Printed Electronics: The Global Market

INTRODUCTION

Printed electronics (sometimes referred to as PE) represent a growing technology for fabricating electronic devices on materials such as paper, plastic, and textiles using electrically functional inks in combination with standard printing processes such as screen printing, offset lithography, and ink-jet printing. Printed electronics are steadily proving that they have the potential to bring about a revolution in electronic applications.

Proponents of the technology initially emphasized printed electronics’ ability to make many electronic devices more inexpensively and more quickly than conventional silicon-based electronics technologies. Printed electronics’ simpler research and development (R&D) and manufacturing process can reduce the capital cost of a fabrication plant by several times and also decrease the time to market new products from several months to a couple of weeks.

Later, proponents emphasized the advantages of printed electronics in terms of light weight and portability. They talked of a hypothetical mobile phone the size and shape of a fountain pen, with both display and keyboard printed on a snap-back roller. The same snap-back roller would generate and store electricity from light and heat.

Today, the potentially revolutionary character of printed electronics lies not only in their low cost, ease of manufacturing, and small size and light weight. It also lies in the ability of printed electronics to facilitate applications that are not feasible and/or are uneconomical with conventional silicon-based electronics. Flexible displays, smart labels, and animated signage are examples of such applications. Therefore, printed electronics has not only enhanced existing markets, but is also creating new market opportunities.

STUDY BACKGROUND

Commercial production of printed electronics, which is currently valued at a few billion dollars, is projected by some analysts to increase to tens of billions of dollars in the next 10 years. This report will take a hard look at these projections in order to determine the realistic market outlook for printed electronics. In the process, it will offer insights as to where the most valuable opportunities exist in the printed electronics value chain, i.e., in applications, basic printed electronics devices, manufacturing, or materials.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The goal of this report is to provide technology vendors, investors, and others with realistic information about the commercial potential of various printed electronics technologies and applications in order to assist them in making key business decisions. Specific objectives include identifying segments of the printed electronics market with the greatest commercial potential for the near-term to midterm (2012 to 2016); projecting future demand in these segments; and evaluating the challenges that must be overcome for each segment to realize its potential.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This report is intended especially for executives, entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, and other readers who need to know where the market for printed electronics is headed in the next five years. The report is written primarily for lay readers rather than technologists, but it should also be useful to readers in the R&D community who seek to anticipate future flows in R&D funding.

SCOPE AND FORMAT

The scope of the report covers the global market (excluding military applications) for all types of printed electronics between 2010 and 2016, including:

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED)

Electroluminescent (EL)

Electrophoretic (EP)

Electrochromic (EC)

Organic photovoltaic (OPV)

Sensor

Other types

Military markets for printed electronics are not covered in the report, because security constraints make it difficult to obtain reliable data.

The study format includes the following major elements:

Executive summary

Types of printed electronics and their respective properties, advantages, and disadvantages

Printed electronics applications

Size, segmentation, and projected growth trends of the printed electronics market

Industry structure

Appendices (vendor profiles, key patents)

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

The report’s findings and conclusions are based on information gathered from a wide range of sources, including materials and equipment vendors, users, and engineering and consulting firms. Interview data was combined with information gathered through an extensive review of secondary sources such as trade publications, trade association and company literature, and online databases to produce the projections contained in this report.

The base year for analysis and projection is 2010. With 2010 as a baseline, market projections were developed for 2011 to 2016. These projections are based on a combination of a consensus among the primary contacts combined with our understanding of the key market drivers and their impact from a historical and analytical perspective.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

The author of this report, Marianne Stamegna, is the founder of and a strategic analyst for Information Resources, LLC (www.informres.com), a global market research and intelligence firm. Prior to starting Information Resources, the author worked at other research firms where she held the position of market research analyst and strategist. She was responsible for providing market data and competitive intelligence to Fortune 100 clients, producing proprietary market research studies, publishing white papers, and authoring numerous articles for technology journals. Previously, the author held the position of tactical product marketing manager in IBM’s microelectronics division. She graduated with an MBA from Babson College and a BS in engineering from Stony Brook University. She is also the author of numerous other BCC Research reports including Energy from Wind and Waves: the Global Market (EGY062A) and Global Market for Flame Retardant Chemicals (CHM014K).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1

