The stretchable and conformal electronics market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.23 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15%. The growth in the forecast period is expected to be driven by rising demand for wearable devices, increasing adoption in healthcare, growing need for real-time monitoring, expanding use in the automotive sector, and higher investments in smart textiles. Key trends during this period include advancements in flexible materials, integration of electronics into textiles, development of self-healing circuit technologies, progress in miniaturized sensors, and improvements in sustainable substrate materials.
The increasing demand for wearable devices is expected to drive growth in the stretchable and conformal electronics market. Wearable devices, designed to monitor health, fitness, and daily activity, are gaining popularity as consumers become more health-conscious and seek seamless, body-integrated technology. Stretchable and conformal electronics enable these devices by offering flexible, skin-conforming designs suitable for clothing, medical patches, and on-skin sensors. They enhance user comfort, support continuous health monitoring, and improve everyday convenience. For instance, between 2023 and 2024, the UK’s NIHR and UKRI invested £11.5 million ($15.52 million) in 10 research projects focused on developing wearable technologies to support independence for people with frailty or long-term physical disabilities.
Companies in the market are advancing real-time health monitoring through innovative devices such as benchtop printers. Benchtop printers are compact systems that enable rapid prototyping of electronic circuits on flexible substrates. For example, in October 2022, Voltera Inc. launched NOVA, a benchtop printer capable of printing circuits for soft, stretchable, and conformal electronics with sub-10-micron precision. This technology facilitates the creation of on-skin biomedical sensors that deliver real-time monitoring while remaining comfortable and durable.
In May 2022, Epicore Biosystems Inc., a US-based digital health company, acquired Eccrine Systems Inc., a firm specializing in wearable sweat sensors using stretchable electronics. The acquisition strengthens Epicore’s position in the market and advances its capabilities in providing real-time, skin-conforming biosensing solutions.
Major players in the stretchable and conformal electronics market are Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Medtronic plc, LG Display Co. Ltd., DuPont de Nemours Inc., Innolux Corporation, Samsung Display Co. Ltd., Universal Display Corporation, E Ink Holdings Inc., Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd., NovaCentrix Corp, Plessey Semiconductors Ltd, Optomec Inc., Heliatek GmbH, FlexEnable Technology Limited, Polyera Corporation, Blue Spark Technologies Inc., Voltera Inc., OLEDWorks LLC, Sculpteo SAS, Flexpoint Sensor Systems Inc., VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., and GraphenicaLab S.L.
North America was the largest region in the stretchable and conformal electronics market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in stretchable and conformal electronics report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the stretchable and conformal electronics market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The rapid rise in U.S. tariffs and the subsequent trade frictions in spring 2025 are having a major impact on the electrical and electronics sector, with semiconductors, display panels, and rare-earth metals (essential for batteries and motors) subject to steep duties. Consumer electronics brands face profit erosion, as competitive markets limit their ability to pass costs to buyers. Industrial electronics manufacturers, meanwhile, grapple with delayed projects due to shortages of tariff-impacted components like printed circuit boards. Companies are responding by relocating assembly to tariff-exempt countries, increasing inventory buffers, and redesigning products to reduce dependency on restricted materials.
Stretchable and conformal electronics are electronic circuits, sensors, and components that can bend, stretch, twist, or adapt to complex three-dimensional surfaces while maintaining their functionality. These devices are constructed from soft, flexible substrates and materials that allow them to conform to irregular shapes and move with the supporting surface, such as human skin or textiles.
The main components of stretchable and conformal electronics include stretchable circuits, stretchable conductors, electroactive polymers, stretchable batteries, photovoltaics, and others. Stretchable circuits are designed to flex, stretch, and conform to surfaces without losing performance, enabling reliable wearable and flexible electronics. These circuits employ technologies such as inkjet printing, 3D printing, screen printing, and transfer printing and are made from materials including conductive polymers, elastomers, metal nanowires and nanoparticles, liquid metals, carbon-based materials, and hydrogels or biocompatible substances. They provide functions such as sensing, energy harvesting, and communication, and are applied across industries including medical and healthcare, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace and defense, sports and fitness, textiles, and automation.
