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Opportunities in Printed Electronics
Frost & Sullivan, December 2011, Pages: 70
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Opportunities in Printed Electronics provides an overview of the different printing technologies implemented in the printed electronics (PE) industry. The research service is structured on an R&D strategic management portfolio track. It details the challenges and market needs that lead to R&D success. Key partnerships/alliances and emerging R&D pipeline are also mentioned. It performs an analytical hierarchical process (AHP)-based strategic evaluation of the R&D portfolio in the PE market. It gives an insight into the factors that shape the PE market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following technologies: flexography, gravure, offset, inkjet, screen, aerosol jet printing, and atomic layer deposition.
Technology Overview
Nascence of PE Market Ensures Heated R&D Activity on Both Academic and Industry Platforms
Advances in Materials and Equipment Expand the Application Scope of PE
Printing techniques is an emerging market, characterized by frenetic R&D activities and inking of numerous partnerships. Governments all over the world are lending their support to PE by way of funding R&D efforts on techniques and processes, thereby encouraging more companies to enter the market. As printing methods are already well established and the technical expertise required for setting up business is low, this market is easily accessible to entrants. The PE techniques that are currently in use are flexography, gravure, offset, inkjet, and screen printing. Among the new technologies, atomic layer deposition and aerosol jet printing have huge scope and with the right kind of effort, PE can be fine-tuned to achieve low costs and high volume production capacities. “PE enables the use of flexible substrates, which lower production costs and allows the fabrication of mechanically flexible circuits,” says the analyst of this research. “The choice of printing methods is determined by requirements concerning printed layers, properties of printed materials, as well as economic and technical considerations of printed products.” Some factors that popularize PE include its low-cost volume fabrication, flexibility, transparency, reliability, and environment friendliness.
Due to its high throughput and low manufacturing cost, PE has a quicker time-to-market. PE integrates the techniques and technology from printing, electronics, material science, and chemistry - especially organic and polymer chemistry. Organic materials differ from conventional electronics in structure, operation, and functionality, which in turn, influences the device, circuit design, optimization, and fabrication method. There is no one-size-fits-all solution; instead, based on their attributes, there are a variety of PE technologies that are ensconced in their own niche sector. Additionally, the industry’s supply chain is missing an integrated manufacturer that can link all the different components. The materials involved in the manufacture of PE possess diverse optical, chemical, and electrical properties, which still are not durable enough to withstand degradation (measured in decades) and other environmental factors.
However, PE is making considerable progress in the areas of materials, processes, equipment, and applications. The collective effort on the part of organizations is evident in the forming of partnerships, alliances, and collaborations. Further, governments are taking initiatives to fund firms and universities to advance their technological capabilities in applications such as photovoltaics, displays, lighting, and wireless sensor devices on paper. “Organizations are joining hands to integrate their techniques with materials or with the application involved, in effect bridging the gap in the value chain,” notes the analyst. “Joint collaborative efforts among market actors can help boost the transition from lab to experimenting on press and in the process, can aid in establishing a value chain.”
Application Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
- Electronics
- Microelectronics
- Materials and coatings
- Sensors and automation
- Clean and Green technology
Technologies
The following technologies are covered in this research:
- Inkjet
- Screen
- Flexography
- Gravure
- Offset
- Aerosol jet printing
- Atomic layer deposition
1. Executive Summary
1.1 Research Scope
1.2 Technical Insights–Research Process and Methodology
1.3 Key Findings
2. Strategic Assessment
2.1 R&D Portfolio Analysis
2.1 a Research Portfolio
2.1 b Research Orientation (Basic/Applied)
2.1 c R&D Budgetary Analysis
2.2 Environmental Analysis
2.2 a Key Technical Challenges
2.2 b Key Business Challenges
2.2 c Emerging Market Needs
3. Industry Best Practices and Strategic Insights
3.1 R&D Success–Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
3.2 Assessment of Partnerships/Alliances
3.3 Strategic R&D Pipelines (By Milestones) – The Road Ahead
4. Strategic Evaluation of Research & Development Portfolio
4.1 Strategic Evaluation of R&D portfolio among printing techniques in the printed electronics space– AHP-based assessment
5. Patents
6. Appendix
6.1 Analytical Hierarchical Process
7. Contact Details
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