Analyst predicts printable electronics boom--<i>Nerd thread</i>

EE Times ^ | 9/6/05 | Peter Clarke

[misterrob]

LONDON — The market for printable electronics is forecast to generate revenues of over $7 billion in 2010, according to NanoMarkets LC, a firm of analysts. The market is set to be driven by demand for printable displays, RFIDs, photovoltaics, computer memory and other printable products, the firm said.

NanoMarkets (Glen Allen, Virginia) said that the areas with the largest growth opportunities include printable displays, which NanoMarkets projects to be a market worth over $3 billion in 2010, printable RFIDs which will be worth $2.2 billion, and computer memory and photovoltaics which will achieve more modest, yet significant, market opportunities of almost $770 million and $580 million respectively.

The term “printable electronics” refers to circuitry created out of conductive polymer and nano-metallic inks using a wide variety of printing technologies. Such printable electronics can be used to mass produce products that could not be made using CMOS, such as RFID tags that are inexpensive enough to replace bar codes, roll-up displays or smart packaging.

Ink-jet printing offers the potential to create specialized circuits in very small runs and high volume consumer products and packaging embedded with intelligence or other features that will enhance revenue possibilities, according to NanoMarkets.

[misterrob]

Interesting technology development. Companies will be able to create semiconductor types of products using what amounts to ink jet technology.

[spetznaz]

Interesting. Thanks.

[RadioAstronomer]

ping

[ElkGroveDan]

A real nerd wouldn't try to put html in the TITLE of the thread.

[MississippiMan]

I'm waiting for solid-object "printing" to hit the mainstream. It's gonna be WAY cool to break a plastic part on the vacuum cleaner, go to your computer, and download a new one. Sounds far-fetched, but it's really not. These technologies have been in use within the rapid prototyping industry for many years now, and I predict it will make the transition to a consumer technology.

MM

[konaice]

A real nerd wouldn't try to put html in the TITLE of the thread.

A real nerd would be supprised that such a basic feature was missing.

[JamesP81]

Aww crap! You mean HP is going to rule the world??

[misterrob]

never claimed I was one...

[thulldud]

A real nerd would happily run the thread to 500 posts discussing the HTML/title glitch while ignoring the topic altogether.

I'm game.

[konaice]

These technologies have been in use within the rapid prototyping industry for many years now, and I predict it will make the transition to a consumer technology.

It suspect there will be a market for Kinkos or someone to get into, but I doubt it will pay Joe Sixpack to have a solid object printer for the first 50 years. Just not enough need, and way too expensive and limited in the materials department.

Still this technology has been demonstrated and machines that "print" solid objects out of plastic exist, and as the available build material list grows and the technology gets cheaper you can expect this to really take off.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping....all of this tachnology is going to have an amazing social impact....

Just like this device:

Philips Paper-like Display....( Ready ) Earlier Than Expected

[TrebleRebel]

That's nothing. Just wait until your can inkjet print organs. Need a new liver? No problem - print one on your inkjet printer. Keep drinking. Or how about a REAL extension, instead of all these fake promises I keep getting every day in emails?

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/143/143230_tailormade_skin_from_ink_printer.html

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[RadioAstronomer]

Look here:

http://www.abiresearch.com/products/market_research/Printed_and_Organic_Electronics

[HamiltonJay]

So what happens when the cartrige starts leaving extra lines on the printout???

[RadioAstronomer]

There are going to be some amazing things developed in the next 10 years.

[RadioAstronomer]

So what happens when the cartrige starts leaving extra lines on the printout???

An extra 100 gigs of memory? LOL! :-)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

So now we have Research papers on the industry......I think this is about to burst onto the consumer market.....and there is this:

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Section 6
Printed Displays

6.1 Non-Emissive Displays

6.1.1 Electrophoretics

6.1.2 Other Non-Emissive Displays

6.2 Disposable Electronics

6.3 OLED Displays

6.4 SMOLED

6.5 PLED

6.5.1 Development and Production

6.5.2 Components

6.5.2.1 Backplanes

6.5.2.2 Polymers

6.5.3 Problems

6.5.3.1 Competing Technologies

6.5.3.2 Lifetime

6.5.3.3 Effectiveness in Direct Sunlight

6.5.3.4 Resolution

6.5.4 Market Forecasts

6.5.4.1 Total Shipments

6.5.4.2 By Region

6.5.4.3 By Substrate Size

6.5.4.4 Small Screen Consumer Electronics

6.5.4.4.1 Audio

6.5.4.4.2 Camcorders and Cameras

6.5.4.4.3 Portable Video

6.5.4.4.3.1 Games

6.5.4.4.3.2 Mobile Televisions and Video Players

6.5.4.4.4 Mobile Phones

6.5.4.4.5 Navigational Aids and Automotive Electronics

6.5.4.4.6 Personal Digital Assistants

6.5.4.5 Large Screen Consumer Electronics

6.5.4.5.1 Monitors

6.5.4.5.2 Television Sets

6.5.4.6 Other Applications

6.5.4.6.1 Industrial Applications

6.5.4.6.2 Lighting

6.5.4.6.3 Medical Imaging

[Right Wing Assault]

print one (new liver) on your inkjet printer

As with most technology, the parts get easier and cheaper, but the installation is the tough part.