and Flexible Substrates
  • 2.2.5 OLEDs and Encapsulation
  • 2.2.6 Markets for Printed OLEDs
• 2.3 E-Paper
  • 2.3.1 E Ink
  • 2.3.2 SiPix
  • 2.3.3 Bridgestone
  • 2.3.4 Electrochromic Displays
  • 2.3.5 Color E-Paper
  • 2.3.6 Markets for E-paper
• 2.4 Printed Backplanes
  • 2.4.1 OTFT Backplanes
  • 2.4.2 Plastic Logic
  • 2.4.3 Polymer Vision
• 2.5 Mobile Phone and Handheld Markets
  • 2.5.1 Sub-displays and MP3 Displays
  • 2.5.2 Mobile Phone Main Displays
• 2.6 Book Readers
• 2.7 Computer Displays
  • 2.7.1 OLEDs in Computer Displays
  • 2.7.2 OLEDs, Computing and Flexible Displays
• 2.8 Signage
  • 2.8.1 Point-of-Purchase Displays and Electronic Shelf Labels
  • 2.8.2 Information Displays and Signage
• 2.9 Smartcards
  • 2.9.1 Aveso
  • 2.9.2 Siemens
  • 2.9.3 SiPix
• 2.10 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Display and Signage Markets
  • 2.10.1 What Has Changed in the Past Year
  • 2.10.2 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Display Markets
• 2.11 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Three: Printed Lighting

• 3.1 Types of Printed Lighting
  • 3.1.1 OLEDs in Lighting
  • 3.1.2 Electroluminescent Lighting
• 3.2 Current and Future Applications for Printed Lighting
  • 3.2.1 Solid-State Lighting
  • 3.2.2 Backlighting for Consumer Electronics and Vehicles
  • 3.2.3 General Illumination
  • 3.2.4 Architectural Lighting
  • 3.2.5 Games, Toys and Novelties
  • 3.2.6 Other
• 3.3 The Firms that are Shaping the Printed Lighting Market
  • 3.3.1 United States
  • 3.3.2 Europe
  • 3.3.3 Asia
• 3.4 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Lighting Markets
  • 3.4.1 What Has Changed in the Past Year
  • 3.4.2 Summary of Forecasts
• 3.5 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Four: Printed Sensors

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 What Parts of the Sensor Can Be Printed?
  • 4.2.1 Jetted Sensors
  • 4.2.2 Screen Printed Sensors
• 4.3 Current and Future Applications for Printed Sensors
  • 4.3.1 Medical Diagnostics
  • 4.3.2 Genetic and Proteomic Research and Testing
  • 4.3.3 Environmental Monitoring
  • 4.3.4 Smart Skins
  • 4.3.5 Electronic Noses and Tongues
  • 4.3.6 Smart Packaging
  • 4.3.7 Smart Textiles
  • 4.3.8 Military and Homeland Security Applications
• 4.4 The Firms that are Shaping the Printed Sensor Markets
• 4.5 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Sensor Markets
  • 4.5.1 What Has Changed in the Past Year
  • 4.5.2 Summary of Forecasts
• 4.6 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Five: Printed RFID

• 5.1 Introduction: Why RFID is Important to Printed Electronics
• 5.2 RFID Technology
  • 5.2.1 Active and Passive Tags
  • 5.2.2 Generations of RFIDs
  • 5.2.3 Frequency Issues
  • 5.2.4 Failure Rate
  • 5.2.5 Privacy
• 5.3 The Value Proposition of Printing RFID
  • 5.3.1 Arguments for Printing RFID
  • 5.3.2 The Limits of Printing RFID and Arguments Against It
• 5.4 RFID Pricing
• 5.5 Printed RFID Technology
  • 5.5.1 Antennas
  • 5.5.2 Tags
  • 5.5.3 Memory
• 5.6 Current and Future Applications for Printed RFID
  • 5.6.1 Palette-level Tagging
  • 5.6.2 Item-level Tagging
  • 5.6.3 Animal and People Tracking
  • 5.6.4 Other Applications
  • 5.6.5 The PRISMA Project
• 5.7 Firms and Research Institutes to Watch in the Printed RFID Space
  • 5.7.1 GSI Technologies: Printed Antennas
  • 5.7.2 IMEC
  • 5.7.3 Kovio
  • 5.7.4 Motorola
  • 5.7.5 ORFID
  • 5.7.6 OrganicID
  • 5.7.7 Philips
  • 5.7.8 PolyIC
  • 5.7.9 Printed systems
  • 5.7.10 RSI ID Technologies
  • 5.7.11 Semprius
• 5.8 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed RFID Markets
  • 5.8.1 What Has Changed in the Past Year
  • 5.8.2 Summary of Forecasts

