The market for printed electronics has become reality, albeit not at the rate that many have predicted. The barrier to exponential growth seems to be the inability of suppliers to lower costs so that mass-production manufacturing can be adopted. This is the classical economic dilemma with disruptive technologies when highly competitive and traditional alternatives exist that continue to innovate at similar or at least equitable rates. As with the semiconductor market that preceded it, specific applications are legitimizing the acceptance of printed electronics, yet to date they are only niche applications. Some appear to be very promising, yet for all the innovation that has occurred since our last report, released in 2007, printed electronics has had little impact in replacing existing applications and has made only incremental progress in creating new ones. This is not to understate the spectacular new technologies coming out of R&D, but no "killer app" has yet emerged to truly disrupt the traditional markets.

Printed materials and conductive inks have begun to penetrate many established products and extend them in new ways. The most immediate applications concern RFID and OLED displays, which are manufactured using OTFT technology. These technologies are penetrating a wide number of customer applications, and as costs decline and performance improves, will justify customers switching to and, in many cases, implementing entirely new design solutions. Others applications, such as packaging, and photovoltaic and battery storage technology, are emerging slowly but represent great potential.

As a result, it can be safely said that printed electronics is a disruptive technology. However, as with any exciting topic, there is a lot of speculation and exaggerated estimates about the impact of printed electronics over time. To assist your evaluation of the future direction of printed electronics, New Venture Research is pleased to present The Worldwide Printed Electronics Market, 2010 Edition, a comprehensive worldwide market study on the trends, issues, and leading companies in printed electronics.

The objective of this report is to provide a macroeconomic understanding of the worldwide printed electronics market. The report’s analysis starts with 2009 and looks forward for the next ten years.

This report is organized into six chapters.

Chapter 1, Introduction, outlines the scope, organization, and methodology for the report.

Chapter 2, Executive Summary, presents top-level data from throughout the report.

Chapter 3, Printed Electronics Technology, examines the basis for printed electronics and considers the fundamental materials science behind organic and inorganic conductors and polymers and how they might be printable. The strengths and weaknesses of various printing technologies, as they pertain to this industry, are also examined. The chapter closes by looking at the latest developments in conductive inks and the variety of substrate surfaces for printable electronics, and provides examples of some of the most promising conductive inks.

Chapter 4, Printed Electronics Markets, 2009, examines the leading industry segments and applications for printed electronics, such as RFID, OLED OTFT for logic, memory and sensors, smart labels and intelligent packaging, and PV. The chapter also quantifies the current market in terms of units, ASP, and sales revenue.

Chapter 5, Printed Electronics Market Forecasts, examines how the market for printed electronics is expected to grow by leading application area. These markets are also quantified in terms of unit shipments, ASP, and sales revenue.

Chapter 6, Company Profiles, covers the leading industry participants, including materials suppliers (films, nanoengineered substances and electronic ink suppliers), manufacturers (IC companies, vertical OEMs, and large conglomerates), component suppliers, and integrators. These profiles summarize the market focus of each company.

As the future of printed electronics is critical to your business, please review the report’s outline on the following pages. The Worldwide Printed Electronics Market, 2010 Edition will provide you with the critical information you need to assess this emerging and dynamic market.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Executive Summary

Chapter 3: Printed Electronics Technology

Organic Electronics and Thin Film Technology

Organic Transistors/Polymer Electronics

Inorganic Materials and Composites

Inorganic Transistors

Printable Electronics

Printing Technologies

Printable Electronics Technologies

Printable Polymer Components and Devices

Active Devices

Printable Sensors

High-Volume Printable Electronics

Technology Summary

Inks and Substrates

Conductive Inks

Substrates

Electronic Inks

Chapter 4: Printed Electronics Markets, 2009

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Technical Issues

Printed RFID Applications

Current Printed RFID Market

Displays

OLED Display Overview

OLED Display Issues

Printed OLED Display Applications

Current Printed OLED Display Market

Nonemissive Displays

Smart Labels and Intelligent Packaging

Smart Labels and Intell. Packaging Applications

Current Smart Labels and Intell. Packaging Market

Memory, Logic, and Sensors

Technical Issues

Printed Logic, Memory, and Sensor Applications

Current Printed Logic, Memory, and Sensor Market

Photovoltaics

Technical Issues

Printed PV Applications

Current Printed PV Market

Printed Electronics Market Summary

Chapter 5: Printed Electronics Market Forecasts

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Future Printed RFID Applications

