Transparent Conductive Films
and Conductive Inks

Critical business intelligence covering forecasts, players, case studies, opportunities and technology and market assessment

Transparent conductive film is a large and fast-growing market segment. The market growth is fuelled primarily by touch devices, but other applications are also slowly growing in importance. This market is currently dominated by ITO on film, but many alternatives are gaining market share. These include silver nanowires, metal mesh, carbon nanotubes, PEDOT, graphene, etc.

The conductive ink and paste business is a large market that will generate $1.6 billion in 2014 in revenue at the ink/paste level. This market however is segmented, consisting of many emerging and mature markets. Notable markets are photovoltaics, touch screens, automotive and sensors. Growth will be unevenly spread with several target markets experiencing rapid growth while others decline. There is now rapid innovation in copper inks and silver alloys, in addition to new sintering processes, fuelled by new applications and changes in existing ones.

Both of these sectors comprise of a complex and rapidly changing technology and market landscape, which can make it difficult to identify genuine opportunities for companies involved or wishing to get involved or to see the current state of play.

This forum addresses both the business and technologies behind these technologies - providing deep depth including significant market data to allow you to understand these complex landscapes. Attendees will leave with a clear, quantified view of the markets, technology assessment and development roadmaps, key player profiles and their strategy for market adoption, with lessons from success and failures.

The forum is hosted by IDTechEx, which has been studying this topic since 1999, and which is widely cited as a global expert on these topics. Research is based on direct interviews with more than 300 companies, in addition to informal interviews with approximately 1,000 companies each year. IDTechEx analysts are deeply technical (typically PhD level) and commercially experienced, conducting research from bases in Europe, Asia and USA in six languages.

This event is targeted to those involved in growth strategy, business development, research and engineering, innovation management. It is attended by companies involved in material supply, equipment manufacture, component and device manufacture and systems integrators. There will be simultaneous Japanese/English translation.

This forum can be attended on its own or in addition to the Flexible Sensors, Displays and Barrier Films forum in the afternoon, which is complimentary in subject matter. A discount is available for booking both.