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Analyzing the Profits in the Printed Electronics Market in 2013

According to IDTechEx research, the market for printed and potentially printed electronics, including organics, inorganics and composites, will rise from $16.04 billion in 2013 to $76.79 billion in 2023.In this article, we will detailed the market size and forecast by application, highlight which companies are making money and why, and discuss the main go-to-market strategies.

Will big players enter the silver nanoparticle business?

Small organisations with lean cost structures are leading the way in the silver nanoparticle space. They can survive despite the low global demand today. Many large corporations have acquired the silver nanoparticle production and formulation technology but are looking for volumes before they enter. This is in complete contrast to the state of the market in the traditional silver flake paste business where large corporations dominate the scenesThe silver nanoparticle business landscape may be transformed if large organisations swing into the full commercialisation mode in the medium term. The technology has room for further cost reduction as economies of scale are lacking today (despite globally over-capacity). This article assess the existing business landscape for both silver paste, silver nanoparticles as well as several silver alternatives. It also lists and categorises more than 83 producers and developers of conductive paste/inks by technology and territory.

Printed Electronics USA covers the dynamic ITO replacement market

The transparent conductive film (TCF) and glass (TCG) market is booming and fast becoming transformed. This market is forecast to grow to $6.3 billion market in 2024.

Graphene moves beyond the hype at the Graphene LIVE! USA Event

The Graphene LIVE! USA event has lined up top-class speakers for its business-orientated conference and tradeshow on graphene.

Graphene LIVE! USA set to become largest graphene tradeshow

Graphene LIVE! will take place on 20-21 November 2013 at Santa Clara, California.

PEDOT:PSS for transparent conductive films- the progress so far

PEDOT:PSS is an organic conductor that can be used as a transparent conductive film material. PEDOT has already found high-volume commercial use as a capacitor electrode material, as well as the material used in electrostatic discharge films employed in the LCD industry. Its commercialisation progress as a transparent conductive material has, however, been slow to date. In this article, IDTechEx offers a detailed and independent assessment of the latest progress in PEDOT's performance improvement, patterning techniques, cost reduction, product and prototype development, and commercialisation success.

Conductive Inks- Markets and Analysis

Innovation in the field of nanotechnology has largely enabled a high level of product differentiation. Indeed, the market today contains graphene, carbon nanotubes, and silver and copper nanostructure (nanoparticle and nanowire) inks, all of which have one or two dimensions in the nanoscale.

Agfa to reveal high-performance metallic conductive ink for OPV & OLED

The metallic screen print ink has been shown to exhibit low resistivity values, good adhesion to PET and other substrates, and good compatibility with Orgacon PEDOT:PSS formulations.

European collaboration efficient, low-cost tandem organic solar cells

Imec and its 16 project partners announce that they have launched the European FP7 project X10D, a project aiming at developing tandem organic solar cells with an increased conversion efficiency and lifetime, and a decreased production cost.

Agfa/Aldrich Materials Science initiative

Aldrich Materials Science collaborates with Agfa to further expand organic and printed electronics portfolio

H.C. Starck Clevios Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement with Agfa-Gevaert

H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, the world's leading supplier of conductive polymers, is pleased to announce the establishment of a cross licensing agreement with Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Mortsel, Belgium. This agreement resolves outstanding intellectual property disputes between the parties.