Organic & Printed Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2027

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This report brings you new, unique information researched globally by IDTechEx. 20 year forecasts are given for the full range of printed and potentially printed organic and inorganic electronics - including logic, displays, memory, power and sensors. We analyze the market in many different ways, with over 150 tables and figures.

 

The report includes forecasts of markets by geographical region, component, organics versus inorganic, flexible/conformal and many other parameters. Realistic timescales and the emergence of new products are given, as are impediments and opportunities for the years to come. Statistics for activity in East Asia is given. What will be the split between organic, inorganic and composite solutions by year? It is all here, with activities of over 150 companies listed.

IDTechEx find that the market for printed and thin film electronics will be $1.18 billion in 2007. 59.1% of this is spent on organic electronics, predominantly OLED display modules. Of the total market in 2007, 31.6% will be printed. We see modest and then rapid growth as the market grows to $5.06 billion by 2011, and $48.18 billion in 2017, and then to $300.3 Billion in 2027.

 

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Uniquely, this report covers the big picture, including organics, inorganics and composites, and those that are printed or potentially printed. In particular, the following components are addressed, and for each one twenty year forecasts are given, along with companies and their activities, case studies, impediments to commercialization and timescales.

 

Market value by component type to 2027

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Market size is also given by territory, printed versus non printed, organic versus inorganic, flexible/conformal versus rigid, and many other parameters.

In assessing the market size over the next few years, this report looks at the big picture - organic electronics and printed inorganics and the majority of devices which are combinations of both. Similarly, while most agree that printing of these electronics and electrics is the end game, many are created today by non printing techniques such as spin coating, and many use combinations of manufacturing techniques, such as inkjet printing and laser ablation. All these manufacturing techniques will be employed to some extent.

 

It is important, therefore to recognise that companies will focus on the end product, its cost, performance and suitability for the application, and if these criteria are met the end user will not be concerned about how it was made or using what materials. We therefore cover printing and non-printing technologies that form a route to products that will be primarily printed in due course. For example, IDTechEx finds that only 31.6% of the electronics discussed are fully or partially printed in 2007. This rises substantially over the next ten years to 90.3% by 2017.

If we look at the market size by territory, IDTechEx find that most work is taking place in Europe, the USA and Japan. In many respects Europe is in the lead. For instance, the first printed electronics factories are appearing there. However, by spend, we see that in 2007 56% of the market spend is in East Asia. This is because the biggest component - OLED display modules - are made there and bought by companies making devices, such as MP3 players. However, it disguises the fact that many of the devices are then sold to North America and Europe.

 

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The end point for most applications is for the creation of disposable devices on low cost flexible substrates, the most difficult combination to achieve while retaining yield, lifetime and manufacturing ease, but opening up the largest markets, as shown below.

 

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This is a must-have bible for all those involved in this sector, whether you are a material supplier, printer, device developer or user.

The report is the summation of extensive global research by IDTechEx over several years. IDTechEx has profiled hundreds of companies in this field, and has visited companies and attended relevant events in Japan, Korea, China, Australia, Europe, North America and Canada. Users/potential users have been interviewed. Forecasts have been devised by looking at existing sales and assessing roadmaps to commercialisation taking into account technology and market challenges based on interviews with those in the industry. All stages of the value chain are looked at - and gaps identified and reported. Other important factors are addressed and interpreted in our forecasts, such as key materials running out and progress in East Asia.

The report price also includes free access to the electronic version of the IDTechEx Encyclopedia of Printed Electronics 2007 with over 380 definitions and 30 illustrations. This 110 page report is normally sold for $1500.00.

 

In addition, all report purchases include one hour free consulting with a report author from IDTechEx, by email or telephone.

Dr. Friedrich Eibensteiner, Johannes Kepler University Linz

 

Wolfgang Mildner, Managing Director, PolyIC

If you have any questions about this report, please do not hesitate to contact Corinne Jennings c.jennings@idtechex.com or call + 44 1223 813703.

The latest version of this report has now been released. For the 2008 report please see www.IDTechEx.com/pe