External press release
2 Apr 2008

FUJIFILM Dimatix show inkjet technology to manufacture PV solar cells
Photovoltaic innovator Konarka Technologies reports manufacturing breakthrough using FUJIFILM Dimatix inkjet technology for advanced materials deposition.
1 Apr 2008

Over 600 attendees registered for Printed Electronics Europe
Over 600 attendees registered for the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe Conference and Exhibition.
14 Mar 2008

Cheap energy may be on the horizon
US based company Konarka Technologies has published the performance of highly efficient inkjet printed organic bulk heterojunction solar cells.
19 Feb 2008

Progress with non silicon photovoltaics in Europe
With increasing global demand for energy sources beyond gas and oil, there is now more effort than ever before on renewable energy, especially photovoltaics.
24 Jan 2008

New direction for printed electronics in 2008
The money spent on printed and potentially printed electronics doubled in 2007, as did the number of organisations participating.
9 Nov 2007

Printed and Thin Film Photovoltaics and Batteries
Printed photovoltaics and batteries have reached a technological tipping point. With demand for power skyrocketing, IDTechEx find that the market for thin film photovoltaics beyond silicon will reach $1 billion in 2012 and $6 billion in 2014. Here Raghu Das, CEO, summarizes some of the findings of the new IDTechEx study - Printed and Thin film Photovoltaics and Batteries.
23 Sep 2007

Inaugural IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia Event is a Sell-Out
Over 180 attendees from 12 countries came to the first IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia conference and exhibition. The majority of delegates were from Japan, with many surprise attendances from major Japanese institutions getting involved in this exciting new topic.
12 Sep 2007

Tokyo Printed Electronics Conference Reveals Major New Trends
IDTechEx has hosted several successful RFID conferences in Tokyo, Japan but the Printed Electronics Asia conference, September 11-12 was a first for them. It was very successful. Indeed, it was sold out, with over 180 people attending and an exhibition. IDTechEx will now do a much bigger conference and exhibition on this subject in Tokyo next year. Many new trends were revealed by the international line up of best-in-class speakers.
20 Aug 2007

Is Europe Losing the Race?
Overall, Europe may be losing the race for the huge new business of printed electronics and the rejuvenation of society that it will bring. This is despite having far more academic institutions than East Asia working on the subject, the number being comparable to the number in the USA.
27 Jul 2007

Enthusiasm for New Printed Electronics Conference in Tokyo
IDTechEx conferences on Printed Electronics in the USA and Europe are highly regarded. By popular request, the company is now staging an annual Printed Electronics Asia conference and exhibition in Tokyo September 10-11. The title is carefully chosen because both organic and inorganic electronics have a great future. It is therefore best to explore all the possibilities and achievements.
11 Jul 2007

The Market for Organic and Printed Electronics
Based on the latest research by IDTechEx, reported in the new report Organic & Printed Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2027, the market for printed and thin film electronics will be $1.18 billion in 2007. IDTechEx forecast the market growing to $5.06 billion by 2011, and $48.18 billion in 2027.
24 May 2007

Printed Electronics - the Big Picture
Most of the thousand or more participants in printed electronics are attempting incremental improvements to existing products and missing the big picture...