STUDY BACKGROUND 1

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2

INTENDED AUDIENCE 2

SCOPE AND FORMAT 2

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 3

ANALYST CREDENTIALS 3

RELATED BCC RESEARCH 3

RELATED BCC REPORTS 3

BCC ONLINE SERVICES 4

DISCLAIMER 4

CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTRONICS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5

SUMMARY FIGURE PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET BY ENDUSER

SEGMENT, 2010–2016 ($ MILLIONS) 6

CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW 7

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 7

DEFINITIONS 7

Printing 7

Printed Circuit Boards 8

Ink 8

BRIEF HISTORY OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 9

TYPES OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 10

TABLE 1 MAIN TYPES OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 10

OLEDS 10

ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES (ELDS) 11

ELECTROPHORETIC (EP) MATERIALS 11

ELECTROCHROMATIC (EC) MATERIALS 12

ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC (OPV) SYSTEMS 12

OTHER TYPES OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 13

ELECTRONICS PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES 13

PRINTING METHODS AND MACHINARY 13

TABLE 2 MAJOR PRINTING METHODS OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 14

Screen Printing 14

Ink-Jet Printing and Other Liquid Dispensing Systems 15

Offset Lithography 16

FIGURE 1 OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY PRESS SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 16

Offset Lithography (Continued) 17

Flexographic Printing 18

FIGURE 2 TYPICAL FLEXOGRAPHIC PRESS LAYOUT 18

Rotogravure 19

Pad Printing 20

Microcontact Printing (MCP) 20

FIGURE 3 MICROCONTACT PRINTING (MCP) 21

Embossing 22

FIGURE 4 HOT EMBOSSING LITHOGRAPHY (HEL) 22

Roll to Roll (R2R) 23

FIGURE 5 ROLL-TO-ROLL MANUFACTURING PROCESS 24

MATERIALS 25

Inks 25

Conducting and Semiconductor Inks 25

Organic and Dielectric (Insulating) Inks 26

Substrates 27

Photonic Sintering 27

ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 28

FLEXIBILITY 28

COST-EFFECTIVENESS 28

MANUFACTURABILITY 29

ORGANIC MATERIALS CAPABILITY 29

COMPATIBILITY WITH NONELECTRONIC PRINTED

MATERIALS 29

ROBUSTNESS 30

RESOLUTION 30

PRINTED ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS 30

TABLE 3 MAJOR APPLICATIONS OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 31

OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS 31

TABLE 4 OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS OF PRINTED

ELECTRONICS 31

TABLE 4 (CONTINUED) 32

RF APPLICATIONS 32

POWER SOURCES/ENERGY 33

SENSORS 33

OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS 34

PRINTED ELECTRONICS END USES 34

TABLE 5 MAJOR END USES OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS 34

TABLE 5 (CONTINUED) 35

CONSUMER PRODUCTS 35

MOTOR VEHICLES 35

TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS 36

TABLE 6 RFID APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS HANDLING AND

LOGISTICS 36

RETAIL 36

BUILDING PRODUCTS 37

FINANCIAL SERVICES 37

ADVERTISING 37

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 38

MILITARY 38

MARKET TRENDS, 2010 TO 2016 38

FIGURE 6 GLOBAL PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET TRENDS,

2010–2016 ($ BILLIONS) 39

TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTS 39

TABLE 7 PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET BY TYPE OF

TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 40

FIGURE 7 PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET SHARE BY TYPE OF

TECHNOLOGY, 2010–2016 (%) 41

APPLICATION SEGMENTS 41

TABLE 8 PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET BY APPPLICATION,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 42

FIGURE 8 PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET SHARES BY TYPE OF

