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RFID - Progress in Mid 2009

As forecasted by RFID Forecasts, Players, Opportunities 2009-2019, there has been a surge in orders for RFID in 2009. Despite the world's largest RFID project, the $6 billion China National ID card scheme, being completed a year earlier and now being just at replacement level, the global RFID market is rising 5% this year to $5.56 billion.

Surge in inorganic printed and thin film electronics

Organic printed electronics has attracted hundreds of participants over the years. However, the topic is as much about inorganic electronics as it is organics - organic electronics is not the end game for all printed electronics.

Prime View International agree to buy E Ink for $215 million

Prime View International ("PVI"), a small and medium display provider and the world's highest volume supplier of ePaper display modules, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire E Ink Corporation, the leader in electronic paper display materials and intellectual property for approximately $215 million.

Shakeout of organic transistor developers

Following on from the shakeout in OLED developers, IDTechEx sees the same thing happening now in Organic FETs.

New RFID cell phone patent

New RFID Cell Phone Patent Allows Screening for Shipping Boxes, Containers, Trains, or Aircraft for Chemical, Biological or Radiological Threats.

Wider interest in printed electronics

At a time of financial uncertainty, companies know they must accelerate their move into the future. That is why there is a huge interest in printed electronics, a subject that pushes all the right buttons - environmental, affordable and leading to a new market of $300 billion that is just there for the taking. That is why the giant corporations are attending Printed Electronics USA, December 3-4 in San Jose, California.

Insight into E ink

Raghu Das of IDTechEx visits E ink to learn of the company's recent announcements and forthcoming technologies.

'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality

Researchers created a flexible circuit containing more than 100 transistors, the largest nanonet ever produced and the first demonstration of a working nanonet circuit.

Nanopaper is stronger than cast iron

Scientists at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden have developed a new material called cellulose nanopaper by exposing wood pulp to certain chemicals.

Motorola printing wide area sensors

Like 3M and Illinois Tool Works, Motorola has had many activities involved in printed electronics and they have often been independent.

Over 600 attendees registered for Printed Electronics Europe

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

Western RFID companies flock to China

China was the world's largest RFID market in 2007 on the back of the huge city card schemes and the $6 billion national ID card scheme, all now largely completed.

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.

IDTechEx Review: Flexible Displays Conference Phoenix Jan 21-24 Part 1

IDTechEx attended the recent Flexible Displays Conference in Phoenix. Read our review here - part 1.

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.

RFID takes off - big time

Zebra Technologies has recently bought several impressive RFID companies, putting over $200 million on the table. In different RFID sectors, Assa Abloy buys at least one RFID company every year. Inside Contactless has just raised $38 million to boost its effort on RFID enabled mobile phones with the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer Nokia leading the group of investors. Clearly RFID is taking off - big time.

RFID is Poised for Change

The prosperous RFID business is on track to grow from about $5 billion in 2007 today to over $25 billion in 2017. Without collusion, most analysts agree to figures in that region and several of them see huge volumes of extremely low cost tags forming a part of the growth - even hundreds of billions in ten years from now. This seems to sit awkwardly with some press reporting that RFID retail initiatives have stalled. As one of those analysts, let IDTechEx explain.

2nd report on Printed Electronics USA

$300 billion by 2027 predicted by IDTechEx at Printed Electronics USA for new post-silicon electronics.