Printed RFID Market Forecasts

Displays

Future Printed OLED Display Applications

Printed Display Market Forecasts

Smart Labels and Intelligent Packaging

Future Market Applications

Market Forecasts

Memory, Logic, and Sensors

Future Market Applications

Market Forecasts

Photovoltaics

Future Printed PV Applications

Printed PV Market Forecasts

Printed Electronics Market Forecast Summary

Chapter 6: Company Profiles

3M Company
Add-Vision
Air Products & Chemicals
AIXTRON
Applied Materials
ArjoWiggins
Asahi Glass
AVANCIS
Aveso
BASF
Blue Spark Technologies
BP Solar
Bridgestone Corp.
Cabot Corporation
Cambridge Display Tech.
Canon
Casio Computer
Checkpoint Systems
Conductive Inkjet Tech.
Creative Materials
Cymbet Corp.
Dai Nippon Printing
DayStar Tech. Inc.
Delta Optoelectronics
Dialog Semiconductor
Du Pont Microcircuits
Durel
Dyesol
Eastman Kodak
E Ink Corporation
Electric Vinyl, Inc.
Electronic Paper
elumin8
eMagin Corporation
Energy Conversion Devices
ENTECH Solar
EV Group
Evonik
Ferro Corporation
First Solar
Front Edge Tech.
FUJIFILM Dimatix
FUJIFILM Holdings
Fuji Xerox
G24i
GSI Technologies
Gwent Electronic Materials
H.C. Starck
Heliatek
HelioVolt
Hewlett-Packard
Honeywell
Infineon Technologies
Infinite Power Solutions
InkTec
Innovalight
Intl. Solar Electric
Kent Displays
Konarka Technologies
Konica Minolta
Kovio
KSW Microtec
LG Philips LCD
Liquavista
Litrex
Luminious Media
MAN Roland
Mark Andy
MEMC Electronic Materials
Memtron Input Components
Microvision
Midori Mark
NanoDynamics
Nano ePrint
NanoInk
NanoMas Technologies
Nanosolar
NovaCentrix
Novaled
Novalia
NXT
Optomec
ORFID
OrganicID
Ormecon
Ormet Circuits
OSRAM
PARC
Parelec
Pelikon
PixDro
Plastic Logic
Plextronics
PolyIC
Power Paper
Prime View International
Printed Systems
QUALCOMM MEMS
Readius
ReneSola
Samsung Electronics
Schreiner Variolight
Seiko Epson
Semprius
Sensormatic
Sharp
SiPix Imaging
Solarmer
Solexant
Solicore
Soligie
ST Microelectronics
Sumation
Sumitomo Chemical
T-Ink
Taiyo Ink
Terepac
Thin Film Electronics
Thorn Lighting
Toppan Printing
Toshiba Mobile Display
Universal Display
Unidym

List of Figures and Tables

Throughput vs. Resolution for Different Printing Processes
Printed Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain, 2009
Summary RFID Market, 2009
RFID Units by Application, 2009
RFID Revenue by Application, 2009
Printed RFID Market, 2009
Potential Applications for OLED Displays, 2009
Total Flat Panel Display Market by Technology, 2009
OLED Display Market by Supplier, 2009
Printed OLED Display Market Summary, 2009
Examples of Intelligent Packaging Under Development
Worldwide Packaging Market by Industry, 2009
Worldwide Packaging Market by Material, 2009
Leading Consumer Packaging Companies, 2009
Printed Smart Labels and Intelligent Packaging Market, 2009
Worldwide Semiconductor Market by IC Type, 2009
PCB Assembly Market by Industry Segment, 2009
PV Module Market by End User, 2009
PV Power Market by Technology and MegaWatts, 2009
PV Power Market by COGS ($M), 2009
PV Power Market by COGS/Watt ($), 2009
Printed Electronics Market Summary, 2009
Summary RFID Market, 2019
RFID Units by Application, 2019
RFID Revenue by Application, 2019
Printed RFID Market, 2019
Market for OLED Displays by Application, 2019
Total Flat Panel Display Market by Technology,
2009-2014 & 2019
Printed Display Market, 2019
Worldwide Packaging Market by Industry, 2019
Worldwide Packaging Market by Material, 2019
Printed Smart Labels and Intelligent Packaging
Market, 2019
Worldwide Semiconductor Market by IC Type, 2019
Worldwide OTFT Semiconductor Market by IC
Type, 2019
PV Market by End User (MW), 2019
PV Market by Technology and MegaWatts, 2019
PV Market by COGS ($M), 2019
PV Market by COGS/Watt ($), 2019
Printed Electronics Market Summary, 2019