Chapter Six: Printed Photovoltaics

• 6.1 Printed Photovoltaics Technology
  • 6.1.1 Silicon and Printed PV
  • 6.1.2 CIS/CIGS and Printed PV
  • 6.1.3 CdTe and Printed PV
  • 6.1.4 Organic and Hybrid PV and Printing
  • 6.1.5 Printing, PV and TCOs
  • 6.1.6 Other Materials
• 6.2 Current and Future Applications for Printed Photovoltaics
  • 6.2.1 The Basic Value Proposition of Printed PV
  • 6.2.2 TF PV, Geography and Public Policy
  • 6.2.3 Ability to Create New Products with Printable PV
  • 6.2.4 Central Generation and Large Projects
  • 6.2.5 Building Integrated Systems
  • 6.2.6 Consumer Electronics
  • 6.2.7 Military and Homeland Security
  • 6.2.8 Other Applications
• 6.4 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Photovoltaics Markets
  • 6.4.1 What Has Changed in the Past Year
  • 6.4.2 Forecasts of Printed PV Market
• 6.5 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Seven: Printed Batteries

• 7.1 Introduction: Printed Battery Chemistries
  • 7.1.1 Carbon-Zinc Batteries
  • 7.1.2 Zinc Manganese Dioxide
• 7.2 Current and Future Applications for Printed Batteries
  • 7.2.1 Printable Batteries vs. Conventional Batteries
  • 7.2.2 New Technology Alternatives to Printed Batteries
  • 7.2.3 RFID
  • 7.2.4 Smartcards
  • 7.2.5 Medical Devices
  • 7.2.6 Sensors
  • 7.2.7 Displays and Consumer Devices
  • 7.2.8 Military and Homeland Security
  • 7.2.9 Other Applications
• 7.3 The Firms that are Shaping the Printed Battery Market
• 7.4 Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Battery Markets
  • 7.4.1 What Has Changed in the Past Year
  • 7.4.2 Summary of Forecasts
• 7.5 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Eight: Summary of Forecasts of Printed Electronics Markets

• 8.1 Forecasting Methodology
• 8.2 Eight-Forecasts of Printable Electronics Markets
  • 8.2.1 Analysis of Current Market Opportunities
  • 8.2.2 Growth Patterns
  • 8.2.3 Printed Electronics in 2015

Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in this Report

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List of Exhibits

• Exhibit E-1: Major Economic Drivers for Printed Electronics
• Exhibit E-2: Industry Sector Crises and How TOP Electronics Can Help
• Exhbit E-3: Firms Involved in Printed RFID
• Exhibit E-4: Firms Shaping Printed Sensor Area
• Exhibit E-5: BASF Partners in Organic and Printed Electronics
• Exhibit E-6: Government Funding of TOP Electronics
• Exhibit E-7: Summary of Eight-Year Projections of Printed Electronics Applications Markets ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 2-1: CDT' s Licensee' s and Technology Partners
• Exhibit 2-2: Selected Firms Supplying the OLED Industry
• Exhibit 2-3: Emitting Materials for OLEDs
• Exhibit 2-4: Paper Technology vs. Computer Technology
• Exhibit 2-5: Selected E-paper Firms Shaping the Printed Displays/Signage Market
• Exhibit 2-6: Applications of E-Paper
• Exhibit 2-7: Will Flexible OLED Displays Catch On?
• Exhibit 2-8: Comparison of Display Technologies for Cell Phones
• Exhibit 2-9: Book Reader Products
• Exhibit 2-10: Advantages of E-paper for Smart Shelves
• Exhibit 2-11: Characteristics of OLED Signage Markets
• Exhibit 2-12: Performance Data on the Seiko Epson 40-inch OLED Television
• Exhibit 2-13: Summary of Printed OLED and E-Paper Forecasts ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 2-14: Summary of Printed Display Backplane Forecasts ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 3-1: OLED Lamps vs Competing Technologies
• Exhibit 3-2: Power Drain by Lighting Technology
• Exhibit 3-3: Backlight Technologies Compared
• Exhibit 3-4: Evolving OLED Requirements for General Lighting
• Exhibit 3-5: U.S. Companies Shaping the OLED Lighting Market
• Exhibit 3-6: DOE OLED Awards by Year
• Exhibit 3-7: The OLLA Consortium
• Exhibit 3-8: European Firms Shaping the Printed Lighting Market
• Exhibit 3-9: Asian Companies Shaping the Printed Lighting Market
• Exhibit 3-10: Summary of OLED and Printed Lighting Markets ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 4-1: Printable Electronics-Generated Opportunities in Sensing
• Exhibit 4-2: Roadmap for Adoption of Sensors in Smart Packaging
• Exhibit 4-3: Companies Involved in Printed Sensors
• Exhibit 4-4: Summary of Eight-Year Market Forecasts for Printable Sensors
• Exhibit 5-1: TFE' s Partners
• Exhibit 5-2: TFE' s Printed Memory Specs
• Exhibit 5-3: Selected RFID Applications
• Exhibit 5-4: Forecast of Printed RFID Revenues ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 6-1: Claimed Advantages of Thin-Film Approaches
• Exhibit 6-2: List of Materials Used for PV
• Exhibit 6-3: Forecast of Printed Photovoltaics by Application
• Exhibit 6-4: Forecast of Printed Photovoltaics by Application
• Exhibit 7-1: Companies Shaping the Printed Battery Market: Applications Targeted
• Exhibit 7-2: Selected Power Paper Partners
• Exhibit 7-3: Thin-Film and Printable Batteries Market by Manufacturing ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 8-1: Eight-Year Projections of Printed Electronics Applications Markets ($ Millions)