IDTechEx Research: Printed Electronics 2016-2026: Trends, New Progress and Outlook

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Printed Electronics 2016-2026: Trends, New Progress and Outlook

Raghu Das, CEOIDTechEx.com / [email protected]


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Printed, Flexible and Organic Electronics Status

• Organic but not printed

• Progression to flexible displays• Little focus on simple, printed

OLED displays

• Glucose test strips are the majority of the market (20bn units)

• Rest is $83 million of different sensor types and applications

• PV is main market, followed by touch panel electrodes

• Overall growth 3.3% CAGR to 2020

OLED DisplaysSensors

Conductive Ink$16

Billion$6.5 Billion $1.3

Billion

2016 Total: $24.2 Bn

DISPLAY &

LIGHTING

e-paper displays $250Mn

AC EL disp $70Mn

OLED Lighting <$50Mn

Electrochromic disp <$2Mn

POWER Printed/thin film batteries <$5Mn

OPV, DSSC <$1MnLogic & memory $8Mn

Source: IDTechEx report “Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities” www.IDTechEx.com/pe


In Mass Production: Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE) for Curved/Flexible (Kateeva)Next Mass Production Product: RGB OLED Pixel Printing for TV?

Printing for Flexible Displays

Kateeva


Quantum Dot Displays Go to MarketThe property of quantum dots which has attracted most interest has been photoluminescenceQuantum dots combine broad absorption spectra with a very narrow emission spectra which can be tuned.Samsung recently launched new ‘SUHD” TVs with cadmium-free quantum dots. Samsung does not make OLED TVs and uses SUHD to compete in the premium TV category EU is to see if QDOTs with cadmium can continue to be usedQDOTs as an emissive display without LCD an alternative to printed OLEDs?$500 million in 2016 for QDOT LCD to Over $3 Billion in 2020

Source: IDTechEx report “Quantum Dots 2016-2026: Applications, Markets, Manufacturers” www.IDTechEx.com/qd


20Bn Glucose test strips. Rest of the market is $83 millionNew glucose test strip regulations means higher conductivity ink neededPrinted gas sensors now being adoptedInnovation opportunity: sensors with novel form factors

Emerging printed sensors have a strong growth potential

Source: IDTechEx report “Printed and Flexible Sensors: Technologies, Players, Forecasts” www.IDTechEx.com/sensors


3D antenna printing gaining traction and now competing head-on with LDS

Other printing processes also already commercial

Saving space and reducing turn-around time are key drivers

Antenna printing is on the up

Source: IDTechEx report “Conductive Ink Markets 2016-2026: Forecasts, Technologies, Players” www.IDTechEx.com/ink


Embedding electronics in thermoformed or injection-moldedelectronics

Focus is simple but high volume circuits

Conductive inks as interconnects or sensors, and standard SMD can be added later

In Mold Electronics (IME) gaining interest


Printed batteries for wearables

Flexible and/or printed batteries enable wearable tech to go wearableLarge companies are now interested (Apple, LG Chem, Samsung, STMicroetc), changing the competitive landscape. Different types of technologies, some printed, others not

Sources: Imprint Energy, SensiumVitals, Bainisha, Blue Spark


Nanosilicon used for TFTs, temp sensors, doped emitters. Commercial in antitheft tags and some smart devicesMetal oxide TFT backplanes commercial for LCDs and OLEDs (not printed) and some smart devicesOSC technology improving: Mobilities in the tens but stable versions around 5Increasing activity with CNT TFTs showing mobilities over 100PragmatIC Printing and Thin Film Electronics: both recently successfully closed fund raising, develop complete solutions with partners

Logic and Memory


Many Government-funded centers around the WorldDiverse range of equipment from R&D to commercial manufacturingFocus on hybrid electronics – many opportunities for equipment suppliersPrinting in production: barrier layers for OLEDs, PV bus bars…Large EMS companies now very active with flexible/printed electronics

Printed & Flexible Electronics Manufacturing Comes Center Stage


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