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by Raghu Das

09 Jan 2025

3D Electronics: A New Frontier of Product Differentiation

Greater integration of electronics within 3D structures is an ever-increasing trend, representing a more sophisticated solution compared to the current approach of mounting rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs) behind decorative surfaces. In-mold electronics (IME) facilitates this trend by enabling integrated functionalities to be incorporated into components with decorative thermoformed 3D surfaces.
10 Jul 2020

Key Sensor Trends as Industries Evolve

Robotics, automotive, energy and healthcare. Interview with Dr Peter Harrop on his new report: Sensors 2021-2041
Worldwide
20 May 2020

Hear Coca-Cola, Swarovski & Electrolux: Free Printed Electronics event

Join the free virtual conference from IDTechEx covering opportunities with printed electronics on 27 May. Additional speakers include Neotech AMT, Roartis and Ynvisible. Join over 1,000 registered attendees.
Worldwide
19 Feb 2020

Growth Sectors for Conductive Inks as They Solve More Problems

In 2020 the market for conductive inks will be $2.4Bn, according to extensive research by IDTechEx. Of that, 95% of the conductive ink supply by value goes into just three applications. However, for years now there has been work on a myriad of new applications for conductive ink, in this article we assess some of those opportunities.
Worldwide
22 Jan 2020

Printed Electronics: The Opportunities are Coming Thick and Fast

There is dramatic change in some industries, with leading printed electronics vendors moving quickly to capitalize on the new sought after capabilities. These opportunities will be addressed at the Printed Electronics Europe exhibition and conference in Berlin on 13 - 14 May (register by 23 January to save 40%).
Worldwide
20 Nov 2019

20.1 Billion RFID Tags to be Sold in 2019, finds IDTechEx Research

RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2019-2029, the global annual survey of the RFID industry by analysts IDTechEx, reveals that in 2019 the number of passive RFID tags sold will increase by 13% over 2018.
Worldwide
06 Nov 2019

Creating the Market: Technology Development is Only Half the Work

Printed electronics has many successful market creation stories and certain materials or components have moved rapidly but sometimes, inventing the enabling technology is only half the work.
Worldwide
05 Nov 2019

RAIN RFID Expected to Grow 20% in 2019

Learn more at the IDTechEx Show! November 20-21, Santa Clara Convention Centre, CA or in the new IDTechEx report RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2019-2029.
North America (USA + Canada)
01 Nov 2019

General Motors, Faurecia and Myant to open the IDTechEx Show!

Opening the IDTechEx Show! on November 20-21 at the Santa Clara Convention Center are three cornerstone speakers, highlighting key progress and future visions across the topics covered at the event.
Worldwide
30 Oct 2019

Form AND Function with 3D Electronics: Have Your Cake and Eat It

The general trend in electronics is towards smaller and faster devices. Now something different is coming to market. The new competitive frontier is form factor: flexible, stretchable and structural electronics.
Worldwide
30 Oct 2019

Form AND Function with 3D Electronics: Have Your Cake and Eat It

The general trend in electronics is towards smaller and faster devices. Now something different is coming to market. The new competitive frontier is form factor: flexible, stretchable and structural electronics.
Worldwide
02 Oct 2019

Printed Electronics: The Defining Trends in 2019

The printed electronics industry has been quietly refocusing over the last few years, with players seeking specific opportunities where the technology adds strong value for the application. In this article, we explore some of the key trends in printed electronics in 2019.
Worldwide
17 Jul 2019

Printed Electronics USA: The must-attend event

IDTechEx has studied the printed electronics market since 2002. Of course, we're not just looking at materials that are printed, but also devices that are flexible, organic, large area—in reality, there isn't a good phrase to encompass the huge set of enabling materials, processes and components that are radically changing electronics as we know it. The phrase "not conventional electronics" doesn't really cover it, as some aspects of printed electronics are mature today, having been used for many years.
Worldwide
10 Apr 2019

Smart Packaging Counteracting the Lost Moment of Truth

In the new report "Smart Packaging 2019-2029", IDTechEx Research finds that electronic smart packaging will become a $1.8 Billion market in 2029.
19 Mar 2019

Airbus, Altran and Microsoft Open the IDTechEx Show!