APPLICATION, 2010–2016 (%) 43

END-USE SEGMENTS 43

TABLE 9 PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET BY END USE,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 44

FIGURE 9 PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET SHARES BY TYPE OF

END USE, 2010–2016 (%) 45

CHAPTER FOUR: OLEDS: TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND

MARKETS 46

OLED TECHNOLOGIES 46

P-OLEDS 46

General Principles 46

Electroluminescent (EL) Polymers 47

Commercialization 47

Fabrication 47

Ink-Jet Printing 48

Screen Printing 48

R2R (Web) Printing 48

SMALL-MOLECULE OLEDS 49

COMPANIES DEVELOPING PRINTED OLEDS 49

TABLE 10 PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES DEVELOPING PRINTED

OLED TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 50

APPLICATIONS/END USES 50

DISPLAYS AND SIGNAGE 50

Large-Format Flat Panel Displays 50

Small and Medium Displays 51

Labels and Signs 51

Electronic POP Displays 52

Transportation and Large Commercial Signage 52

LIGHTING 52

General-Purpose and Architectural Lighting 52

General-Purpose and … (Continued) 53

Backlighting 54

PROJECTED MARKET 55

SUMMARY 55

TABLE 11 PROJECTED MARKET FOR PRINTED OLEDS, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) 55

FIGURE 10 PRINTED OLED MARKET SHARES BY APPLICATION,

2010 VERSUS 2016 (%) 56

DISPLAYS 56

TABLE 12 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED DISPLAYS IN DISPLAY

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 57

FIGURE 11 PRINTED OLED DISPLAY MARKET SHARES BY TYPE OF

DISPLAY, 2010–2016 (%) 57

FIGURE 11 (CONTINUED) 58

Large-Format Displays 58

TABLE 13 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED LARGE-FORMAT

DISPLAYS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 58

Large-Format Televisions and Monitors 58

TABLE 14 MARKET FOR LARGE-FORMAT PRINTED OLED

MONITORS AND DISPLAYS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 59

FIGURE 12 MARKET FOR LARGE-FORMAT PRINTED OLED

MONITORS AND DISPLAYS, 2010-2016 (MILLIONS) 59

Televisions 59

TABLE 15 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED LARGE-FORMAT

TELEVISION PANELS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 60

OLED Monitors and Displays 60

TABLE 16 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED MONITORS AND DISPLAY

PANELS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 60

Small and Medium Displays 60

TABLE 17 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED SMALL- AND MEDIUMDISPLAY

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 61

Labels and Signage 61

TABLE 18 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED DISPLAYS IN LABELS AND

SIGNAGE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 62

Electronic POP Displays 62

TABLE 19 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED DISPLAYS IN POINT OF

PURCHASE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 62

Transportation and Large Commercial Signage 62

TABLE 20 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLED DISPLAYS IN TRANSPORT

AND LARGE COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) 63

LIGHTING 63

TABLE 21 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLEDS IN LIGHTING

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 63

FIGURE 13 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLEDS IN LIGHTING

APPLICATIONS, 2016 (%) 64

Interior Lighting 64

TABLE 22 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLEDS IN INTEROR LIGHTING

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 65

Backlighting 65

TABLE 23 MARKET FOR PRINTED OLEDS IN BACKLIGHTING

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 66

CHAPTER FIVE: PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS:

TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS 67

ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL) TECHNOLOGIES 67

GENERAL PRINCIPLES 67

FIGURE 14 TYPICAL ELECTROLUMINESCENT CONFIGURATION 68

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF

ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES (ELDS) 68

TYPES OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES (ELDS) 69

MATERIALS 69

FABRICATION 70

Screen Printing 70

COMPANIES DEVELOPING AND MANUFACTURING PRINTED EL

TECHNOLOGIES 71

TABLE 24 PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES DEVELOPING EL

TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 71

APPLICATIONS/END USES 71

LIGHTING 72

Backlighting 72

Automotive Backlighting 72

Portable and Handheld Electronics 72

Architectural and Interior Lighting 72

DISPLAYS/SIGNAGE 73

POTENTIAL MARKETS 73

TABLE 25 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL)