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The stretchable and conformal electronics market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as design and development, manufacturing, integration, testing and quality assurance, consulting and technical support, software and data services, and after-sales services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The stretchable and conformal electronics market also includes sales of stretchable sensors, stretchable connectors and interconnects, stretchable displays, actuators and logic components, energy harvesters and storage devices, smart textiles and wearable devices, and biomedical devices. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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Executive Summary
Stretchable and Conformal Electronics Global Market Report 2025 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.This report focuses on stretchable and conformal electronics market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
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Where is the largest and fastest growing market for stretchable and conformal electronics? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward, including technological disruption, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer preferences? The stretchable and conformal electronics market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
- The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
- The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
- The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include: the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.
- Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
- The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth.
- The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- The trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.
Report Scope
Markets Covered:
1) By Component: Stretchable Circuits; Stretchable Conductors; Electroactive Polymers; Stretchable Batteries; Photovoltaics; Other Components2) By Technology: Inkjet Printing; 3 Dimension (3D) Printing; Screen Printing; Transfer Printing
3) By Material Type: Conductive Polymers; Elastomers; Metal Nanowires and Nanoparticles; Liquid Metals; Carbon-Based Materials; Hydrogels and Bio-Compatible Materials
4) By Functionality: Sensing; Energy Harvesting; Communication
5) By End-Use Industry: Medical and Healthcare; Consumer Electronics; Automotive; Aerospace and Defense; Sports and Fitness; Textiles; Automation; Miscellaneous
Subsegments:
1) By Stretchable Circuits: Rigid Island With Stretchable Interconnects; Fully Stretchable Circuits; Hybrid Circuits2) By Stretchable Conductors: Liquid Metal Conductors; Nanowire Conductors; Carbon Based Conductors; Elastomer Based Conductors
3) By Electroactive Polymers: Ionic Polymer Metal Composites; Dielectric Elastomers; Conductive Polymers; Piezoelectric Polymers
4) By Stretchable Batteries: Lithium Ion Batteries; Solid State Batteries; Zinc Based Batteries; Flexible Supercapacitors
5) By Photovoltaics: Organic Photovoltaics; Perovskite Photovoltaics; Thin Film Photovoltaics; Hybrid Photovoltaics
6) By Other Components: Stretchable Sensors; Stretchable Displays; Stretchable Transistors; Stretchable Antennas
Companies Mentioned: Panasonic Holdings Corporation; Medtronic plc; LG Display Co. Ltd.; DuPont de Nemours Inc.; Innolux Corporation; Samsung Display Co. Ltd.; Universal Display Corporation; E Ink Holdings Inc.; Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd.; NovaCentrix Corp; Plessey Semiconductors Ltd; Optomec Inc.; Heliatek GmbH; FlexEnable Technology Limited; Polyera Corporation; Blue Spark Technologies Inc.; Voltera Inc.; OLEDWorks LLC; Sculpteo SAS; Flexpoint Sensor Systems Inc.; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.; GraphenicaLab S.L.
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
Delivery Format: PDF, Word and Excel Data Dashboard.
Companies Mentioned
The companies featured in this Stretchable and Conformal Electronics market report include:- Panasonic Holdings Corporation
- Medtronic plc
- LG Display Co. Ltd.
- DuPont de Nemours Inc.
- Innolux Corporation
- Samsung Display Co. Ltd.
- Universal Display Corporation
- E Ink Holdings Inc.
- Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd.
- NovaCentrix Corp
- Plessey Semiconductors Ltd
- Optomec Inc.
- Heliatek GmbH
- FlexEnable Technology Limited
- Polyera Corporation
- Blue Spark Technologies Inc.
- Voltera Inc.
- OLEDWorks LLC
- Sculpteo SAS
- Flexpoint Sensor Systems Inc.
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
- GraphenicaLab S.L.
Table Information
Report Attribute | Details |
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No. of Pages | 250 |
Published | October 2025 |
Forecast Period | 2025 - 2029 |
Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 2.99 Billion |
Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 5.23 Billion |
Compound Annual Growth Rate | 15.0% |
Regions Covered | Global |
No. of Companies Mentioned | 23 |