The IDTechEx Show! at the Estrel Convention Centre in Berlin, Germany on 10 - 11 April is the leading global event for product innovators and technology scouts. Opening the event will be two Cornerstone presentations that will cover exciting developments across these technologies.
06 Mar 2019

Technologies to Watch in 2019

IDTechEx CEO Raghu Das identifies 3 of the most important technology trends that you need to know about this year.
Worldwide
13 Feb 2019

Out of Academia, Into Industry: Printed Electronics Business

Printed, Flexible and Organic Electronics is a market worth $31.6 Billion in 2018, according to IDTechEx Research. The majority of that is for OLED displays, with glass-based versions now entering their golden age and foldable OLEDs and printed OLEDs now entering a phase of commercial growth. Then there is the near $2 Billion market for conductive ink used in many diverse applications and the $3.6 Billion market for sensors, mainly comprising of biosensors so far.
06 Feb 2019

IDTechEx Show! Agenda Live: Connecting Brands & Emerging Technologies

The IDTechEx Show! on April 10-11 in Berlin brings together eight key disruptive technologies and their customers at one venue.
05 Feb 2019

Printed, Flexible Batteries

In this premium article below we cover some of the latest activities with printed, flexible batteries.
Canada
29 Nov 2018

Teslonix

Teslonix was founded in 2014. It expects launch it's first product in 2019. The company is currently seeking to raise $5 million.
28 Nov 2018

RFID 2018 Update: Market Size and Outlook

This premium articles provides an update on the 2018 market size for passive RFID.
27 Nov 2018

Trends in Advanced Functional Materials

On 4-6 December 2018 IDTechEx Research is hosting six half-day forums which will provide vital business intelligence on advanced functional materials covering material production techniques, performance versus market need, applications, players and forecasts. In this article, we highlight some of the trends that will be covered in the forums.
Worldwide
21 Nov 2018

Emerging Technology Highlights from the IDTechEx Show!

Approximately 3,500 attendees from 42 countries attended the IDTechEx Show!, which featured 284 exhibiting organizations. The event, held in Santa Clara, California, is unique in bringing together eight key technologies with the organizations that seek to use them.
08 Nov 2018

Smart Blister Packs: An Overview

This article looks at the history and current status of smart blister packs.
07 Nov 2018

Printed Electronics World Firsts in 2018

With the end of the year in sight IDTechEx looks back and reviews what has been new in the world of printed electronics in the last 12 months.
06 Nov 2018

The Global RFID Industry According to IDTechEx: An $11 Billion Market

IDTechEx Research has just released its latest RFID report titled "RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2018-2028" which provides one of the most thorough and comprehensive industry assessments yet.
29 Oct 2018

Printed Electronics: Key Trends

IDTechEx finds that the total market for printed, flexible and organic electronics in 2018 is $31.6 Billion. This is based on new research conducted by IDTechEx for the report Flexible, Printed and Organic Electronics 2019-2029.
24 Oct 2018

Olympian, KONE, Jabil and BYD Cornerstones at the IDTechEx Show!

Olympian Sportsman, KONE, Jabil and BYD feature as Cornerstones of the IDTechEx Show!
22 Oct 2018

Printed Electronics in the Smart Card Industry

This premium article from IDTechEx Research looks at opportunities for printed and flexible electronics in the smart card industry.
Germany
09 Oct 2018

Plastic Logic GmbH

This profile covers Plastic Logic GmbH, which was originally part of Plastic Logic Ltd before it was split into two companies in 2015 - FlexEnable in the UK and Plastic Logic GmbH in Dresden, Germany.
08 Oct 2018

Notion Systems

Notion Systems provides industrial inkjet printing systems to produce products such as printed circuit boards, OLED and QLED displays, sensors and 3D parts.
05 Sep 2018

OLED Display Market to Reach $25.5Bn in 2018

The new IDTechEx Research report "Global OLED Display Forecasts and Technologies 2019-2029" provides a comprehensive assessment of OLED display technologies and markets based on primary research conducted globally by IDTechEx analysts.
16 Jul 2018

Comparison of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) for IoT 2018-2019

This article assesses the range of low power wide area networks, their capabilities, suppliers, use cases and presents forecasts by protocol type.
12 Jul 2018

IoT: Real Growth Despite the Smoke and Mirrors

Behind the 'smoke and mirror' marketing, LPWAN connections see 46% CAGR to 2025
11 Jul 2018

XTPL

XTPL has developed a process to additively deposit thin conductive traces. They have demonstrated line thicknesses of 40 nm, but most enquiries at the moment are for sub 10 micron lines.
Germany, Worldwide
25 Apr 2018

Fantastic Progress at Printed Electronics Europe

Europe's leading event on printed, flexible and hybrid electronics - Printed Electronics Europe, hosted by IDTechEx in Berlin on April 11-12, saw attendance from a record 63 countries with 16% growth of the exhibit floor space.