LIGHTING AND DISPLAYS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 74

LIGHTING 74

TABLE 26 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL)

LIGHTING, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 74

Backlighting 74

TABLE 27 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL)

BACKLIGHTING, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 75

Automotive Backlighting 75

TABLE 28 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL)

LIGHTING IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($

MILLIONS) 75

Handheld Electronics and Timepieces 75

TABLE 29 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL)

LAMPS IN NONAUTOMOTIVE BACKLIGHTING APPLICATIONS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 76

Architectural and Interior Lighting 76

TABLE 30 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL)

ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR LIGHTING, THROUGH 2016 ($

MILLIONS) 76

DISPLAYS AND SIGNAGE 76

TABLE 31 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROLUMINESCENT (EL)

DISPLAYS AND SIGNAGE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 77

CHAPTER SIX: PRINTED ELECTROPHORETIC MATERIALS:

TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS 78

ELECTROPHORETIC (EP) TECHNOLOGIES 78

GENERAL PRINCIPLES 78

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF

ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS (EPDS) 79

TYPES OF ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS (EPDS) 79

Active=Matrix versus Passive-Matrix Control 79

MATERIALS 80

Bichromal Beads and Powders 80

Substrates 80

Back Panes 80

FABRICATION 81

Front Panes 81

Back Panes 81

PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES DEVELOPING AND

MANUFACTURING PRINTED ELECTROPHORETIC (EP)

TECHNOLOGIES 81

TABLE 32 PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES DEVELOPING OR

MANUFACTURING PRINTED EP TECHNOLOGIES AND

APPLICATIONS 82

ELECTROPHORETIC (EP) APPLICATIONS/END USES 82

TABLE 33 ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY (EPD) APPLICATIONS 83

E-BOOK READERS 83

ROLLABLE DISPLAYS FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC

DEVICES 84

ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS (ESL) AND POS DISPLAYS 84

RFID TAGS 85

SMART CARDS 85

TRANSPORTATION DISPLAYS 86

BATTERY CHARGE AND MEMORY-REMAINING METERS 86

PROJECTED MARKET 86

TABLE 34 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROPHORETIC (EP)

DEVICES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 86

E-BOOK READERS 87

TABLE 35 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY

(EPD) MODULES IN E-BOOK READERS, THROUGH 2016 ($

MILLIONS) 87

ROLLABLE DISPLAYS FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC

DEVICES 88

TABLE 36 MARKET FOR PRINTED ROLLABLE DISPLAYS USED IN

MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 88

Cellular Phone Handsets 88

TABLE 37 MARKET FOR PRINTED ROLLABLE DISPLAYS USED IN

MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 89

GPS Receivers 89

TABLE 38 MARKET FOR PRINTED ROLLABLE DISPLAYS USED IN

MOBILE GPS DEVICES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 89

ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS (ESL) AND POP DISPLAYS 89

TABLE 39 MARKET FOR PRINTED E-PAPER SHELF PABELS AND

POP DISPLAYS IN POINT OF PURCHASE (POP) APPLICATIONS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 90

RFID TAGS 90

TABLE 40 MARKET FOR PRINTED E-PAPER LABELS USED IN RFID

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 90

TRANSPORTATION DISPLAYS 91

TABLE 41 MARKET FOR E-PAPER DISPLAYS IN TRANSPORTATION

DISPLAY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 91

SMART CARDS 91

TABLE 42 MARKET FOR E-PAPER DISPLAYS IN SMART CARD

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 92

BATTERY CHARGE AND MEMORY-REMAINING METERS 92

TABLE 43 MARKET FOR E-PAPER DISPLAYS IN MEMORY AND

BATTERY CHARGE-REMAINING METERING APPLICATIONS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 92

CHAPTER SEVEN: PRINTED ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS:

TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS 93

ELECTROCHROMIC TECHNOLOGIES 93

GENERAL PRINCIPLES 93

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES 93

TYPES OF ELECTROCHROMIC (EC) DEVICES 94

Inorganic/Electrode Devices 94

Molecular/Solution Devices 95

Nanocrystalline Amplification Devices 95

MATERIALS 95

FABRICATION 96

COMPANIES DEVELOPING OR MANUFACTURING

ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES 97

TABLE 44 PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES DEVELOPING PRINTED

ELECTROCHROMIC TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 97

APPLICATIONS/END USES 98

SMART CARD DISPLAYS 98

MOBILE DISPLAYS 98

LARGE DISPLAYS AND ADVERTISING SIGNAGE 98

SMART WINDOWS AND MIRRORS 98

COMPUTER DATA STORAGE 99

PROJECTED MARKET 99

TABLE 45 MARKET FOR PRINTED ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAYS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 99

SMART CARD DISPLAYS 99

TABLE 46 MARKET FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAYS IN SMART

CARD APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 100

TABLE 47 MARKET FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES IN SMALL

DISPLAY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 100

CHAPTER EIGHT: PRINTED PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS:

TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS 101

PRINTED PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) TECHNOLOGIES 101

THIN-FILM, ORGANIC, COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM

SELENIDE (CIGS), AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR

CELLS 101

Thin-film, Organic, Copper Indium …(Continued) 102

QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS 103

PARTIAL LIST OF MANUFACTURERS OF PRINTED

PHOTOVOLTAICS 103

TABLE 48 PARIAL LIST OF MANUFACTURERS OF PRINTED PV

DEVICES 104

APPLICATIONS/END USES 104

PROJECTED MARKET 104

TABLE 49 PROJECTED MARKET FOR PRINTED PHOTOVOLTAICS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 104

FIGURE 15 PROJECTED MARKET FOR PRINTED PHOTOVOLTAICS,

2010-2016 ($ MILLIONS) 105

CHAPTER NINE: PRINTED SENSORS: TECHNOLOGIES,

APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS 106

SENSORS 106

BIOSENSORS 106

ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS 107

TABLE 50 MARKET FOR PRINTED SENSOR DEVICES, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) 108

TABLE 51 MARKET FOR PRINTED BIOSENSOR DEVICES,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 108

FIGURE 16 MARKET FOR PRINTED BIOSENSOR DEVICES, 2016 (%) 109

CHAPTER TEN: OTHER PRINTED ELECTRONIC DEVICES:

TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS 110

TECHNOLOGIES 110

COMPANIES 110

TABLE 52 PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES DEVELOPING SENSORS

AND OTHER PRINTED TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 111

APPLICATIONS/END USES 111

PRINTED RFID TAGS 111

PRINTED BATTERIES 112

SMART PACKAGING 113

CONDUCTIVE INKS 114

PROJECTED MARKET 114

TABLE 53 GLOBAL CONSUMPTON OF OTHER PRINTED

ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 114

FIGURE 17 OTHER PRINTED ELECTRONICS MARKET SHARES BY

TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2010–2016 (%) 115

PRINTED BATTERIES 115

TABLE 54 MARKET FOR PRINTED THIN-FILM BATTERIES,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 116

PRINTED RFID TAGS 116

TABLE 55 MARKET FOR PRINTED RFID TAGS, THROUGH 2016 ($

MILLIONS) 117

SMART PACKAGING 117

TABLE 56 MARKET FOR PRINTED SMART PACKAGING, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) 117

CHAPTER ELEVEN: PRINTED ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

CHARACTERISTICS 118

FIGURE 18 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES AND

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN PRINTED ELECTRONICS

(%) 118

FIGURE 19 COMPANIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED

IN PRINTED ELECTRONICS, BY TYPE OF PRODUCT (%) 119

APPENDIX I: COMPANY PROFILES 120

MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRONICS PRINTING EQUIPMENT 120

