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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.

Who is Interested in Printed Electronics?

Printed electronics will eventually interest a high proportion of the seven billion people that will be on the planet because it will transform their lives. It will eventually involve over 100,000 manufacturers. Today, printed and potentially printed electronics is already of interest to over 10,000 organisations.

New Broadband UHF Labels with Printed Antennas

Although most UHF passive tag suppliers lose money, some spectacularly so, several are in it for the long haul and they continue to improve their products.

Innovative Smart Skin Patches Heal Wounds

Now we have smart skin patches that heal wounds by restoring the natural electrical signals in the skin at the site of a wound thanks to BIOFiSICA.

Reel to Reel Production of CIGS Photovoltaics

There are far more developers of inorganic compound photovoltaics than of organic versions in the world. In particular, there are more developers of copper indium gallium diselenide CIGS solar cells than for any other non-silicon technology.

Sprayed Silicon Nanoparticles Boost PV Performance

Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), announced that a published research study has demonstrated, among other achievements, that the same silicon nanoparticles used in development of the Company's first-of-its-kind transparent glass window capable of generating electricity, are able to drastically increase the power performance of conventional silicon solar cells.

Different Priorities in Printed and Thin Film Electronics

As IDTechEx completes research for its trilogy of reports on printed and potentially printed electronics in, respectively, East Asia, Europe and North America, it is becoming clear how different the priorities are in these three regions.

Electrowetting Could be a Disruptive Technology for End Users

Philips Research in Eindhoven, the Netherlands have demonstrated that electrowetting is an attractive technology for the rapid manipulation of liquids on a micrometer scale and have shown that electrowetting can also be used to form the basis of a reflective display that is significantly faster than electrophoretic displays

RFID in China - the biggest RFID market this year

This year, for the first time, China has become the world's largest market for RFID by value. A new report

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.

Never Underestimate China

This year, China leapt to become the world's largest market for RFID by value, with 40% share of money spent worldwide mainly driven by a few huge projects.

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.

Printed Transistors - Frequencies Vary Widely

The wider the frequency range, the bigger the market for a printed transistor circuit.

Organic & Printed Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities

The market for organic and printed electronics will rise from $1.18 billion in 2007 to over $300 billion in 20 years, becoming a huge business as the technology offers many different benefits. Here Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx, reveals market forecasts and opportunities based on the new IDTechEx report Organic & Printed Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2027.