EV GROUP 120

FUJIFILM DIMATIX, INC 120

LITREX CORP (SUBSIDARY OF ULVAC TECHNOLOGIES,

INC ) 121

MARK ANDY, INC 121

NANOINK, INC 121

NEW LONG SEIMITSU KOGYO CO , LTD 122

PIXDRO B V (AS PART OF THE OTB SOLAR/ROTH RAU

GROUP) 122

PRECO, INC 122

SÜSS MICROTEC AG 123

TOPPAN PRINTING CO , LTD 123

XAAR, PLC 123

MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRONIC INK AND OTHER

CONSUMABLES 124

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC 124

BRIDGESTONE CORP 124

CONDUCTIVE COMPOUNDS, INC 125

CONDUCTIVE INKJET TECHNOLOGY 125

CREATIVE MATERIALS, INC 125

DKN RESEARCH 126

DUPONT MICROCIRCUIT MATERIALS 126

E INK CORP 127

ELECTRIC VINYL, INC 127

GWENT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, LTD 128

KURARAY CO , LTD 128

NANOMAS TECHNOLOGIES, INC 128

NOVACENTRIX CORP 129

ORMET CIRCUITS, INC 129

SIPIX IMAGING, INC 130

SOLIGIE 130

T-INK 131

THIN FILM ELECTRONICS AB 131

UNIDYM, INC 132

XENON CORP 132

MANUFACTURERS OF PRINTED ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS 132

ACREO AB 132

ADD-VISION, INC (AVI) 133

ASK 133

GEMALTO (ACQUIRED AVESO, INC IN DECEMBER 2011) 134

CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY, LTD (CDT) 134

CYPAK AB 135

DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO , LTD (DNP) 135

DELTA OPTOELECTRONICS, INC 135

DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 135

DUREL 136

DYESOL, LTD 136

ELECTRO-LUMINX LIGHTING CORP 137

ELUMIN8 137

ENFUCELL OY, LTD 137

G24 INNOVATIONS, LTD 138

INFORMATION MEDIARY CORP 138

INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY, INC

(ISET) 138

KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC 139

LAB 126 139

LUMINOUS MEDIA, LTD 139

MIDORI MARK CO , LTD 140

NANO EPRINT, LTD 140

NANOIDENT TECHNOLOGIES AG 140

NANOSOLAR, INC 141

NEOLUX 141

NOVALED AG 141

NTERA, INC 142

ORGATRONICS B V 142

OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH 143

PLEXTRONICS, INC 143

PLASTIC LOGIC, LTD 143

POLYIC GMBH & CO KG 144

POLYMER VISION, LTD 144

POWER PAPER, LTD 145

PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL (PVI) 145

QINETIQ GROUP, PLC 146

RSI ID TECHNOLOGIES (A SIRIT COMPANY) 146

SCHREINER PRINTRONICS COMPETENCE CENTER

(FORMERLY 146

SCHREINER VARIOLIGHT) 146

SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS SWEDEN AB 147

SIEMENS AG 147

SMARTDISPLAYER TECHNOLOGY CO , LTD 147

SOLARONIX SA 148

STMICROELECTRONICS 148

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO , LTD 148

SWISS CENTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND

MICROTECHNOLOGY SA (CSEM) 149

THIN FILM ELECTRONICS AB (TFE) 149

TOUCHMARK 150

UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP (UDC) 150

VERMED, INC 150

APPENDIX II: PATENT ANALYSIS 151

FIGURE 20 RECENT U S PRINTED ELECTRONICS-RELATED

PATENTS, BY TYPE OF APPLICATION (PERCENT OF U S

PATENTS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 10, 2012) 151

FIGURE 20 (CONTINUED) 152

FIGURE 21 TRENDS IN NUMBER OF NEW PRINTED ELECTRONICS

PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY, 2007 VERSUS 2012 (TOTAL

NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED) 153

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